[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S9403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                RECOGNIZING THE BENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE

 Mr. BROWN. Madam President, I congratulate the Benjamin Rose 
Institute on its 100th anniversary, an exciting milestone for this 
Northeast Ohio organization.
  Established in 1908 with money donated by Cleveland industrialist 
Benjamin Rose, the institute has worked to advance the health, 
independence, and dignity of older adults by raising the standards of 
elder care.
  Over its 100-year history, the institute has provided counseling and 
home care to those older Americans suffering from mental and physical 
illnesses; offered companionship, housing, and social workers to 
seniors in need; pursued research on applied gerontology; and advocated 
for the elderly at the local, state, and national levels of government.
  In the days before Social Security, the Benjamin Rose Institute 
provided pensions to older adults who needed help staying in their 
homes and keeping food on their tables. And starting in the 1940s, the 
Benjamin Rose Institute began running group homes and, later, nursing 
homes, for seniors unable to live independently.
  Over the years, tens of thousands of Ohioans living in the Cleveland 
area have been touched by the institute's work and have come to realize 
the critical role the institute plays in their community.
  I commend the Benjamin Rose Institute for a century of charitable 
work on behalf of older Ohioans.

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