Reasonably priced longterm care for Senior Citizens. This is three and half hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] wood members at their desk please take their seat. Ways and Means Committee will come to order. Good morning, welcome. We are here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in our nation. That is how to care for our loved ones as they age. It is appropriate we work to address this matter in november which is all summers Awareness Month. And u. S. National Family Caregivers month. Its a deeply personal issue for many of us in the room and for those who have not personally struggled to ensure an older relative received the care they need, you most certainly know someone in your life who has. Navigating a fragmented and insufficient longterm care system can not only be confusing and emotionally taxing but also enormously expensive, indeed, even unaffordable. Aroundtheclock inhome care costs about 180,000 a ye
[inaudible conversations] with members please take their seats. The ways and Means Committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome. We arere here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in the nation and that is care for our loved ones as they age. Its certainly appropriate we work to address this matter in november which is alzheimers Awareness Month and u. S. National Family Caregivers month. A deeply personal issue for many of usit in the room and for thoe who havent personally struggled to ensure an older relative receives the care they need you must certainly know somebody in your life who has. Navigating a fragmented and insufficient longterm care system if you not only confused and emotionally taxing, but also enormously extend the indeed even unaffordable. Around the clock inhome care costs about 180,000 per year. It costs over 80,000 a year to live in a nursing home, and assisted living costs 43,000 a year. These weigh heavily on aging americans
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Today marks two years since the terror attack on the mosque, a truly cowardly and depraved attack that was intended to divide us. London remained united and it is londons Diverse Community that makes london the worlds greatest capital city. In recent days and weeks we have seen flooding across the country which has been particularly severe in lincolnshire. The whole house will want to join me paying tribute to the work of the Emergency Services, military, the Environment Agency and all those working on the grounds to support her communities affected. The government stands ready to respond and offer all assistance where required. This morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house, i should have further foster meetings later today. I would like to associate myself and the whole house with comments the Prime Minister has made about the mosque attack and flooding in lincolnshire. If our town centers are to survive and thrive we need mo
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