The plan, dubbed "Medicare at Home," focuses on having Medicare cover costs of home care services and nurses as a way for families to help avoid costs of nursing homes. Harris is pairing it with a plan she's already announced that would expand the child care tax credit to up to $3,600, and $6,000 for parents with newborns.

The vice president is proposing a new benefit for home health aides aimed at families who are simultaneously raising children and caring for aging parents.

Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to provide federal funding to cover home care costs for older Americans, aiming to help the “sandwich generation” of adults caring for aging parents while raising their children at the same time.