Care-giving to elderly a U.S. national health issue–Taguba

AARP COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Tony Taguba addresses attendees at the opening ceremony of the Filipino American History Month Celebration at the Asian Art Museum on October 4 in San Francisco. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

SAN FRANCISCO– Major General Tony Taguba (Ret.) called attention to the challenges of family care-giving, as the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the Filipino American History Month Celebration at the Asian Art Museum on Sunday, October 4.

More than 2,800 attendees throughout Sunday, October 4 celebrated last, proudly reported event sponsor AARP. Taguba is AARP Community Ambassador.

AARP COMMUNITY Ambassador Ret. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba at the opening ceremony of Filipino American History Month Celebration at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

After his elderly parents became ill, Taguba and his siblings were ill-prepared to care for them. Faced with tough decisions about their declining health and dwindling finances, they managed to care for them the best they could. To help others, Taguba became an AARP Community Ambassador to advocate for caregivers and their families.

“It’s a topic we don’t openly discuss, but family care-giving is a national public health issue that affects 44 million households in the country,” said Gen. Taguba. “Families must have the difficult but necessary conversation about the needs of family members and start planning how to cope with day-to-day decisions required to care for loved ones.”

Visit aarp.org/caregiving to find resources, connect with experts and other caregivers, and get more information.

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