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Committee considers expansion of respite and essential community supports for caregivers and people with dementia
Summary
House File 1678 would expand the Essential Community Supports (ECS) program, add respite as a covered service, broaden eligibility and provide ongoing grant funding; advocates said the measure would support caregivers and reduce pressure on higher‑cost care settings.
Representative Verneig presented House File 1678, a bipartisan bill to strengthen supports for family caregivers and expand the Essential Community Supports (ECS) program. The bill would expand eligibility, add respite services to covered supports, and provide ongoing funding for respite grants.
The bill makes several specific changes supporters highlighted: it lowers the ECS age eligibility from 65 to…
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