Long Term Care Leader Applauds Clinton for Bringing Critical Issue of Senior Care...

Long Term Care Leader Applauds Clinton for Bringing Critical Issue of Senior
Care into the Presidential Debate

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement of Bruce Yarwood,
President and CEO, American Health Care Association & National Center for
Assisted Living:
"On behalf of the entire long term care profession and the frail, elderly
and disabled who receive care and services in our nation's nursing and
assisted living facilities, I commend Hillary Clinton for being the first
presidential candidate to address the critical issue of long term care in
America. We know that in January, the first baby boomer will receive her
first social security check -- and in just three years, she will be eligible
for Medicare. I applaud Senator Clinton for recognizing the need to ensure
critical high quality long term care -- for those who require services now,
and for the 77 million baby boomers who will need this critical care in the
not-too-distant future.
"Senator Clinton's long term care proposal seeks to ensure a qualified and
well-trained workforce, to make long term care insurance more secure and
affordable, and to enhance the quality of care available for our nation's most
vulnerable seniors and persons with disabilities -- goals long shared by the
American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living and our
nearly 11,000 member facilities.
"We pledge to work together with Ms. Clinton and other policy makers in a
culture of cooperation to ensure our parents, grandparents and all Americans
receive the highest quality long term care."
SOURCE American Health Care Association & National Center for Assisted Living

Susan Feeney, +1-202-716-1110, for American Health Care Association & National
Center for Assisted Living