[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 97 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 97

   Recognizing caregiving as a profession and the need for increased 
     educational opportunities for both paid and family caregivers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2014

  Mr. Terry submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing caregiving as a profession and the need for increased 
     educational opportunities for both paid and family caregivers.

Whereas 10,000 people in the United States turn 65 years old every day;
Whereas an estimated 40,000,000 people, 13 percent of the population, are 65 
        years of age and older;
Whereas in 2056, for the first time, the population of adults age 65 and over is 
        projected to outnumber the population under age 18;
Whereas by 2060, the population age 65 and older will represent just over 1 in 5 
        people in the United States, up from 1 in 7 today;
Whereas the 85+ population is projected to more than triple from 5,900,000 to 
        18,200,000 by 2060, reaching 4.3 percent of the total population;
Whereas more than 5,000,000 people in the United States have Alzheimer's disease 
        today;
Whereas by 2050, up to 16,000,000 will have the disease;
Whereas an estimated 60 to 70 percent of older adults with Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementias live at home and these individuals are examples of 
        adults who need assistance in their homes with their ``activities of 
        daily living'';
Whereas two-thirds of people over the age of 65 need assistance from special 
        devices or from a caregiver to complete the activities of daily living;
Whereas in order to address the surging population of seniors who have 
        significant needs for in-home care, the field of senior caregiving will 
        continue to grow;
Whereas there are an estimated 65,700,000 adults in the United States providing 
        care to adult relatives or friends and an estimated 985,000 paid senior 
        caregivers;
Whereas both unpaid family caregivers and paid caregivers work together to serve 
        the daily living needs of seniors who live in their own homes;
Whereas employment of caregivers is projected to grow 49 percent from 2012 to 
        2022, much faster than the average for all occupations; and
Whereas the more a senior is able to provide for his or her own care, the less 
        burden is placed on public payment systems in Federal and State 
        governments: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes caregiving as a profession and the need for 
        increased educational opportunities for both paid and family 
        caregivers;
            (2) supports paid caregivers, the private home care 
        industry, and the efforts of family caregivers nationwide by 
        encouraging individuals to provide care to family, friends, and 
        neighbors;
            (3) encourages accessible and affordable self-directed care 
        for seniors;
            (4) supports current and future Federal programs which 
        address the needs of seniors and their family caregivers; and
            (5) encourages the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        to continue working to educate people in the United States on 
        the impact of aging and the importance of knowing the options 
        available to seniors when they need care to meet their personal 
        needs.
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