NFCA Corporate Partners
Anniversary Circle
In celebration of 15 years of providing services and support to family caregivers, NFCA is partnering with companies across the country through its Anniversary Circle Campaign. We are grateful for their support of family caregivers.
Founding Partner
Intel’s Digital Health Group
 Intel is committed to finding new and innovative ways to apply technology in support of today’s caregiving population. Informed by nearly a decade of ethnographic studies, Intel shares a vision with healthcare leaders of using innovative technologies to transform healthcare, improve chronic disease management, and enhance wellness and independence. Intel is constantly working to develop new health technologies that will increase patient care and safety, reduce healthcare costs, and improve quality of life across the continuum of care. For more information, go to http://www.intel.com/healthcare/.
Circle Members:
Eisai Inc.
Eisai Inc. is a US pharmaceutical subsidiary of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd., a research-based human health care company
that discovers, develops and markets products in more than 30 countries. Established in 1995, Eisai Inc. began marketing its
first product in the United States in 1997 and has rapidly grown to become an integrated pharmaceutical business. Drawing on the
R&D strengths of its global parent company, Eisai Inc. focuses its efforts in four therapeutic areas: neurology,
gastrointestinal disorders, oncology and acute care
AGIS
AGIS.com provides education, support, expert advice, local resources and a vibrant community for caregivers and families of the elderly.
Evercare
 Evercare® is one of the nation's largest health care coordination programs for people who have long-term or advanced
illness, are older or have disabilities. Founded in 1987, Evercare today serves people nationwide through Medicare, Medicaid
and private-pay health plans, programs and services - for people in community settings or nursing facilities, to caregiver
support programs and hospice care. At the heart of every Evercare health plan is personalized care coordinated by an Evercare
Nurse Practitioner or Care Manager. Evercare offerings are designed to enhance health and independence, and in the complex
world of health care, to make getting care easier.
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
 Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX) is a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company with a long track record of building partnerships and developing and delivering products that make a positive difference in people’s lives. In addition to its well-established franchises in therapeutic areas of the central nervous and cardiovascular systems, Forest’s current pipeline includes product candidates in all stages of development and across a wide range of therapeutic areas. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. To learn more about Forest Laboratories, visit www.FRX.com.
Songbird Hearing, Inc.
 Songbird Hearing manufactures disposable, digital hearing aids that are sold directly to consumers. Based in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Songbird’s hearing aid technology was invented by the Sarnoff Corporation (formerly RCA Labs), the same technology lab that has created some of the world's leading consumer technology innovations, such as HDTV and Digital Satellite TV. Songbird Hearing’s mission is to improve the lives of people suffering from mild to moderate hearing loss by offering them a unique solution that is affordable and convenient.
Home Instead
 The Home Instead Senior Care family network of locally owned franchise offices was developed with a passionate desire to be your trusted source in helping you keep your aging mother, father, grandparents or friends in their home as they grow older. The Home Instead Senior Care franchise network provides a range of services including companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, shopping, errands, and more. When family members or friends aren't able to help the older adults they love, Home Instead Senior Care CAREGivers are there.
Tranquility Incontinence Products
 Principle Business Enterprises, Inc (PBE) manufactures the highest absorbency incontinence products offered in today's
marketplace. Tranquility, "The Home-Caring Brand® " - is a complete line of high-performance incontinence products ranging from
pediatric through bariatric sizes. Tranquility Products are endorsed by Medical Professionals and have a 100% satisfaction
guarantee. PBE is a family owned business (operated for over 43 years) that specializes in helping caregivers improve the
quality of their loved ones lives. This is achieved by providing quality products and offering free private consultations with
samples to assist in formulating individual incontinence solutions.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
 Wyeth is one of the world's largest research-driven pharmaceutical and health care products companies. It is a leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biotechnology products and non-prescription medicines that improve the quality of life for people worldwide. The Company's major divisions include Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare and Fort Dodge Animal Health.
