SJR73 Summary

• Alabama Department of Senior Services (ADSS) is urged to establish a study committee on family caregiving and long-term support and services to provide recommendations to the Governor and Legislature.

• The study committee must identify policies, resources, and programs available for family caregivers and recommend innovative means to support family caregivers providing in-home support for older adults and individuals with disabilities and chronic conditions.

• The ADSS shall include representatives from the Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network and Coalition, AARP Alabama, the Disability Leadership Coalition of Alabama, the Alabama Developmental Disability Council, health and human service agencies, and other interested stakeholders including family caregiver representatives on the committee.

• Findings document that Alabama has approximately 818,000 caregivers providing 783,000,000 unpaid hours of care valued at $7.8 billion annually, and that the state's population age 85 and older is projected to reach one million in the next decade.