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Jane Addams Co-Founded Jane Addams Hull House
The Jane Addams Hull House was a settlement house for recently arrived immigrants in Chicago's West Side. Jane Addams is who our organization is named after! -
The Social Security Act is Established
This act established multiple systems, one of them being benefits for seniors. This act led to a transition in how many seniors and people with disabilities were housed. Initially many were residents of almshouses, eventually this system transformed into the nursing home industry. We fight for a future that takes down the nursing home industry system and replaces it with one that enables seniors to age with dignity! -
Medicare and Medicaid Established
Medicare and Medicaid are established and over the years become what we know today to provide medical benefits to those who are low-income, disabled and/or seniors. We fight for a future where our medical system evolves into Medicare for All! -
Jane Addams Senior Caucus is founded!
Jane Addams Senior Caucus was founded by Ruth Shriman and other seniors. They were motivated to build a strong grassroots organization led by seniors to provide seniors with opportunities to take collective action together. Our community is 45 years strong with over 500 members! What is one way Jane Addams Senior Caucus has affected your life? -
The Community Care Program is Established
The Community Care Program (CPC) helps senior, who might otherwise need nursing home care, to remain in their own homes by providing in-home and community-based services. We fight for a future where all seniors can have ability to age in place and age with dignity! Who here has ever used or had a loved one use the Community Care Program? Raise your hand or say "me"! -
Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act Passed
JASC led a campaign that won passage of this bill which greatly expanded homemaker services for low-income seniors in Illinois. This was one big step closer to enabling seniors to age in place and with dignity! -
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is Passed
Among other things, the ACA requires nursing homes to submit financial reports and to report resident deaths. This is one step closer to holding nursing homes more accountable and creating a more equitable health care system. -
Illinois Nursing Home Safety Act is Passed
JASC in coalition with other groups pushed this bill forward. It sets minimum staff-to-resident ratios in nursing homes and increases scrutiny of nursing homes. We fight to protect and empower those in nursing homes! What's one primary reason you think staff-to-resident ratios are so important? -
Long Term Care Resolution Passes in Chicago
JASC gets The Long Term Care Resolution passed on a city-wide level. This resolution pushes the city to create a more robust Long Term Care infrastructure that works for all seniors and people with disabilities. We fight for a future where everyone can have access to the Long Term Care they want and need! Who here worked on passing this? Raise your hand or say "me"! -
First Reported Cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.
The first major COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. occurs in a nursing home in Washington State. Very little is done by the U.S. government to inform and protect us, especially our siblings in nursing homes. We continue to fight for those in nursing homes! What is one way COVID-19 has affected your life? -
The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act Passed
This act federally grants immunity to healthcare providers, such as nursing homes, from many types of lawsuits. This immunity prevents lawsuits against nursing homes for COVID-19 deaths and infections that were preventable. This is followed by many states, including Illinois, granting healthcare providers added immunity. We continue to fight to hold nursing homes accountable! -
The Jane Addams Senior Caucus Care Collective is Formed
Leaders (you all!) and Becky form the Care Collective with the vision of creating a world where seniors can age with dignity! Who here was part of the initial process of creating the Care Collective? We would like to acknowledge your work! Raise your hand or say "me"! -
The Nursing Home Solidarity March Down Sheridan Road
JASC with the Institutional Rescue and Recovery Coalition organized a march along Sheridan road where there are many nursing homes. It was an effort to increase visibility of the nursing home crisis. This was a powerful moment of solidarity with those in nursing homes. We continue to fight for the rights of our siblings in nursing homes! -
Fair Tax Doesn't Pass
Many of you here dedicated so much to the Fair Tax campaign. Unfortunately, in November, it didn't pass in Illinois. This may lead to an insufficient Community Care Program budget and/or budget cuts. We want to acknowledge your work! Please raise your hand or say "me" if you were involved in the Fair Tax campaign! -
Institutional Rescue and Recovery Theater Action
JASC leaders with IRRC planned the socially distant street theater action at the Thompson Center demonstrating the crisis of nursing home residents to be physically distant during the pandemic. JASC also simultaneously led a virtual watch party for those that couldn't physically be present. -
Today!
What are some of the issues the Care Collective is facing right now?
