,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,t]ry submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce  ,,concurr5t
 ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ c>egiv+ z a   
pr(ession & ! ne$ = increas$ educational
 opportunities = bo? paid & family      
c>egiv]s4  ,:]eas #aj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates turn #fe ye>s old e day2 ,:]eas  
an e/imat$ #dj1jjj1jjj p1 #ac p]c5t ( ! 
population1 are #fe ye>s ( age & old]2  
,:]eas 9 #bjef1 = ! fir/ "t1 !          
population ( adults age #fe & ov] is    
project$ to outnumb] ! population "u age
 #ah2 ,:]eas by #bjfj1 ! population age 
#fe & old] w repres5t j ov] #a 9 #e p 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 up f #a 9 #g today2    
,:]eas ! #he population is project$ to m
 ?an triple f #e1ijj1jjj to #ah1bjj1jjj 
by #bjfj1 rea*+ #d4c p]c5t ( ! total    
population2 ,:]eas m ?an #e1jjj1jjj p 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates h ,alzheim]'s disease   
today2 ,:]eas by #bjej1 up to           

#af1jjj1jjj w h ! disease2 ,:]eas an    
e/imat$ #fj to #gj p]c5t ( old] adults )
 ,alzheim]'s disease & o!r dem5tias live
 at home & ^! individuals are examples (
 adults :o ne$ assi/ance 9 _! homes ) _!
 activities ( daily liv+2 ,:]eas        
two-?irds ( p ov] ! age ( #fe ne$       
assi/ance f special devices or f a      
c>egiv] to complete ! activities ( daily
 liv+2 ,:]eas 9 ord] to address ! surg+ 
population ( s5iors :o h significant    
ne$s = 9-home c>e1 ! field ( s5ior      
c>egiv+ w cont9ue to gr[2 ,:]eas !re are
 an e/imat$ #fe1gjj1jjj adults 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates provid+ c>e to adult      
relatives or fri5ds & an e/imat$        
#ihe1jjj paid s5ior c>egiv]s2 ,:]eas bo?
 unpaid family c>egiv]s & paid c>egiv]s 
"w toge!r to s]ve ! daily liv+ ne$s (   
s5iors :o live 9 _! own homes2 ,:]eas   
employm5t ( c>egiv]s is project$ to gr[ 
#di p]c5t f #bjab to #bjbb1 mu* fa/] ?an
 ! av]age = all occupations2 & ,:]eas ! 
m a s5ior is able to provide = 8 or h]  
own c>e1 ! less burd5 is plac$ on public

 paym5t sy/ems 9 ,f$]al & ,/ate         
gov]nm5ts3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t         
,congress--  7#a7 recognizes c>egiv+ z a
 pr(ession & ! ne$ = increas$           
educational opportunities = bo? paid &  
family c>egiv]s2  7#b7 supports paid    
c>egiv]s1 ! private home c>e indu/ry1 & 
! ef=ts ( family c>egiv]s nationwide by 
enc\rag+ individuals to provide c>e to  
family1 fri5ds1 & neighbors2  7#c7      
enc\rages accessible & af=dable         
self-direct$ c>e = s5iors2  7#d7        
supports curr5t & future ,f$]al programs
 :i* address ! ne$s ( s5iors & _! family
 c>egiv]s2 &  7#e7 enc\rages ! ,secret>y
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to cont9ue  
work+ to educate p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on 
! impact ( ag+ & ! importance ( kn[+ !  
options available to s5iors :5 !y ne$   
c>e to meet _! p]sonal ne$s4