Cole County Commission proclaims November National Family Caregivers Month, honors local caregivers
November 05, 2025 | Cole County, Missouri
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A commissioner read portions of the proclamation, noting that "this November in Cole County, we recognized 800,000 family caregiver givers across the state of Missouri" and that Missouri’s family caregivers provide hundreds of millions of hours of unpaid care annually. The proclamation as read referenced national and state caregiving statistics and emphasized that family caregivers help older parents, spouses and other loved ones live independently.
The commission presented the paper proclamation to a representative of the caregivers’ group, posed for photographs and members offered thanks. No formal action beyond the proclamation was taken during open session.
Why it matters: County proclamations are ceremonial but signal local recognition of caregiving challenges and can accompany outreach or awareness activities by social-service providers. The proclamation text included estimates of unpaid caregiver hours and economic value as read into the record; staff or community organizations may attach programs or events to the proclamation after the meeting.
Next steps: The proclamation was placed on the record and the caregiver representative was invited to stay for the meeting. Any programmatic follow-up — such as county assistance or planning for caregiver support — was not specified in the meeting record.
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