Full Text of HR0271 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Someone develops Alzheimer's disease every 66 | 3 | | seconds; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is on the rise with 5.4 | 5 | | million Americans currently living with the disease and an | 6 | | estimated 16 million Americans projected to be diagnosed with | 7 | | the disease by 2050; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Currently, 220,000 people in Illinois live with | 9 | | the disease; there will be 260,000 in just 10 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease will cost Illinois $1.53 | 11 | | billion in Medicaid funding in 2016; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of | 13 | | death and an unrelenting, progressive condition that destroys | 14 | | brain cells; currently, no cure or even a way to slow the | 15 | | progression of the disease exists; Alzheimer's places | 16 | | significant financial burdens on families and businesses, with | 17 | | businesses losing billions a year in lost productivity and | 18 | | replacement expenses for employees who miss work or quit to | 19 | | care for a relative; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois in 2015, there were 590,000 Illinois |
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| 1 | | family members and friends who provided over 671 million hours | 2 | | of unpaid care, valued at $8.22 billion, to their loved ones | 3 | | with Alzheimer's and other dementia; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The impact of Alzheimer's and other dementia on | 5 | | Illinois families, the health care system, and society as a | 6 | | whole is of great importance; the need for home and | 7 | | community-based services for those with Alzheimer's is on the | 8 | | rise and caregiver stress is at an all-time high; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is a looming public health | 10 | | crisis and we call upon all policymakers to join in the efforts | 11 | | to raise awareness and to serve the hundreds of thousands of | 12 | | persons with Alzheimer's and other dementia in Illinois, their | 13 | | families, and caregivers; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, On April 26, 2017 and 2018, Alzheimer's advocates | 15 | | will speak up for the needs and rights of people with | 16 | | Alzheimer's and their families and ask the Illinois General | 17 | | Assembly to make Alzheimer's disease a priority public health | 18 | | issue in the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | declare April 26, 2017 and 2018 as the "Annual Alzheimer's | 22 | | Association Advocacy Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it |
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| 1 | | further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the Alzheimer's Association.
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