The texts of three Senate hearings on the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act of 1965 are provided in this document. The first hearing examines changing needs of the elderly. Needs of minority elders for services under the Act are discussed in the second hearing. The final hearing examines the functioning of current programs to determine…

Due to the smaller populations of rural areas, the greater distances between places, the generally smaller and one-dimensional economic bases, and the movement of younger persons away from rural areas, the rural elderly have unique problems. Few services are available which are designed to help elderly persons remain in their homes rather than in…

This Hearing concerns the rural elderly in southern Arizona. Arizona has many service programs to respond to everyday problems of the elderly. Some of these problems are unique, but others are similar to those experienced by older Americans throughout the nation. Topocs addressed include: transportation, health care services, housing, nutrition…

This Hearing concerns the nation's rural elderly, and focuses on the Elderly Indian in Arizona. Problems addressed include: the lack of transportation, the lack of adequate housing and nursing homes, the scarcity of home care and homemaking services, and insufficient income. Programs in existence, as well as programs that are needed are discussed.…

This Hearing focuses on conditions of the rural elderly in northern Arizona. Arizona has many service programs to respond to the elderly's everyday problems. Some of these problems are unique, but others are similar to those experienced by older Americans throughout the nation. Topics addressed include: transportation, health care services,…

Responses from 27 State offices on aging revealed 8 recurring problems of rural and small-town elderly: a need for a uniform legislative definition of rural; the need for a complete rural strategy to reverse discrimination against rural and small-city elderly; a need to streamline Federal regulations; the need for changes in the Older Americans…

Three panels appearing before the Senate Special Committee on Aging discuss the sensitivity of the Administration on Aging to Native Americans, coordination of services between Title II and Title VI of the Older Americans Act, and availability of services under the act. Witnesses recommend language be included in the reauthorization of the Older…

This Congressional report contains testimony given during the last of six days of hearings pertaining to reauthorization of the Older Americans Act of 1965. The focus of the day's hearings was on the insights of various administrators, advocates, and academics concerning the past, present, and future of the delivery of services to older adults…

Results are presented of a project to analyze employment assistance given to persons fifty-five or older and to recommend improvements in older job seekers' employment services. (The project evolved from income security concerns expressed in the Older Americans Act.) The report, divided into seven chapters, reviews employment characteristics and…

This Congressional report contains the testimony provided at the first five days of hearings pertaining to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act of 1965. The focus of the hearings was on amending those portions of the act dealing with: (1) grants for State and community programs on aging (Title III); (2) training, research, and…

This report describes the efforts conducted by the Administration on Aging in response to the congressional mandate to develop and implement a national policy for the field of aging in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1978 (PL 95-478). The current status of education, training, and employment of…