Older Americans Act & the Aging Network
Older Americans Act
Congress passed the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1965 in response to concern by policymakers about a lack of community social services for older persons. The original legislation established authority for grants to States for community planning and social services, research and development projects, and personnel training in the field of aging. The law also established the Administration on Aging (AoA) to administer the newly created grant programs and to serve as the Federal focal point on matters concerning older persons.
Although older individuals may receive services under many other Federal programs, today the OAA is considered to be the major vehicle for the organization and delivery of social and nutrition services to this group and their caregivers. It authorizes a wide array of service programs through a national network of 56 State agencies on aging, 629 area agencies on aging, nearly 20,000 service providers, 244 Tribal organizations, and 2 Native Hawaiian organizations representing 400 Tribes. The OAA also includes community service employment for low-income older Americans; training, research, and demonstration activities in the field of aging; and vulnerable elder rights protection activities. The links below offer an unofficial compilation of the OAA, an outline of changes made to the OAA at the most recent reauthorization (2006), a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the OAA and other related sources of information/data.
Please select from the topics below to learn more:
Unofficial Compilation of Older Americans Act, as amended in 2006
Outline of 2006 Amendments to Older Americans Act
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Historical Evolution of Programs for Older Americans
Older Americans Act Regulations (1988), 45 CFR Part 1321 (Title III)
Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging
Older Americans Act Regulations (1988), 45 CFR Part 1326 (Title VI)
Grants to Indian Tribes for Support and Nutrition Services
Older Americans Act Regulations (1988), 45 CFR Part 1328 (Title VI)
Grants for Supportive and Nutritional Services to Older Hawaiian Natives
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Counsel on aging: Are Grandparents becoming extinct? NH DHHS Abuse Elder's
Counsel on aging: Are Grandparents becoming extinct?
From Anonymous
Have you noticed that NH DHHS holds senior center and open public meetings at various facilities to address issues such as the New State Plan on Aging and the Older Americans Act? To address the diverse needs of our aging population seems helpful, now doesn't it? Well, wouldn't it be a positive healthy way to meet our aging populations diverse needs for NH DHHS to ENSURE that our aging and elderly Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Parents maintain their honor and dignity, via maintaining their family rights, to be able to have custody of their family member in NH DCYF custody, or to at least be able to remain as an active, loving and devoted Grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, Parent presence to their family member whenever it's not at all possible (after the maximum level of state services have been offered to make this family remain intact), when their beloved family member is in NH State custody? Here's a new concept: How about NH DHHS REUNITING CHILDREN IN NH STATE CUSTODY WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, PARENTS? What a NOVEL idea!! Wouldn't that be a testimony of NH DHHS to be able to make such a claim for "family reunification?"
NH DHHS holding meetings on aging is one thing, but NH DHHS really caring about our aging population is a totally different ball game! IF NH DHHS really cared about our aging population, then there would be family preservation programs already in place to deal with the HUGE AMOUNT of unnecessary stress to our aging family members from having their grandchildren, children, niece or nephew family members taken from their custody or from their child's or niece's or nephew's custody? Hey NH DHHS, just what programs do you have in place to deal with the stress placed on the family, including on the aging family, by NH DCYF's removal of their family members? What do you mean you have none! Don't you think that our aging population feels the pain of their children, or of their grandchildren, or of their niece of nephew being ripped from their lives? Is there no understanding of the concepts of family and love, or even of the devastating loss and pain of losing a family member?
Hey NH DHHS, can you say the words, "High Blood Pressure", "Stroke," "Depression" or "Heart Attack, "Poor Health" or "Failure to Thrive" which could happen easily to any of our aging population when experiencing "The Family Division"? It would be a real eye opener to see a medical study publish the results on the health and wellbeing, morbidity and mortality rates of our aging population when our aging population experiences losing a family member to NH DCYF custody... Just WHAT IS our aging population's life expectancy and just WHAT IS their quality of life when undergoing such unnecessary stress and heartbreak of the unnecessary loss of a grandchild, child, niece or nephew to NH DCYF? No family visits, no grandparent rights, no custody of the beloved family member to the aging population to even be considered......as that child is destined for a foster family in the name of Title-IV funding! OH boy, that sounds like something we all want to look forward to as we age, now doesn't it! It makes arthritis seem a lot less painful when thinking about the loss of a family member to NH DCYF, eh? It's time that some of our aging family members start questioning NH DHHS on the services they are really providing to our families, including to our aging and elderly population!
