AARP Massachusetts State Director Jen Benson testified in favor of a bill that will help the 780,000 caregivers in Massachusetts with a $1500 tax credit, work place protection, respite vouchers and allowing spouses to be paid as a caregiver among other provisions.
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The move to enact a $1500 Family caregiver tax credit in Massachusetts went before another hearing Tuesday June 6. This time, it was the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Revenue. AARP Massachusetts State Director Mike Festa testified in favor of the bill. AARP volunteers Nancy Stehfest and Yvonne Powell, who are both family caregivers, testified as well.
This week the Massachusetts Senate is taking up the budget for next year. The Fiscal Year 2024 budget provides funding for vital programs and services for older Massachusetts residents.
AARP is backing nursing home reform legislation in Massachusetts that would increase nurse staffing rations, create pathways to single occupancy rooms, increase the personal needs allowance for residents and reserve beds for residents during leaves of absence.