Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Transcript of a series of workshops, conducted with GAO and CRS assistance, in anticipation of the 1991 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965. Examines OAA elderly assistance programs provided by State, local, and area agencies on aging under Administration on Aging (AoA) supervis...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Transcript of a series of workshops, conducted with GAO and CRS assistance, in anticipation of the 1991 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965. Examines OAA elderly assistance programs provided by State, local, and area agencies on aging under Administration on Aging (AoA) supervision. Focuses on programs under OAA Title III, including information and referral activities, long-term care ombudsman program, and legal assistance programs. Includes audience participation throughout. Elias S. Cohen, Vice President, Community Services Institute of Philadelphia, presents a statement (p. 362-370). Supplementary material (p. 1-115 and throughout) includes a submitted statement and: Issues involved in OAA programs, with recommendations on areas of concern; problems involved in delivery of social services to target populations under the OAA; need for new role of network of aging resource centers under OAA Title III. Features of Baltimore, Md. model medical program for the elderly; importance of OAA information and referral services for the urban elderly, with examples of local programs. Examples of information and referral services funded under the OAA; description of Maryland senior assistance and information programs, including coordination by the AoA; relationship between Atlanta, Ga. information network and Federal and State systems (related charts, 289-299). Aspects of OAA long-term care ombudsman programs, with examples of successful State programs; recommendations for strengthening ombudsman programs under the OAA. Perspectives on legal services to the elderly under the OAA, including medicaid-related cases; aspects of elderly legal service use and need in Arkansas (related tables, 391-419 passim); examples of Evergreen Legal Services activities in Washington State. Highlights of AoA efforts to improve administration of OAA programs; aspects of AoA coordination with other Federal agencies; views on AoA relationships with State and local aging agencies. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |