U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing: The Older American's Act
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a Hearing yesterday, "The Older American's Act: Protecting and Supporting Seniors as they Age."
The Hearing discussed the Older Americans Act and demonstrated how the aging network—which consists of the federal Administration on Aging, State Units on Aging, local Area Agencies on Aging, and local service providers—operates to provide services to older adults in communities across the nation. Witnesses were:
- Lance Robertson, Administrator & Assistant Secretary For Aging, Administration For Community Living (ACL)
- Richard Prudom, Secretary, Department of Elder Affairs, Tallahassee, Florida
- Laurence W. Gross, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Maine Agency on Aging
- Faith Lewis, Great-Grandparent, Simpson, Pennsylvania, accompanied by Xziylan Everitt, Great-Granddaughter
Member statements were from:
- Chairman Susan M. Collins R (ME)
- Ranking Member Bob Casey D (PA)
In his answers to questions, Mr. Robertson talked about community-based services and private/ public partnerships. He cited The SCAN Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation's early fundingefforts and partnerships with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a).
To watch the Hearing and to download the Testimony, click here.
To learn more about JAHF's co-funding, click here.
To go to n4a's Aging and Disabiltiy Business Institute, click here.