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Issue Position: Seniors

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2014
Issues: Senior Citizens Unemployed and Low-Income Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance

Seniors are happier and healthier in home- and community-based settings. We should increase support for programs that allow seniors to age gracefully in place. Specifically, we should increase funding for the Older Adults Waiver in the Medicaid budget, which allows seniors to receive long-term care in community settings. I support other programs, such as the Senior Nutrition support program, that assist home-bound seniors and provide "wraparound" services to seniors.

I also strongly support Department of Aging funding for Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs), including Baltimore's NORC. NORCs provide a range of services that allow seniors to continue to live in their homes and apartments.


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