PRINTER'S NO. 2822
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
600
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY LEWIS, RYAN, BIZZARRO, YOUNGBLOOD, HENNESSEY,
PICKETT, SCHLOSSBERG, LONGIETTI, KORTZ, MIHALEK, JONES,
HICKERNELL, READSHAW, BURNS, MENTZER, ZIMMERMAN, SCHMITT,
MURT, ROTHMAN, DiGIROLAMO, MILLARD, POLINCHOCK, HILL-EVANS,
STAATS, MACKENZIE, BERNSTINE, B. MILLER, OWLETT, CALTAGIRONE,
KIM, ROEBUCK, SCHWEYER, MOUL, JOHNSON-HARRELL, GILLEN AND
SCHLEGEL CULVER, OCTOBER 30, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
OCTOBER 30, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2019 as "Long-Term Care
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and urging all
Pennsylvanians to examine their long-term care needs.
WHEREAS, Approximately 70% of individuals who are 65 years of
age or older will require some type of long-term care service
during their lifetime, and more than 40% will need care in a
nursing home for some period of time; and
WHEREAS, This year, approximately 9 million Americans who are
65 years of age or older will need long-term care services, and
by 2020 that number will increase to 12 million; and
WHEREAS, While most people who need long-term care are 65
years of age or older, nearly 40% of people currently receiving
long-term care are adults between 18 and 65 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Many of those people may be unfamiliar with the
limits on the long-term care benefits offered by Medicare and
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private insurance providers; and
WHEREAS, Based on the most recent national average, one year
of care in a nursing home costs more than $100,000 for a
semiprivate room; and
WHEREAS, One year of care at home, assuming the need for
periodic personal care help from a home health aide, would cost
nearly $48,000 a year; and
WHEREAS, On average, an individual who is 65 years of age
will need some long-term care services for three years; and
WHEREAS, Service and support needs vary from one individual
to the next and can change over time; and
WHEREAS, Women often need care for longer periods of time
than men; and
WHEREAS, While approximately one-third of individuals who are
65 years of age may never need long-term care services, 20% will
need care for more than five years; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has the third-oldest population in
the nation and the population of individuals who are 85 years of
age or older is quickly increasing; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth currently spends approximately $7.5
billion annually for long-term care services and this amount
will continue to increase as the elderly population grows;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of November 2019 as "Long-Term Care Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania and urge all Pennsylvanians to examine their long-
term care needs.
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