To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to develop and expand integrated caregiver support services for family caregivers, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Creates grants to develop and expand integrated caregiver support services that combine respite care with other supportive services.
Who Benefits and How
Family caregivers could gain better access to respite care and support services designed to reduce stress and improve sustainability of care.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The federal government would need to administer the grant program, and service providers would have to meet accessibility and language-access requirements.
Key Provisions
- Provides grants for integrated caregiver support services that include respite care.
- Allows direct service provision or contracts with healthcare and child care providers.
- Requires accessibility features including assistive technology, translation, interpretation, and sign language support.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates grants to develop and expand integrated caregiver support services that combine respite care with other supportive services.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Healthcare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Creates grants to develop and expand integrated caregiver support services that combine respite care with other supportive services.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Family caregivers needing respite care and related support services
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal aging-program administrators
- Grant recipients subject to accessibility requirements
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Kim) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Family caregivers receiving respite care and integrated support services
Nonprofit and community entities eligible to provide caregiver support services
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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