,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #db  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #ca1 #bjad,mr4 ,johanns 7for      
himself and ,ms4 ,ayotte7 submitted the 
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,,concurrent ,,resolution    
,recognizing caregiving as a profession 
and the extraordinary contributions of  
paid and family caregivers4  ,whereas   
#aj1jjj individuals in the ,united      
,states turn #fe years old each day2    
,whereas it is estimated that           
#dj1jjj1jjj individuals in the ,united  
,states1 #ac percent of the population  
of the ,united ,states1 are #fe years of
 age or older2 ,whereas in #bjef1 for   
the first time1 the population of       
individuals in the ,united ,states who  
are age #fe or older is projected to    
outnumber the population of individuals 
in the ,united ,states who are under age
 #ah2 ,whereas by #bjfj1 the population 

of individuals in the ,united ,states   
who are age #fe or older is projected to
 increase from #a out of #g individuals 
to #a out of #e individuals2 ,whereas   
the population of individuals in the    
,united ,states who are age #he or older
 is projected to increase from          
#e1ijj1jjj to #ah1bjj1jjj by #bjfj2     
,whereas the population of individuals  
in the ,united ,states who are age #he  
or older is projected to comprise #d4c  
percent of the total population of the  
,united ,states by #bjfj2 ,whereas more 
than #e1jjj1jjj individuals in the      
,united ,states have ,alzheimer's       
disease2 ,whereas by #bjej1 as many as  
#af1jjj1jjj individuals in the ,united  
,states are projected to have           
,alzheimer's disease2 ,whereas it is    
estimated that #fj percent to #gj       
percent of individuals in the ,united   
,states who have ,alzheimer's disease or
 dementia live at home1 and such        
individuals may need assistance in their
 homes with activities of daily living2 

,whereas #a out of #e individuals in the
 ,united ,states who are older than #fe 
years of age need assistance from a     
caregiver to complete 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 must continue to grow2       
,whereas it is estimated that there are 
#fe1gjj1jjj adults in the ,united       
,states who provide care to an          
individual who is ill1 disabled1 or     
aged2 ,whereas it is estimated that     
there are #a1hjj1jjj paid caregivers in 
the ,united ,states2 ,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 projected average growth of   
all occupations2 and ,whereas as a      
senior is able to assume responsibility 

for more of his or her own care1 the    
burden on public payment systems in the 
,federal government and ,state          
governments decreases3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes 
the valuable contributions of           
caregivers2  7#b7 supports paid         
caregivers1 the private home care       
industry1 and the efforts of family     
caregivers in the ,united ,states by    
encouraging individuals to provide care 
to family1 friends1 and neighbors2  7#c7
 encourages accessible and affordable   
self-directed care for seniors2  7#d7   
should review ,federal programs that    
address the needs of seniors and the    
family caregivers of seniors2 and  7#e7 
encourages the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services to continue efforts to
 educate the people of the ,united      
,states on the impact of aging and the  
importance of knowing the options       
available to seniors when seniors need  
care to meet their personal needs4