PRINTER'S NO. 4491
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1043
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, BURNS, HILL-EVANS, HENNESSEY, HELM,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, RYAN, MURT, MACKENZIE, SONNEY, READSHAW,
ULLMAN, BROWN, LONGIETTI, FREEMAN, MILLARD, GREEN, KORTZ,
BROOKS, DRISCOLL, MOUL, HOWARD, HOHENSTEIN, THOMAS,
YOUNGBLOOD, KINSEY, WARREN AND NEILSON, OCTOBER 7, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 7, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2020 as "Family Caregiver
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, More than 1.8 million family caregivers in this
Commonwealth provide almost $20 billion in uncompensated care
annually to their loved ones; and
WHEREAS, Family caregivers are relatives who, in addition to
working full time themselves, spend an average of more than 20
hours per week providing unpaid care to a parent, spouse or
other adult relative at home; and
WHEREAS, Family caregivers provide assistance with daily
activities such as cooking, cleaning, bathing, medical care
adherence monitoring and transportation to appointments; and
WHEREAS, The assistance provided by family caregivers often
supplements other home and community-based services offered by
professional care providers to keep the family together at home;
and
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