{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://strickland.house.gov/2023/12/15/media-press-releases-strickland-supports-intergenerational-caregiving-seniors-and-children/", "Strickland Supports Intergenerational Caregiving for Seniors and Children", "2023-12-15", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Marilyn Strickland", "S001159", "strickland.house.gov", "strickland", "https://strickland.house.gov/category/press_release/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), alongside Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01) and Rep. Ann Kuster (NH-02), introduced the bipartisan Care Across Generations Act. The bill would establish a grant program for long-term care facilities to operate or contract with a child care program and facilitate intergenerational activities.\n\n\u201cCaregiving is often overlooked as health care, and that must change,\u201d said U.S. Rep. Strickland (WA-10). \u201cIt is a critical part of our economy, and this bill is an important step forward to improve the quality of care across generations while making investments to tackle the disjointed caregiving infrastructure.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe need to start thinking outside of the box on how to address the workforce shortage in long-term care facilities,\u201d said U.S. Rep. Steil (WI-01). \u201cProviding resources to create and maintain child care programs within long-term care communities is one way we can incentivize and retain health care workers. I\u2019m confident this legislation brings us closer to alleviating the current caregiving crisis.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur country is in the midst of a caregiving crisis, from a lack of reliable and affordable child care to staffing shortages in our long-term care facilities. For the sake of our country and our future, we must invest in innovative solutions to tackle these challenges,\u201d said Congresswoman Kuster (NH-02). \u201cThe Care Across Generations Act does just that by creating child care programs that partner with long-term care communities, alleviating workforce shortages and improving the health and wellbeing of children and seniors. I look forward to seeing the joy these connections will bring to our seniors and kids!\u201d\n\nIntergenerational caregiving that combines senior and child day care services, increases the health and well-being of both young and older participants, reduces social isolation, and creates cost efficiencies. This popular care model helps to improve the quality of care both seniors and children receive, and can improve the live of families across the country.\n\nThis bipartisan bill is supported by the following organizations:\n\nWashington Health Care Association (WHCA)\n\nWisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA)\n\nMichigan Assisted Living Association (MALA)\n\nMontana Health Care Association (MHCA) Arizona Assisted Living Federation of America (AZ-ALFA)\n\nArkansas Residential Assisted Living Association (ARALA)\n\nAssisted Living Association of Alabama (ALAA)\n\nCalifornia Assisted Living Association (CALA)\n\nLeadingAge Colorado\n\nConnecticut Assisted Living Association (CALA)\n\nFlorida Senior Living Association (FSLA)\n\nGeorgia Senior Living Association (GSLA)\n\nIndiana Assisted Living Association\n\nIowa Assisted Living Association (IALA)\n\nLeadingAge Illinois\n\nKentucky Senior Living Association (KSLA) Louisiana Assisted Living Association (LALA)\n\nLifespan Network (Maryland, DC)\n\nMassachusetts Assisted Living Association (MASS-ALA)\n\nLeadingAge Minnesota\n\nMissouri Assisted Living Association (MALA)\n\nNew Hampshire Association of Residential Care Homes (NHARCH)\n\nHealth Care Association of New Jersey (HCANJ)\n\nArgentum New York\n\nNorth Carolina Assisted Living Association (NCALA)\n\nOhio Assisted Living Association (OALA)\n\nOklahoma Assisted Living Association (OKALA)\n\nOregon Health Care Association (OHCA)\n\nPennsylvania Assisted Living Association (PALA)\n\nRhode Island Assisted Living Association (RIALA)\n\nTexas Assisted Living Association (TALA)\n\nUtah Assisted Living Association (UALA)\n\nVirginia Assisted Living Association (VALA)\n\nU.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and is the only African-American woman who serves on the House Armed Services Committee. She is a member of the New Democrat Coalition, is one of the first Korean-American women elected to Congress and is the first African-American elected to represent the Pacific Northwest at the federal level.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://strickland.house.gov/2023/12/15/media-press-releases-strickland-supports-intergenerational-caregiving-seniors-and-children/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3194489292800426, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}