41:35 - 42:05
"It costs more when our elders live in a nursing home as opposed to being able to stay in their own home. It is also more humane when they can stay in their own home. What this bill is all about is having a functioning home care workforce which is actually in the state's best financial interest."
“It costs more when our elders live in a nursing home as opposed to being able to stay in their own home. It is also more humane when they can stay in their own home. What this bill is all about is having a functioning home care workforce which is actually in the state's best financial interest.”
- Speaker
- Unidentified speaker
- Timestamp
- 41:35 – 42:05
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- April 27, 2026
From the transcript
It costs more when our elders live in a nursing home as opposed to being able to stay in their own home. It is also more humane when they can stay in their own home. What this bill is all about is having a functioning home care workforce which is actually in the state's best financial interest. It both minimizes our long-term expenses for long-term care while keeping our elders in the place that they prefer to stay, which is their home with their family. So it is both a humane bill and also a bill that's all about holding down our long-term costs, and I thank the bill sponsor for his diligence on it.
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