scholarly journals BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR EVALUATING THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT TITLE III-C NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAM

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 20-20
Author(s):  
H L Menne
Keyword(s):  
Older Americans ◽  
Nutrition Services ◽  
Older Americans Act ◽  
Title Iii

scholarly journals Something Old, Something New: The Modernization of the Older Americans Act

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 714-714
Author(s):  
Lauren Bangerter ◽  
Beth Prusaczyk ◽  
Brian Kaskie
Keyword(s):  
Native Americans ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Older Americans Act ◽  
Title Iv ◽  
Title Iii ◽  
Employment Programs ◽  
Aging Adults

Abstract The Older Americans Act (OAA) is the foremost federal law focused on the wellbeing of aging adults in the US. Since its conception 1965, the OAA has sought to optimize the lives of aging Americans, with emphasis on low-income adults, through programs that promote nutrition, transportation, support caregivers, offer employment, and combat elder abuse. This symposium will explore the modernization of the 2020 OAA, which was last reauthorized in 2016. Presentations 1 and 2 will focus on important updates to the definitions used throughout OAA (Title I). Presentation 3 will cover several noteworthy changes to improving grants for states and community programs on aging’s (Title II). Presentation 4 will provide additional context to amendments made to modernize activities for health, independence, and longevity (Title III) prioritize senior Community Service Employment Programs (Title IV) and enhance grants for Native Americans (Title V). Presentation 5 explores the modernizing allotments for vulnerable elder rights protection activities and other programs (Title IV) included changes in funding and home and community-based best practices and elder justice activities. Collectively, these presentations will provide an overview of the key changes in the reauthorization of the OAA. This work will allow GSA attendees to understand the specific efforts to modernization this critical legislation to better serve the aging US population.

scholarly journals FEDERAL NUTRITION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S67-S67
Author(s):  
Robert Blancato
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Nutrition Services ◽  
Nutrition Programs ◽  
Older Americans Act ◽  
Services And Supports ◽  
Policies And Programs

Abstract This paper will discuss the Older Americans Act nutrition programs and their reauthorization progress, older adult programs under the US Department of Agriculture, and advances in nutrition services being made in healthcare programs such as Medicare Advantage and managed long-term care services and supports. It will also discuss funding for federal older adult nutrition programs and their sustainability moving forward.

scholarly journals POLICY SERIES: POLICY UPDATE: OLDER ADULT NUTRITION AND MALNUTRITION

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S67-S67
Author(s):  
Meredith Whitmire ◽  
Robert Blancato
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Nutrition Services ◽  
Nutrition Programs ◽  
Older Americans Act ◽  
The Us ◽  
Services And Supports

Abstract This symposium will provide an update on older adult nutrition policy, including background on the issues of older adult malnutrition and food insecurity. The federal policy update will include discussion of the Older Americans Act nutrition programs and their reauthorization progress, older adult programs under the US Department of Agriculture, and advances in nutrition services being made in healthcare programs such as Medicare Advantage and managed long-term care services and supports. It will also discuss funding for federal older adult nutrition programs and their sustainability moving forward.

scholarly journals Amendments Made to the Older Americans Act Titles III, IV, and V

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 715-715
Author(s):  
Lieke van Heumen
Keyword(s):  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Title V ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Grant Programs ◽  
Older Americans Act ◽  
Grant Program ◽  
Title Iv ◽  
Percent Increase ◽  
Title Iii

Abstract This presentation discusses amendments made to the Older Americans Act titles III, IV and V through the most recent reauthorization. Title III reauthorizes Title IV programs, Title IV reauthorizes title V programs and Title V reauthorizes title VI programs. The reauthorizations each include a seven percent increase in fiscal year 2020 and a six percent increase per year for the next four fiscal years. New in title III are an amendment that allows projects that address traumatic brain injury among older adults to be included in grant programs, an amendment that improves an existing transportation grant program and an amendment that improves an existing grant program for multigenerational collaboration. Additionally, existing falls prevention and chronic disease self-management programs are codified within title III. New in title IV is an amendment that allows eligible previously incarcerated individuals to be considered a prioritized population for the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

scholarly journals Health Indicators of US Older Adults Who Received or Did Not Receive Meals Funded by the Older Americans Act

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar R. Vieira ◽  
Joan A. Vaccaro ◽  
Gustavo G. Zarini ◽  
Fatma G. Huffman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Nutrition Services ◽  
Older Americans Act ◽  
Using Data

Background. The Older Americans Act (OAA) requires that nutrition programs provide meals and related nutrition services that promote health and help manage chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to compare health status, food security, functional limitations, and chronic diseases of older adults who received or did not receive OAA meals using data from a representative sample of US adults.Methods. Data were from the National Health and Nutrition Surveys 2011–2014 for 2,392 older adults ≥ 65 years of age, including 187 Mexican Americans, 212 other Hispanics, 521 non-Hispanic Blacks, 219 non-Hispanic Asians, and 1253 non-Hispanic Whites.Results. Those receiving OAA meals had higher percent of food insecurity and functional disabilities. Adjusting for potential confounders, adults who received OAA meals had higher odds of emphysema (OR = 2.02; 1.05, 3.89) and lower odds of good-to-excellent health (OR = 0.52; 0.36, 0.77). Women and minorities had poorer health status compared to non-Hispanic Whites.Conclusion. A higher proportion of older adults who received nutritional services reported poorer health as compared to older adults who do not participate in these services. Future studies should assess nutritional adequacy for older adults who participate in nutritional programs comparing sex and race/ethnicity.

scholarly journals INCREASING VULNERABILITY AMONG OLDER AMERICANS ACT HOME-DELIVERED NUTRITION SERVICE CLIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S944-S944
Author(s):  
Kristen N Robinson ◽  
Heather L Menne
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Food Stamps ◽  
Demographic Shift ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Nutrition Services ◽  
Older Americans Act ◽  
Nutrition Service

Abstract Older Americans Act (OAA) programs are designed to help frail and vulnerable older adults remain in their homes through the provision of long-term services and supports. Administrative data from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) show that older adults receiving OAA services are three times more likely to live below the poverty level (33.0%) as compared with all older adults (9.2%). In addition, they are almost twice as likely to be living alone (45%) as compared with the general population (28%). Using data from the recently released 2018 National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants, we examine the largest program administered by ACL, the OAA Nutrition Program, to see if the economic vulnerability of home-delivered nutrition service clients has changed over the past 10 years. Results from this study show that recipients of home-delivered nutrition services are more in need of low-cost or free meals in 2018 than they were in 2008 due to a 24% increase in Medicaid eligibility, 41% increase in those who report not having enough money or food stamps to buy food, and 101% increase in those who report receiving food stamps. This increase in economic need may be due to a demographic shift in the marital status and living arrangements of older adults, specifically the 75-84 age group. The increase in the percentage of older adults who are divorced, live alone, and have low income has made the home-delivered nutrition services program even more important today than it was a decade ago.

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