HB 1413 AND SB 851 WOULD HELP FAMILY MEMBERS CARING FOR LOVED ONES AT HOME

AARP TO FOCUS ON CAREGIVER LEGISLATION DURING LOBBY DAY ON JANUARY 27  

RICHMOND_ AARP members and family caregivers will head to the Virginia General Assembly on Tuesday, January 27 to urge their legislators to pass a bill to help people who care for family members at home. More than 100 people are expected to visit their legislators on Tuesday morning.  Use this link to send a message to your representative in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Virginia’s 1.7 million family caregivers provide care to their loved ones that equals $11.7 billion if those family members were in a care facility, according to a 2011 AARP study. Those caregivers often have to perform medical or nursing tasks for which they aren’t trained.

 House Bill 1413 and Senate Bill 851 would require hospitals to notify family caregivers when their loved one is being discharged from the hospital and provide instruction on how to do the required medical tasks at home. Contact your legislator today.