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The 'CARE Act' Officially Takes Effect in Pennsylvania
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ON THURSDAY [APRIL
20TH], PENNSYLVANIA'S "CARE ACT" OFFICIALLY TAKES EFFECT.
THE NEW LAW ALLOWS MORE THAN ONE-POINT-SIX-MILLION FAMILY-CAREGIVERS TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE THAT CAN HELP OLDER LOVED-ONES REMAIN AT HOME.
ESTELLA HYDE IS "A-A-R-P PENNSYLVANIA'S"
VOLUNTEER-LEADER--AND A CAREGIVER HERSELF...
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"'A-A-R-P' LED THE FIGHT FOR THE
'CARE ACT' IN PENNSYLVANIA, IN ORDER TO HELP FAMILY-CAREGIVERS WHEN THEIR LOVED-ONES GO INTO THE
HOSPITAL--AND WHEN THEY RETURN HOME. IT REQUIRES HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGNATE A CAREGIVER; TO INFORM CAREGIVERS WHEN LOVED-ONES ARE BEING DISCHARGED TO ANOTHER FACILITY, OR BACK HOME; AND TO PROVIDE CAREGIVERS WITH BOTH AN EXPLANATION AND A DEMONSTRATION OF THE MEDICAL-TASKS THAT THE CAREGIVER WILL PERFORM AT HOME.
THIS COMMONSENSE LAW DELIVERS ESSENTIAL SUPPORT TO CAREGIVERS WHO ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY TO CARE FOR AGING PARENTS, SPOUSES, AND OTHER
LOVED-ONES--SO THAT THOSE OLDER ADULTS CAN CONTINUE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY, WITH DIGNITY, AT
HOME--WHERE THEY WANT TO BE."
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TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"P-A".
