MIKE BARRETT









                           GOVERNOR '94






                P.O. Box 2193, Cambridge, MA 02238
               (617) 623-9494, (617) 628-0940 (FAX)



 
              SEN. MICHAEL BARRETT ON ELDERLY ISSUES

     Senator Michael Barrett is a Democratic candidate for 
governor.  He is Senate chair of the legislature's Health Care 
Committee.  He served three terms in the House of Representatives 
(1979-1985) and is completing his fourth term in the state 
Senate.

     Mike has worked hard on issues of concern to seniors:

ù In 1987, Mike won a budget amendment expanding the 
Massachusetts Elder Equity Program.  This program counsels senior 
citizens about how to use the equity in their homes to remain 
independent.

ù Mike is a founding member of the Older Workers Task Force.

ù Mike served as Senate chair of the Special Commission on Worker 
Availability for Long-Term Care.  The commission studied the 
shortage of workers in nursing homes and other long-term care 
facilities.

ù Mike was one of the lead Senate sponsors of elderly discharge 
planning legislation, which passed in 1987.  This act protects 
seniors from being discharged from hospitals before an adequate 
post-hospitalization plan is in place.

ù Mike has supported budget amendments increasing state funding 
for home care services and giving home care workers a 
cost-of-living increase.