Issue Position: Seniors
Issue Position
Issues: Senior Citizens
HELPING SENIORS LIVE INDEPENDENTLY
Illinois' Community Care Program provides in-home care to the elderly as an alternative to nursing homes, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars per year. But when the governor proposed cutting $140 million from the program, more than 39,000 seniors faced losing access to a service that allows them live independently and would have forced many into nursing homes. Rep. Zalewski acted to restore critical funding for this important program, allowing older adults in Illinois to remain in their own homes.
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