Changing the Care Conversation (CTCC) Caregiver Coalition Guiding Principles/Priorities
The Changing the Care Conversation (CTCC) Caregiver Coalition will use the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers as its guiding principles as they raise their voice to advocate for the needs of family caregivers. The RAISE Act is a roadmap to improved services and supports for family caregivers.
Recognize Assist
Include
Support
Engage
The National Strategy proposes 5 main goals:
Increase awareness and outreach
Build partnerships and engagement with family caregivers
Strengthen services and supports
Ensure financial and workplace security
Expand data, research, and evidence- based practices
“At least 53 million people provide informal, and usually unpaid, care and support to older adults and disabled people of all ages in the United States” (AARP and National Alliance for Caregiving, 2020).