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Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act

President Lyndon B. Johnson Signs the Great Society Plan, which included the Older Americans Act Since 1965, the Older Americans Act (OAA) has provided services and supports that improve seniors’ lives whether they are in their own homes or nursing homes. These include services such as meals, health programs, and transportation that keep older adults in their homes; ombudsman program services that protect older adults in long- term care facilities; and elder prevention and legal services that protect seniors no matter where they live.

The OAA is supposed to be reauthorized in 2011 but reauthorization has yet to happen. With every day that passes the future of critical programs that serve seniors is more and more uncertain.

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