Many older people who are diagnosed with chronic illnesses are able to stay at home for years with support before they have to go into personal care or nursing homes. They simply need help in housekeeping, shopping or other daily-living services.
The unfortunate reality is that more federal funds are allocated to nursing homes than to less expensive community programs. So although some older Americans have the ability to live independently, they lack this choice because of constraints to social security!
The Community Choice Act of 2009 will amend the Social Security Act to provide older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports. It will fix a nonsensical requirement and give the elderly more flexibility and independence. All Americans should have choices when it comes to long-term care. Urge your representatives to support the Community Choice Act today!
We took action on “Allow Seniors the Choice of Independent Living”!
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10:06 pm PST, Nov 20,Pia Fico, Florida
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5:10 am PST, Nov 20,Mel Sinclair, Texas
It is much less expensive and makes more sense to keep someone at home in the community where they belong rather than institutionalize them.
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2:27 am PST, Nov 20,IRENE BARTLETT, Michigan
MOST SENIORS NEED HELP WITH HOUSE KEEPING, LAWN CARE AND IN SOME AREAS SNOW REMOVAL. THESE SERVICES ARE REQUIRED TO STAY IN OUR HOMES. PLEASE PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO US AT A LOW COST SINCE WE WHO ARE OVER 55 HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY THE RECENT FINANCIAL DISASTER. CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF 55 WILL NEVER GET BACK WHAT WAS LOST SINCE WE ARE UNABLE IN MANY CASES TO FIND DECENT EMPLOYMENT THAT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION HEALTH ISSUES.
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3:48 pm PST, Nov 19,Virginia Collins, California
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4:31 am PST, Nov 17,Neal Jeffries, Florida
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3:31 pm PST, Nov 16,Michael Popovich, Jr., Arizona
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12:26 pm PST, Nov 15,Kenneth Knoppik, Florida
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6:49 am PST, Nov 15,James Lovecraft, Virginia
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1:53 pm PST, Nov 10,Donald Shaw, New York
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10:28 pm PST, Nov 9,Pam Boland, Georgia
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5:20 pm PST, Nov 9,Kyle Maziuk, Connecticut
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12:24 am PST, Nov 8,Miguel Dias, New York
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11:17 pm PST, Nov 7,FREYA HALL, Florida
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3:53 pm PST, Nov 4,Chris McKay, Wisconsin
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9:31 am PST, Nov 3,Madiha Hussaini, Illinois
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3:49 am PST, Nov 3,Mike Wise, Tennessee
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7:12 pm PDT, Oct 31,Elaine Dixon, Florida
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3:32 pm PDT, Oct 31,Sandra Laramy, Michigan
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9:56 pm PDT, Oct 30,Roger Panning, Ohio
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5:34 pm PDT, Oct 25,Marc Rubin, New Jersey
This is a crucial issue, particularly with the baby boom generation hitting retirement age. Nursing homes are ridiculously expensive, often inefficient, depressing, and usually have a negative impact on senior's health due to the spread of infection, lack of proper attention and care, etc. Independent living is less expensive and will help a senior stay independent and healthy longer.
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7:31 pm PDT, Oct 24,Shirley Cupani, Arizona
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8:30 pm PDT, Oct 23,Samantha Polk, Nevada
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10:24 am PDT, Oct 23,Dixie Huffines, Virginia
This is a no brainer, let's decide to spend our taxes in a more sensible, useful way.
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8:17 am PDT, Oct 21,Boyer c. August, California
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9:37 am PDT, Oct 20,Jackie Connolly, Michigan
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12:19 pm PDT, Oct 18,Tom Jackson, Colorado
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10:58 am PDT, Oct 18,Alejandro M Jaume, Florida
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9:37 am PDT, Oct 18,Elizabeth Enright, Arizona
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3:57 pm PDT, Oct 15,Mimi Lancsak, New Jersey
Seniors have life hard enough and with the cost of everything and cut backs life should be easier in your golden years not more stressful. If there were help available to seniors life would be more viable for those who put in all their lives. We're all going to be seniors ourselves one day.
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4:36 pm PDT, Oct 13,Carole Hagen, Oregon
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7:20 pm PDT, Oct 8,Ned Overton, New York
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3:19 pm PDT, Oct 7,Patricia Gallo, Arizona
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1:50 pm PDT, Oct 7,Sam Tsang, Illinois
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9:50 am PDT, Oct 6,Julie Linder, Florida
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1:52 am PDT, Oct 6,Cheryl Steele, Washington
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4:15 pm PDT, Oct 5,Patti Aker, Montana
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5:55 pm PDT, Oct 4,Charles Muehlhof, Pennsylvania
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3:50 pm PDT, Oct 3,Michael Sullivan, California
NOW is the time to DO THE RIGHT THING by allowing our senior citizens the choice of independent living -- please DO!
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11:14 am PDT, Oct 3,Sheryl Koch, New Hampshire
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7:14 am PDT, Oct 3,Lisa Rochelle, New York
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3:43 am PDT, Oct 1,Michael W Evans, California
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11:47 am PDT, Sep 28,Gary Ray, Ohio
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5:23 pm PDT, Sep 22,Michael Omalley, New Jersey
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9:59 am PDT, Sep 22,Deborah Debandi, North Carolina
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2:06 am PDT, Sep 22,T. Williams, California
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10:17 am PDT, Sep 21,Elizabeth Mei Wong, Tennessee
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9:49 am PDT, Sep 20,Marilyn Mick, Texas
Just because your getting up in years, does not mean you've lost your ability to live your own life. YES, we might still need a little help every once in a while, but "HECK" we deserve it. Without US, there would be no YOU. So give us our own lives to live, on our own, with your love and help.
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4:46 am PDT, Sep 19,Isaac Fluss, California
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1:26 am PDT, Sep 19,Name not displayed, California
