United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Hearings

Family Caregiving and the Older Americans Act: Caring for the Caregiver

May 17, 2001

 

This hearing will provide a status report on the implementatin and progress of the National Family Caregiver Support Program authorized under the Older Americans Act last year

    Date: May 17, 2001
    Time: 9:30 a.m.
    Dirksen 562

Statements of Committee Members

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Witness Testimony

    Panel I

    1. Norman L. Thompson, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

    Panel II

    1. Helen Hunter, wife of the late Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Member of the Board of Directors of the Jim "Catfish" hunter ALS Foundation, Hartford, North Carolina (Note: written testimony was not provided)

    2. Sandy Tatom, A Family Caregiver, Boise, Idaho

    Panel III

    1. Suzanne Mintz, President, National Family Caregivers Association, Kensington, Maryland

    2. Deborah Briceland-Betts, Executive Director, Older Women's League, Washington, DC

    3. Kristin Duke, Executive Director, Cenla Area Agency on Aging, Inc., Alexandria, Louisiana

Hearing Publications

Hearing Publications