Yes, NH DHHS, our elderly and our aging population certainly do matter....and not just because of Medicare and Medicaid regulations or any other programs you can "offer". Our elderly are our Parents and Grandparents, our Aunts and Uncles! Our aging and our elderly have Rights, and they've also had their family rights trampled on by NH DCYF, the child stealing sub-company of NH DHHS.....Our aging and elderly have been victimized by NH DCYF. And what have you done about this? NH DHHS, if you REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR ELDERLY then you'd stop this atrocity to our aging and elderly population, as well as to the families of our aging and elderly population!
By the way, isn't it a possibility that stealing a beloved family member away from an aging or elderly person be considered a form of elder abuse? Just some food for thought!
----Anonymous
From Anonymous
Have you noticed that NH DHHS holds senior center and open public meetings at various facilities to address issues such as the New State Plan on Aging and the Older Americans Act? To address the diverse needs of our aging population seems helpful, now doesn't it? Well, wouldn't it be a positive healthy way to meet our aging populations diverse needs for NH DHHS to ENSURE that our aging and elderly Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Parents maintain their honor and dignity, via maintaining their family rights, to be able to have custody of their family member in NH DCYF custody, or to at least be able to remain as an active, loving and devoted Grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, Parent presence to their family member whenever it's not at all possible (after the maximum level of state services have been offered to make this family remain intact), when their beloved family member is in NH State custody? Here's a new concept: How about NH DHHS REUNITING CHILDREN IN NH STATE CUSTODY WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, PARENTS? What a NOVEL idea!! Wouldn't that be a testimony of NH DHHS to be able to make such a claim for "family reunification?"
NH DHHS holding meetings on aging is one thing, but NH DHHS really caring about our aging population is a totally different ball game! IF NH DHHS really cared about our aging population, then there would be family preservation programs already in place to deal with the HUGE AMOUNT of unnecessary stress to our aging family members from having their grandchildren, children, niece or nephew family members taken from their custody or from their child's or niece's or nephew's custody? Hey NH DHHS, just what programs do you have in place to deal with the stress placed on the family, including on the aging family, by NH DCYF's removal of their family members? What do you mean you have none! Don't you think that our aging population feels the pain of their children, or of their grandchildren, or of their niece of nephew being ripped from their lives? Is there no understanding of the concepts of family and love, or even of the devastating loss and pain of losing a family member?
Hey NH DHHS, can you say the words, "High Blood Pressure", "Stroke," "Depression" or "Heart Attack, "Poor Health" or "Failure to Thrive" which could happen easily to any of our aging population when experiencing "The Family Division"? It would be a real eye opener to see a medical study publish the results on the health and wellbeing, morbidity and mortality rates of our aging population when our aging population experiences losing a family member to NH DCYF custody... Just WHAT IS our aging population's life expectancy and just WHAT IS their quality of life when undergoing such unnecessary stress and heartbreak of the unnecessary loss of a grandchild, child, niece or nephew to NH DCYF? No family visits, no grandparent rights, no custody of the beloved family member to the aging population to even be considered......as that child is destined for a foster family in the name of Title-IV funding! OH boy, that sounds like something we all want to look forward to as we age, now doesn't it! It makes arthritis seem a lot less painful when thinking about the loss of a family member to NH DCYF, eh? It's time that some of our aging family members start questioning NH DHHS on the services they are really providing to our families, including to our aging and elderly population!
Yes, NH DHHS, our elderly and our aging population certainly do matter....and not just because of Medicare and Medicaid regulations or any other programs you can "offer". Our elderly are our Parents and Grandparents, our Aunts and Uncles! Our aging and our elderly have Rights, and they've also had their family rights trampled on by NH DCYF, the child stealing sub-company of NH DHHS.....Our aging and elderly have been victimized by NH DCYF. And what have you done about this? NH DHHS, if you REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR ELDERLY then you'd stop this atrocity to our aging and elderly population, as well as to the families of our aging and elderly population!
By the way, isn't it a possibility that stealing a beloved family member away from an aging or elderly person be considered a form of elder abuse? Just some food for thought!
