Long Term Care for the 21st Century: A Common Sense Proposal to Support Family Caregivers
March 23, 1999
With the aging of the baby boom generation, the challenges of meeting our national long-term care needs will grow in both number and magnitude. Secretary Donna E. Shalala and other witnesses will discuss the Clinton Administration's National Family Caregiver Support Program, an initiative which aims to meet some of those challenges by assisting families.
Date: March 23, 1999
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Room: 106 Dirksen
Statements of Committee Members
- Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa
- Senator John Breaux, Ranking Member, Louisiana
Witness Testimony
Panel 1: The Federal Perspective
- The Honorable Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Washington, DC
- Mr. Stuart Awbrey, Journalist documenting the early stages of his battle with Alzheimer's Disease; Westfield, NJ
- Representative Barbara H. Boyd, Ohio State legislator and family caregiver; Columbus, OH
- The Honorable Richard Browdie, Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging; Harrisburg, PA
- Ms. Donna Harvey, Executive Director of Area Agency on Aging; Waterloo, IA
Hearing Publications
- Committee on Aging Print: 106-4