Notice2022-21697
2022 National Strategy To Support Family Caregivers Available for Public Comments
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October 6, 2022
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Abstract
In accordance with the requirements of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2017, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is making the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (the Strategy) available for public comment for a period of 60 days. Public comments received will be used to inform the ongoing work of the Family Caregiving Advisory Council and the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, as well as to inform future updates to the Strategy.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60684-60685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21697]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
2022 National Strategy To Support Family Caregivers Available for
Public Comments
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for
Community Living.
ACTION: Notice of 60-day public comment period.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Recognize, Assist,
Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2017, the
Administration for Community Living (ACL) is making the 2022 National
Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (the Strategy) available for
public comment for a period of 60 days. Public comments received will
be used to inform the ongoing work of the Family Caregiving Advisory
Council and the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren, as well as to inform future updates to the Strategy.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 30, 2022.
Submission: The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
is available at: <a href="https://acl.gov/CaregiverStrategy">https://acl.gov/CaregiverStrategy</a>. Submit all comments
via the online form available at: <a href="https://acl.gov/CaregiverStrategy/Comments">https://acl.gov/CaregiverStrategy/Comments</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Link, Director, Office of
Supportive and Caregiver Services, Administration for Community Living,
via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#493b28203a2c672428202509282a256721213a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7a5b6bea4b2f9bab6bebb97b6b4bbf9bfbfa4f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a> or at (202) 795-7386.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Strategy is intended to serve as a
national roadmap for better recognizing and supporting family and
kinship caregivers of all ages, backgrounds, and caregiving situations.
It includes nearly 350 actions the federal government will take to
support family caregivers in the coming year and more than 150 actions
that can be adopted at other levels of government and across the
private sector to build a system to support family caregivers.
The strategy was developed jointly by the advisory councils
established by the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage
(RAISE) Family Caregivers Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren (SGRG) Act, with extensive input from family caregivers,
the people they support and other stakeholders. ACL leads
implementation of the RAISE and SGRG Acts and facilitates the work of
the two advisory councils.
Each year, around 53 million people provide a broad range of
assistance to support the health, quality of life and independence of a
person close to them who needs assistance as they age or due to a
disability or chronic health condition. Another 2.7 million grandparent
caregivers--and an unknown number of other relative caregivers--open
their arms and homes each year to millions of children who cannot
remain with their parents. Millions of older adults and people with
disabilities would not be able to live in their communities without
this essential support--and replacing it with paid services would cost
an estimated $470 billion each year.
While family caregiving is rewarding, it can be challenging, and
when caregivers do not have the support they need, their health,
wellbeing and quality of life often suffer. Their financial future can
also be put at risk; lost income due to family caregiving is estimated
at $522
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billion each year. When the challenges become overwhelming and family
caregivers no longer can provide support, the people they care for
often are left with no choices except moving to nursing homes and other
institutions or to foster care--the cost of which is typically borne by
taxpayers.
The strategy represents the first time a broad cross-section of the
federal government has collaborated with the private sector on a
response to the longstanding national need for a comprehensive system
of family caregiver support. It is the product of comprehensive
analysis and input from 15 federal agencies and more than 150
organizations representing a range of stakeholders from across the
nation. It builds upon the initial reports delivered to Congress in
2021 by the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council and the SGRG
Advisory Council.
For more information, see also the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory
Council web page: <a href="https://acl.gov/RAISE">https://acl.gov/RAISE</a>; the Initial RAISE Family
Caregivers Act Report to Congress: <a href="https://acl.gov/RAISE/report">https://acl.gov/RAISE/report</a>; the
Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren web
page: <a href="https://acl.gov/SGRG">https://acl.gov/SGRG</a>; the Initial SGRG Act Report to Congress:
<a href="https://acl.gov/SGRG/report">https://acl.gov/SGRG/report</a>.
Solicitation of Public Comments: ACL is requesting comments on (a)
the most important topics/issues for the Advisory Councils to focus on
moving forward; and (b) issues that were not covered by the initial
strategy that should be addressed in future updates.
Dated: September 30, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2022-21697 Filed 10-5-22; 8:45 am]
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