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Sponsored by Representative Lee Hawkins, the Georgia Caregivers Act (House Bill 1304) would bring much needed support to family caregivers across the Peach State.

Family caregivers help their parents, spouses and other loved ones so they can live independently in their homes and communities—instead of in costly, taxpayer-funded institutions. They assist with meal preparation, managing finances, transportation, and much more.

Many family caregivers also perform medical or nursing tasks for their loved ones like complex medication management, wound care, and injections. Yet most receive little or no training for these important duties. That’s why AARP Georgia is asking the Georgia state legislature to pass a no-cost, commonsense bill called the Georgia Caregivers Act.

The Act ensures that:

1.  Patients can identify a caregiver upon admission to the hospital
2. The identified caregiver is notified of the plan to discharge the patient home
3. The caregiver is given live instruction and training on the medical and nursing tasks to be performed at home.

In 2021, more than half of Georgia’s hospitals were penalized for excessive patient re-admissions. The Georgia Caregivers Act could help.

>>Click here to read more about the Georgia Caregivers Act from AARP Georgia.