This week, U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) and Bryan Steil (R-WI) introduced H.R. 1812, the Care Across Generations Act. This legislation would provide grants for long-term care communities to establish on-site childcare centers or to partner with nearby childcare centers to promote intergenerational connection between seniors and children. These settings provide health and well-being benefits, address the epidemic of loneliness, and also provide on-site childcare opportunities for senior living workers with childcare needs.

The legislation is a reintroduction of H.R. 6835 introduced in 2023, of which Argentum worked directly with the Congressional offices to draft the legislative language.