[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 31 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                DIVERSIFIED INTERGENERATIONAL CARE, INC.

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor 
Diversified Intergenerational Care, Inc., in recognition of the grand 
opening of their facility at the West Haven Medical Center on March 21, 
1997. This facility, which is the first of its kind in the Nation, will 
provide child care services and care for the mildly ill and elderly.
  The sole principals of the company, Scott L. Shafer and Bernard L. 
Ginsberg, were able to make this facility a reality through a lease 
they were awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs. They were 
selected for the Department's enhanced-use lease through a highly 
competitive process involving companies nationwide.
  Diversified Intergenerational Care, Inc., considers it an honor to 
work with the Department of Veterans Affairs. They intend to continue 
their partnership by developing other inter-generational facilities. 
Their goal is to satisfy the unmet need for child care services while 
also providing care for mildly ill children and the elderly at VA 
medical centers across the country.
  I congratulate Diversified Inter-generational Care, Inc., the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC, and the Connecticut 
Healthcare System for creating this very worthwhile facility, and thank 
them for working to make these vital services available to those in 
need.

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