----Anonymous
Foster Parents; Did you know? The Drugging of American Children? 4/7
Foster Parents; Did you know? The Drugging of American Children? 4/7 - National Foster Families | Examiner.com
We are exploring a dangerous situation in America regarding innocent children who are placed in the Foster Care System. Babies, toddlers and children being diagnosed with disorders at an alarming rate prescribed dangerous, mind-altering psychotropic drugs.
Let us quote a statement we made in part 3; "since the agency is rewarded for diagnosing (labeling) our children shouldn’t they be responsible for supplying the drugs and not the state Medicaid program"?
The pocket lined should be the pocket billed.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Foster Parents;
We are exploring a dangerous situation in America regarding innocent children who are placed in the Foster Care System. Babies, toddlers and children being diagnosed with disorders at an alarming rate prescribed dangerous, mind-altering psychotropic drugs.
Let us quote a statement we made in part 3; "since the agency is rewarded for diagnosing (labeling) our children shouldn’t they be responsible for supplying the drugs and not the state Medicaid program"?
The pocket lined should be the pocket billed.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Foster Parents;
Child protection reporting 'vindictive' and 'simplistic'
Child protection reporting 'vindictive' and 'simplistic' - Press Gazette
A journalist who played a key role in the Munro Inquiry into child protection has criticised “vindictive" and "simplistic” reporting of child protection issues which he says can go against the interests of children.
Richard Vize – former editor of Local Government Chronicle and Health Service Journal – was a member of the communications sub-group of the Munro Inquiry set up to examine child protection services following the death of Baby P.
A journalist who played a key role in the Munro Inquiry into child protection has criticised “vindictive" and "simplistic” reporting of child protection issues which he says can go against the interests of children.
Richard Vize – former editor of Local Government Chronicle and Health Service Journal – was a member of the communications sub-group of the Munro Inquiry set up to examine child protection services following the death of Baby P.
Megan Beechener: Penalizing parents doesn't protect children
Megan Beechener: Penalizing parents doesn't protect children
What is it they say about good intentions? Something about a road, leading somewhere bad? That's where we seem to be going in the drive to change Maryland's domestic violence law. I think we should pull over and get out the map — with all of these good intentions, we're getting lost.
What is it they say about good intentions? Something about a road, leading somewhere bad? That's where we seem to be going in the drive to change Maryland's domestic violence law. I think we should pull over and get out the map — with all of these good intentions, we're getting lost.
Rep. Michele Bachmann accuses Planned Parenthood of corruption, turning a blind eye to trafficking of young girls
Rep. Michele Bachmann accuses Planned Parenthood of corruption, turning a blind eye to trafficking of young girls - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Though I agree with Michelle Bachman on the Planned Parenthood issue, hasn't she also turned a blind eye on the Child Welfare System? Having been a foster parent to 23 children, did she try to stop the illegal removal of ANY of the children stolen by Child Protective Services? Will she now step up and stop this horrific abuse of families? If she does, I know she can count on thousand's of vote's from innocent parent's if she does indeed run for President.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann on Friday accused Planned Parenthood of turning a blind eye to the trafficking of underage girls and committing unspecified crimes that she said were "so disgusting" she could not articulate them.
Though I agree with Michelle Bachman on the Planned Parenthood issue, hasn't she also turned a blind eye on the Child Welfare System? Having been a foster parent to 23 children, did she try to stop the illegal removal of ANY of the children stolen by Child Protective Services? Will she now step up and stop this horrific abuse of families? If she does, I know she can count on thousand's of vote's from innocent parent's if she does indeed run for President.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann on Friday accused Planned Parenthood of turning a blind eye to the trafficking of underage girls and committing unspecified crimes that she said were "so disgusting" she could not articulate them.
Grandparents Bill passes legislature
Grandparents Bill passes legislature | Fox10tv.com
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - This week, the Alabama Senate passed a bill that would give grandparents visitation rights to their grandchildren. The bill passed the Alabama House of Representatives in April. It now heads to the Governor for his signature.
Representative Harry Shiver of Bay Minette sponsored the legislation, HB 348.
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - This week, the Alabama Senate passed a bill that would give grandparents visitation rights to their grandchildren. The bill passed the Alabama House of Representatives in April. It now heads to the Governor for his signature.
Representative Harry Shiver of Bay Minette sponsored the legislation, HB 348.
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