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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The population of the State of Illinois that is 85 |
| 3 | | years of age or older is projected to rise from 260,000 in 2012 |
| 4 | | to 392,000 in 2032; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Nationally, 70% of people with Alzheimer's |
| 6 | | disease or a related disorder live at home and need assistance |
| 7 | | with activities of daily living; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Almost 3/4 of older people living in Illinois who |
| 9 | | received personal assistance relied exclusively on unpaid |
| 10 | | caregivers for help; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Almost all older adults who need assistance with |
| 12 | | activities of daily living want to remain in their homes and |
| 13 | | communities; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Providing services and supports to older adults in |
| 15 | | their homes and communities is generally much less expensive |
| 16 | | than nursing home care; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Older adults who receive cost-effective services |
| 18 | | in their homes are much less likely to need public assistance; |
| 19 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, An estimated 2,430,000 adults in the State provide |
| 2 | | care to adult relatives or friends, which equates to an |
| 3 | | estimated 1.59 billion hours a year and an estimated value of |
| 4 | | $18.8 billion each year; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, To successfully address the surging population of |
| 6 | | older adults who have significant needs for long-term services |
| 7 | | and supports, the State must develop methods to both encourage |
| 8 | | and support families to support their aging relatives and |
| 9 | | develop ways to recruit and retain a qualified, responsive |
| 10 | | in-home care workforce; therefore, be it
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| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 12 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 13 | | we support the dedicated work of family caregivers throughout |
| 14 | | the State and will continue to seek additional ways to support |
| 15 | | these individuals through information, education, training, |
| 16 | | and relief care; and be it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize caregiving for older adults as |
| 18 | | a vital and needed profession today and in the future; and be |
| 19 | | it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the Department on Aging to create a |
| 21 | | special workgroup that focuses on
recruiting, retaining, and |
| 22 | | supporting family and paid caregivers and strongly encourage |
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| 1 | | the Department to create additional innovative and creative |
| 2 | | means to support family caregivers to continue to provide |
| 3 | | needed in-home support for older adults; and be it further
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| 4 | | RESOLVED, That the members of this body pledge to review |
| 5 | | State policies and support current State programs that address |
| 6 | | the needs of older adults and their caregivers; and be it |
| 7 | | further
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the Department on Aging to continue |
| 9 | | providing additional information and education on supporting |
| 10 | | older adults in their homes through both family caregivers and |
| 11 | | paid professional caregivers; and be it further
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 13 | | delivered to the Department on Aging.
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