Gero 12 Flashcards
OAA Title I
Title I : Declaration of Objectives Title I sets out broad social policy objectives oriented toward improving the lives of all older people, including adequate income in retirement, the best possible physical and mental health, opportunity for employment, and comprehensive longterm care services.
OAA Title II
Title II establishes AoA within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as the chief federal agency advocate for older people and sets out the responsibilities of AoA and the Assistant Secretary for Aging. In addition to establishing AoA, Title II sets out a number of program activities. Among other things, Title II requires AoA to create the National Eldercare Locator Service to provide nationwide information through a toll-free telephone number so that users can identify community resources for older people. It also establishes national resource centers for long-term care ombudsman services and elder abuse prevention activities, and a national center to help older people enroll in benefit programs. Title II also requires AoA to focus national efforts on health and long-term care activities.
OAA Services
The Older Americans Act currently supports a wide array of programs and services, including information and referral, congregate and home-delivered meals, health and wellness programs, in-home care, transportation, elder abuse prevention, caregiver support and adult day care.
OAA Title III
To secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a home environment with appropriate supportive services To remove individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence To provide a continuum of care for vulnerable older adults
OAA Title IV
Title IV provides authority for training, research, and demonstration projects in the field of aging. Funds are to be used to expand knowledge about aging and to test innovative ideas on services and programs. Title IV has supported a wide range of projects related to income, health, housing, and long-term care. Funds are awarded to a wide range of grantees, including public and private organizations, state and area agencies on aging, and institutions of higher learning
OAA Title V
Title V: Community Service Senior Opportunities Act Title V, sometimes referred to as SCSEP (the Senior Community Service Employment Program), provides part-time jobs for unemployed low-income people age 55 and older who have poor employment prospects. DoL contracts with states and 18 national organizations 8 that recruit and enroll workers who are then placed in community service jobs, for example, in hospitals, schools, and senior nutrition sites. Enrollees are paid no less than the highest of the federal minimum wage, the state or local minimum wage, or the prevailing wage paid by the same employer for similar occupations. People eligible are those who are 55 years of age and older whose income does not exceed 125 percent of the FPL ($13,538 in 2009). The program provided jobs to approximately 100,000 participants in over 66,000 job slots in program year 2009.
OAA Title VI
Title VI : Grants for Services for Native Americans AoA awards Title VI grants to Indian tribal organizations, Alaskan Native organizations, and nonprofit groups representing Native Hawaiians. Grants are used to fund supportive and nutrition services for older Native Americans. In FY 2009, grants were awarded to 244 Indian tribal organizations and 2 Native Hawaiian organizations.
OAA Title VII
Title VII: Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Activities Title VII authorizes the long-term care ombudsman program as well as a program to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. These two programs are funded at $21.9 million in FY 2010.
Elder Justice Act
Added to the Older Americans Act Title 7 as part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. 1st National Comprehensive program for Elder Abuse.
OAA Programs
Provided by the local AAA and can include programs such as congregate meals, home delivered meals, supportive serves, senior centers, national family caregiving support, Alzheimers, and grants to Indian tribes.
AAA Area Agencies on Aging
a nationwide network of State and local programs that help older people to plan and care for their life long needs. They were created under Federal law, Older Americans Act.
ACTIVE - Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly
The study is the first large-scale, randomized trial to show that cognitive training improves cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults up to 5 years and to show evidence of transfer of that training to daily function. the ACTIVE study proves that healthy older adults can make significant cognitive improvements with appropriate cognitive training and practice. It also demonstrates that Posit Science training drives improvements that are significantly better than other types of cognitive exercise.
Aging Network
The Aging Network is the partnership between federal, state, tribal and local agencies which supports the work of those who provide assistance to all older Americans including American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Elders and their families nationwide. This partnership is the result of the 1965 Older Americans Act (OAA) which established the Administration on Aging (AoA) within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Facts on aging
1 in 10 people over 65 are senile (impaired memory) The majority of older couples continue to enjoy sexual relations Happiness among older people is about as common as among younger people 5% of people over 65 are in long-stay institutions Accident rate per driver over 65 is lower than for those under 65 Most workers over 65 work as effectively as younger workers More than 3/4 of people over 65 are able to do their normal activities Depression is more frequent among adults under 65 Less than 1/4 of old people are socially isolated 13% of US population now age 65 or over Medical practitioners tend to give older patients lower priority Poverty rate lower among persons under 65
Oldest old
85+ 2012=5.9 million 2030= 8.9 million (2.5% of population) 2050=18 million (4.5% of population)
