[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E447]
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   TRIBUTE TO THE GRAYING OF AMERICA AND THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                 ASSISTED LIVING FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 29, 2000

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Assisted 
Living Federation of America (ALFA) for its ongoing leadership and 
commitment to improving the quality of life for the more than one 
million Americans that it serves and assists with activities of daily 
living. During the week of April 3 in Orlando, FL, ALFA will celebrate 
its 10th anniversary representing the nation's assisted living 
providers, continuing care retirement communities, independent living 
operators and related senior care businesses.
  Founded in 1990 to advance the assisted living industry and the 
quality of life for the consumers that it serves, ALFA broadened its 
mission in 1999 to encompass all of long-term care, in recognition of 
the evolving interconnection between assisted living and all senior's 
housing and care models.
  Assisted living is a special combination of housing, personalized 
supportive services, and health care designated to respond to the 
individual needs of those who require help with living residences from 
nursing homes, hospitals, their children's homes, or their own homes.
  Assisted living facilities provide a growing number of elderly 
Americans with an alternative to other types of long-term care and 
serve an increasingly vulnerable population with significant care 
needs. The projected number of elderly Americans needing long-term care 
will double to nearly 14 million over the next 20 years. I therefore 
applaud the ongoing efforts and leadership of the ALFA to address these 
new challenges and to lead the way in providing services critical to 
the independence and well-being of older Americans.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join our colleagues and me in recognizing 
the outstanding and invaluable service to the community of the Assisted 
Living Federation of America.

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