Long-Term Care - Illinois General Assembly

8/26 Palatine State Representative Suzanne Bassi (R-Palatine)
8/26 Bloomington State Representative Dan Brady (R-Bloomington)
8/27 Cicero State Representative Frank Aguilar (R-Cicero)
8/28 Madison County State Representative Ron Stephens (R-Troy)
9/3 Downers Grove State Representative Patricia Bellock (Hinsdale)
9/4 Williamson County State Representative Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro)
9/8 Chicago – North State Representative Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago)
9/9 Clark County State Representative Roger Eddy (R-Hutsonville)
9/10 Wheeling Township State Representative Sid Mathias (R-Buffalo Grove)
9/26 McHenry County State Representative Jack Franks (D-Woodstock)
HEALTH AND MEDICINE POLICY RESEARCH GROUP
•Expand and enhance services available to seniors in the community.
• Offer care plans that include services beyond the 2 routinely covered by Community
Care Program (homemaker, adult day services).
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Specifically add services that enhance family care giving.
Respite care.
24-hour alert systems.
Transportation.
Caregiver advocacy and counseling.
Home modifications.
≡ Coordinate Community care services with meals and other senior services in
communities through Area Agencies on Aging.
• Increase the maximum amount of care for which frail elderly are entitled, to assure that
care is available early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays, as needed to
maintain independence.
• Expand payment rates to providers of services to assure living wages for employees and
adequate supply of quality services.
• Increase service delivery options based on successful models that encourage seniors’
control over their care, including models already evaluated:
≡ “Cash and counseling” demonstration programs;
≡ Personal care attendants; and
≡ Worker-owned cooperatives.
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