Last week, the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) released the final rule to update the Older Americans Act (OAA) – the first significant change to the act in more than 35 years. The OAA supports a wide array of programs and services to help seniors live independently, 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. The rule updates reflect the increased needs of a nearly-doubled senior population since the last rule change. It also solidifies flexibilities put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic that promoted aging in place, such as carry-out meal programs for seniors. The updated rule, which goes into effect on March 15, also protects seniors by:
The rule has been filed in the Federal Register and is scheduled for publication on Feb. 14.
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