Senate Resolution 14 Summary

• Supports and recognizes the dedicated work of family caregivers statewide and acknowledges caregiving for older adults as a vital and needed profession.

• Encourages creation of a special unit within the Aging Services Division of the Department of Human Services to focus on recruiting, retaining, and supporting both family and paid caregivers.

• Directs the Aging Services Division to provide additional information and education on supporting older adults in their homes through both family and professional caregivers.

• References demographic projections showing Oklahoma's population aged 85+ expected to reach 131,000 by 2032 and notes that approximately 596,000 adults in the state provide unpaid care valued at an estimated $6 billion annually.

• Directs distribution of the resolution to Marjorie Lyons, State President of AARP Oklahoma.