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December 5, 2022 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
In this policy round up:
Last chance: Comments due 12/6 on CMS RFI on Nat’l Directory of Health Care Providers and Services
Cheaper Hearing Aids Now in Stores
CDC Releases Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
U.S. Surgeon General Releases New Framework for Mental Health &…
December 1, 2022 | Andrea Callow, Office for Policy Analysis and Development
Post-publishing update: The deadline for these opportunities has been changed to February 14, 2023.
If you have an idea for how communities can better support people who are aging with HIV, you could win funding to make it a reality.
HHS is looking for interventions and solutions that can be…
November 29, 2022 | Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging Alison Barkoff
Are you a family caregiver? Do you know someone who is? Chances are, you’ll either be one – or need one – at some point during your life.
Many people who provide support to make it possible for a loved one to age in place, or to support someone with a disability so they can live in the community,…
October 28, 2022 | Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, Director, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices. As part of ACL’s celebration this year, Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, director of ACL’s National…
October 13, 2022 | Beverley Laubert, National Ombudsman Program Coordinator, Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, ACL
Today, we join the American Bar Association in celebrating the fifth annual Ombuds Day, which was created to recognize the important role ombudsmen play, and the impact they have on people’s lives.
Originating in Sweden as an independent official to investigate complaints against government…
October 11, 2022 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
Today’s Policy Round-Up includes:
Don’t miss it: Applications for home-modification grants to support aging in place due Oct. 13
New guidance from Dept. of Education and HHS: Meeting requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Input needed: Proposed rule to make it…
October 4, 2022 | Jackie Blaesi-Freed, Assistant Director, Department of Justice Consumer Protection Branch
An 87-year-old woman in California—who we’ll call Jane Doe—received a call from someone claiming to be Jane’s granddaughter. The “granddaughter” stated she had been arrested following a car accident and needed $9,000 for bail. She asked Jane to talk to her lawyer, “Matthew Halloway.” Matthew…
September 30, 2022 | Q&A with Ana Beltran, Director, Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network and Patrick Donavan, APS Supervisor, Muskingum County, Ohio
September is National Recovery Month and Kinship Care Awareness Month. Each is important in its own right, but they also have a unique connection.
This year’s National Recovery Month theme, “Every person. Every family. Every community.” reminds us that no one is immune to the risks and impact…
September 28, 2022 | Keri Lipperini, Director of the Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs
I have been working in the aging network for over 20 years. During this time, our network and our communities have faced their fair share of obstacles – especially over these last several years, which have stretched us more than I can ever recall in my career. But if there is one thing I have…
September 23, 2022 | Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging
Each September we take time to celebrate our nation’s senior centers. The 2022 National Senior Center Month theme, Strengthening Community Connections, highlights the valuable role senior centers play in serving as vital hubs in the community that link older adults with critical programs and…