Let me give you an example of a pilot project that Veterans Affairs did in recent years that I think addresses this issue. They were concerned that there were a large number of veterans who were on waiting lists for nursing homes. The intervention project was to offer people a set of enhanced services at home or nursing home placement. The enhanced services at home were services like personal care, assistance with housekeeping, etc. The waiting list virtually disappeared.
People do, for the most part, given the choice, wish to be at home rather than in a nursing home setting. That means we need to think about the best way to provide the support that we can to people who are living at home. It's beyond the mandate of our committee to speak to the question of national home care programs. I believe that more and more older adults will be living at home or in settings that are outside of nursing homes. There will continue to be challenges in finding the best ways to support them.