Health Central
The HealthCentral Network, Inc. has more than 30 general health and highly specific condition and wellness web properties, each committed to offering a voice in everyday and personal language people can understand and connect with at critical points in their lives. Each site provides timely, interactive, in-depth, and trusted medical information, personalized tools and resources, and connections to vast communities of expertise for people seeking to engage in, manage and improve their health, including CareConnection.com, a site specifically dedicated to caregivers. Resources include basic caregiving and insurance help, an elder care center, and CareCentral, a tool which allows consumers to create their own personalized website to provide friends and families with a central hub to keep in touch, stay informed, and share support during important events in their lives.
Purdue Pharma
 Purdue Pharma L.P., a privately held pharmaceutical company founded by physicians, is focused on meeting the needs of healthcare providers and the patients in their care. The company is committed to finding, developing, and bringing to market new medicines and related products that improve health outcomes.
Purdue has long been known for its pioneering research on persistent pain, a principal cause of human suffering. In 1993, the company established Partners Against Pain® as a resource to help patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers advance standards of pain care and alleviate unnecessary suffering through education and advocacy.
Right at Home
 Right at Home is a national in-home care and assistance agency that provides your loved ones with the care and attention they deserve in the comfort of their own surroundings. Our local offices provide well-trained, insured and bonded caregivers for a variety of elder care services, and manage that care locally on your behalf. Whether you are seeking help with basic home maker services, personal care, or light skilled nursing, caregivers with Right at Home deliver quality care that can help your loved ones remain independent and fulfilled. Visit www.rightathome.net to learn more and to locate an office.
TEVA Neuroscience
 Teva Neuroscience is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., responsible for the development, registration, and marketing for all of Teva’s branded neurological products in North America.
The company has administrative and commercial offices in Kansas City, MO, clinical research activities and regulatory functions in Horsham, PA and clinical, biometric and regulatory functions Miami, FL. Montreal, Quebec is home to the company’s Canadian headquarters.
Teva Neuroscience has a strong commitment to patients and currently markets COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate injection) for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis and AZ ILE CT® (rasagiline tablets) for Parkinson’s disease in the US and Canada.
American Medical ID
 American Medical ID provides confidence and peace of mind with medical IDs that are affordable, stylish and effectively communicate one’s needs in an emergency, ensuring proper and prompt medical care. Considering more than 95 percent of emergency responders look for medical IDs, we are dedicated to precisely engraving each medical ID with a brief description of vital medical facts that can save one’s life during an emergency. As medical IDs continue to be a critical lifesaving tool for millions of people living with chronic or rare medical conditions, we also aim to promote the use of medical identification jewelry for family caregivers who want confidence that their family member's health will be attended to in the event they are unable to do so.
NFC Month Friends
Intel/Connecting for Care
Caregivers are invited to connect with one another at www.ConnectingForCare.com, an online community that offers caregivers an opportunity to share experiences, exchange information and build new relationships. Developed by Intel Corporation in collaboration with the NFCA, www.ConnectingForCare.com allows healthcare professionals, social workers and family caregivers to find the support, tools and information they need in hopes of bettering the coordination of care among all groups. Caregivers can create profiles, communicate on forums, search for resources and publicly honor other caregivers who have impacted their lives.
Pfizer
Pfizer is committed to being a global leader in health care and to helping change millions of lives for the better through providing access to safe, effective and affordable medicines and related health care services to the people who need them. We have a leading portfolio of medicines that prevent, treat and cure diseases across a broad range of therapeutic areas, and an industry-leading pipeline of promising new products in areas such as oncology, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
To ensure that we deliver the value our patients and customers need and our shareholders deserve, we are focused on continually improving the way we do business; on operating with transparency in everything we do; and on listening to the views of all of the people involved in health care decisions. We know that we can best ensure that people everywhere have access to innovative medicines and quality health care through working in partnership with everyone from patients to health care providers, managed care organizations to world governments and non-governmental organizations.
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