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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 97 

Recognizing caregiving as a profession and the need for increased educational 

opportunities for both paid and family caregivers. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2014 

Mr. TERRY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing caregiving as a profession and the need for 

increased educational opportunities for both paid and 

family caregivers. 

Whereas 10,000 people in the United States turn 65 years 

old every day; 

Whereas an estimated 40,000,000 people, 13 percent of the 

population, are 65 years of age and older; 

Whereas in 2056, for the first time, the population of adults 

age 65 and over is projected to outnumber the population 

under age 18; 

Whereas by 2060, the population age 65 and older will represent just over 1 in 5 people in the United States, up 

from 1 in 7 today; 


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Whereas the 85+ population is projected to more than triple 

from 5,900,000 to 18,200,000 by 2060, reaching 4.3 percent of the total population; 

Whereas more than 5,000,000 people in the United States 

have Alzheimer’s disease today; 

Whereas by 2050, up to 16,000,000 will have the disease; 

Whereas an estimated 60 to 70 percent of older adults with 

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias live at home and 

these individuals are examples of adults who need assistance in their homes with their ‘‘activities of daily living’’; 

Whereas two-thirds of people over the age of 65 need assistance from special devices or from a caregiver to complete 

the activities of daily living; 

Whereas in order to address the surging population of seniors 

who have significant needs for in-home care, the field of 

senior caregiving will continue to grow; 

Whereas there are an estimated 65,700,000 adults in the 

United States providing care to adult relatives or friends 

and an estimated 985,000 paid senior caregivers; 

Whereas both unpaid family caregivers and paid caregivers 

work together to serve the daily living needs of seniors 

who live in their own homes; 

Whereas employment of caregivers is projected to grow 49 

percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average 

for all occupations; and 

Whereas the more a senior is able to provide for his or her 

own care, the less burden is placed on public payment 

systems in Federal and State governments: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) recognizes caregiving as a profession and 

4 the need for increased educational opportunities for 

5 both paid and family caregivers; 

6 (2) supports paid caregivers, the private home 

7 care industry, and the efforts of family caregivers 

8 nationwide by encouraging individuals to provide 

9 care to family, friends, and neighbors; 

10 (3) encourages accessible and affordable self-di11 rected care for seniors; 

12 (4) supports current and future Federal pro13 grams which address the needs of seniors and their 

14 family caregivers; and 

15 (5) encourages the Secretary of Health and 

16 Human Services to continue working to educate peo17 ple in the United States on the impact of aging and 

18 the importance of knowing the options available to 

19 seniors when they need care to meet their personal 

20 needs. 

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