Long-Term Care - Illinois General Assembly

Attachment b
Speaker’s Summit
on Senior Services
Long-Term Care
Summary of Testimony at Regional Summits
Thirty different regional summit meetings were held throughout the state. Representatives of
various state agencies and organizations were invited to participate as panelists at each
meeting, and also provide formal testimony. State agencies generally explained their role in the
long-term care system. Other stakeholders and consumers provided additional testimony. All
written testimony and summary memoranda from each meeting have been compiled.
Recommendations submitted at those meetings by organizations or individuals are summarized
or paraphrased in this report. This summary does not include all comments. General and
duplicate testimonies are also excluded. The location and schedule of all hearings follows:
Regional Meetings – Long Term Care
Date Region Sponsors
7/8 Belleville State Representative Tom Holbrook (D-Belleville)
7/9 Northern Cook County State Representative Elaine Nekritz (D-Northbrook)
7/15 Decatur State Representative Bob Flider (D-Mt. Zion)
7/15 Southern Illinois State Representative Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg)
7/15 Waukegan State Representative Eddie Washington (D-Waukegan)
7/17 Chicago – South State Representative Connie Howard (D-Chicago)
7/29 Effingham State Representative Bill Grunloh (D-Effingham)
8/4 Aurora State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora)
8/7 Champaign State Representative Naomi Jakobsson (D-Champaign)
8/12 Rockford State Representative Chuck Jefferson (D-Rockford)
8/12 Vernon Hills State Representative Kathy Ryg (D-Vernon Hills)
8/12 Cook County - Southwest State Representative Kevin Joyce (D-Chicago)
8/14 Cook County – West State Representative Karen Yarbrough (D-Maywood )
8/15 Cook County – South State Representative Will Davis (D-Hazel Crest)
8/19 Moline State Representative Patrick Verschoore (D-Milan)
8/20 Chicago – Northwest State Representative Joe Lyons (D-Chicago)
8/21 Park Ridge State Representative Rosemary Mulligan (R-Park Ridge)
8/21 Jerseyville State Representative Jim Watson (R-Jacksonville)
8/22 Elgin State Representative Ruth Munson (R-Elgin)
8/25 Naperville State Representative Joe Dunn (R-Naperville)
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