,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ig  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#aj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,terry submitted the    
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and the ,workforce           
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,recognizing 
caregiving as a profession and the need 
for increased educational opportunities 
for both paid and family caregivers4    
,whereas #aj1jjj people in the ,united  
,states turn #fe years old every day2   
,whereas an estimated #dj1jjj1jjj       
people1 #ac percent of the population1  
are #fe years of age and older2 ,whereas
 in #bjef1 for the first time1 the      
population of adults age #fe and over is
 projected to outnumber the population  
under age #ah2 ,whereas by #bjfj1 the   
population age #fe and older will       
represent just over #a in #e people in  
the ,united ,states1 up from #a in #g   
today2 ,whereas the #he population is   
projected to more than triple from      

#e1ijj1jjj to #ah1bjj1jjj by #bjfj1     
reaching #d4c percent of the total      
population2 ,whereas more than          
#e1jjj1jjj people in the ,united ,states
 have ,alzheimer's disease today2       
,whereas by #bjej1 up to #af1jjj1jjj    
will have the disease2 ,whereas an      
estimated #fj to #gj 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 living2       
,whereas two-thirds of people over the  
age of #fe need assistance from special 
devices or from a caregiver to complete 
the activities of daily living2 ,whereas
 in order to address the surging        
population of seniors who have          
significant needs for in-home care1 the 
field of senior caregiving will continue
 to grow2 ,whereas there are an         
estimated #fe1gjj1jjj adults in the     
,united ,states providing care to adult 
relatives or friends and an estimated   

#ihe1jjj paid senior caregivers2        
,whereas both unpaid family caregivers  
and paid caregivers work together to    
serve the daily living needs of seniors 
who live in their own homes2 ,whereas   
employment of caregivers is projected to
 grow #di percent from #bjab to #bjbb1  
much faster than the average for all    
occupations2 and ,whereas the more a    
senior is able to provide for his or her
 own care1 the less burden is placed on 
public payment systems in ,federal and  
,state governments3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that ,congress--  7#a7 recognizes  
caregiving as a profession and the need 
for increased educational opportunities 
for both paid and family caregivers2    
7#b7 supports paid caregivers1 the      
private home care industry1 and the     
efforts of family caregivers nationwide 
by encouraging individuals to provide   
care to family1 friends1 and neighbors2 
7#c7 encourages accessible and          
affordable self-directed care for       
seniors2  7#d7 supports current and     

future ,federal programs which address  
the needs of seniors and their family   
caregivers2 and  7#e7 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 needs4