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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Public Act 95-565 directed the Illinois 
3Department on Aging (IDoA) to create
a "determination of need" 
4(DON) tool to accurately determine the level of need for

5services for seniors and persons with disabilities; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, In Illinois, the Community Care Program serves 
7people age 60 and older,
and the Home Services Program (HSP) 
8serves people with disabilities age 59 and
younger; both 
9programs utilize the same Determination of Need (DON) tool to 
10determine
program eligibility and allocate service dollars; 
11and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, The Community Care Program operated by the 
13Department on Aging provides home care
services to over 100,000 
14elder adults, ensuring that they are able to stay in their 
15homes and avoid
the more costly institutional settings; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The Home Services Program operated by the 
17Department of Human Services serves 26,000
adults with 
18disabilities allowing them to stay and function in their own 
19homes and improve their
quality of life; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Governor Rauner has repeatedly tried to increase 
21the DON Score from 29
to 37, placing thousands of seniors and 
 
 
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1people with disabilities at risk of losing services and
ending 
2up in institutional care; therefore, be it
  
 
  
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
5oppose any further attempts to
raise the DON Score; and be it 
6further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8delivered to the Department on Aging, the Department of Human 
9Services, and Governor Rauner.