Policy Analysis of the Older Americans Act of 1965

1567 Words4 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Analysis of the older americans act

Eligibility Criteria and Beneficiaries
The OAA is generally for older adults aged sixty and above. The persons need to be in real need of the services. The person may be as low as age fifty five; Title V provides support for part-time employment for individuals aged fifty five and over that earn a low income and have poor employment possibilities. Individuals included in the Act are American Indians, Native Alaskan Americans, Native Hawaiian Americans, tribal organizations, and persons with disabilities. The Act focuses on providing services to the individuals of this country who are in the greatest economic need.
State and local government agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations and institutions are eligible according to the Act (Department, 2006) as long as they provide funds for older Americans. The Act also states that a tribal organization for an Indian tribe is eligible only if the organization represents fifty individuals aged sixty and above, and if it demonstrates an ability to deliver supportive services—which includes nutritional services. Similarly, an organization representing Native Hawaiians must also serve fifty individuals aged sixty or higher, and must demonstrate their ability to deliver supportive services, emphasizing nutritional services.
(Kirst-Ashman, 2013) Services vary dramatically from one location to another, because the focus is on coordination of services, not prescriptions about what should be provided.
Administration and Financing
The federal government is responsible for the administration and financing of the Older Americans Act. All programs administered at the federal level are administered by the Administration on Aging (AoA), except for the title V community service senior opportunitie...

... middle of paper ...

...t; 9th Edition. California: Brooks/Cole. 2013.
O’Shaughnessy, Carol. (2012). The Basics-Older Americans Act of 1965: Programs and Funding. Retrieved from: www.nhpf.org/library/thebasics/Basics_OlderAmericansAct_02-23-12.pdf
S. 1562--113th Congress: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014. (2013). In www.GovTrack.us. Retrieved from http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s1562Historical
Social Work Speaks: National Association of Social Workers policy statements; 9th Edition. Washington D.C.: NASW Press. 2012-2014.
Takamura, J.C. (1999). Getting ready for the 21st Century: The aging of America and the older Americans act. Health & Social work, 24(3), 232-8.
Veciana-Suarez, Ana. Boomers, it’s time to reassess our legacy. January 15, 2014. Retrieved from: The Morning Call.
"Welcome to LVCIL." - Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living, 2012. N.p.

Show More
Related

  • Successful Aging Elderly (SAE)

    2206 Words  | 5 Pages

    Williams, R. H., & Wirths, C. G. (1965). Lives through the years: Styles of life and successful aging.

    Read More

  • The Older Americans Act in 2013

    1195 Words  | 3 Pages

    Jacobsen, L. A., Kent, M., Lee, M., & Mather, M. (2001). America's aging population. Population Bulletin, 66(1).

    Read More

  • Great Society Vs New Deal

    850 Words  | 2 Pages

    The bill created a Job Corps similar to the New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps; a domestic peace corps; a system for vocational training. The bill also funded community action programs and extended loans to small businessmen and farmers. This helped people to get jobs with good wages.Then came the Medicare Act of 1965 which help people to get better health coverage. “No longer will older Americans be denied the healing miracle of modern medicine. No longer will illness crush and destroy the savings that they have so carefully put away over a lifetime so that they might enjoy dignity in their later years” (1) In 1964 more than 44 percent senior had no health coverage or insurance. Senior citizens were dragged down to poverty as they were not able to pay the medical bills. But after the Medicare Act of 1965 which provide everyone with the medical coverage of all people age 65 and above this issue was almost solved. Along with the Medicare, the Johnson Administration established the Medicaid program to provide healthcare to the poor. Different from Medicare, this Federal-state partnership is largely determined in form and construct by each individual state. In the first three years of the program, nearly 20 million beneficiaries were enrolled

    Read More

  • The First Aging American's Act

    1805 Words  | 4 Pages

    Congress.gov- United States Legislative Information. (n.d.). S.1562-Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014. Retrieved from http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1562?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s1562%22%5D%7D

    Read More

  • Elder Abuse Legislation: Is it doing what it should?

    3133 Words  | 7 Pages

    Laws are created to protect and prevent unacceptable actions from happening. As the awareness of abuse became apparent to advocate groups there was a push toward the creation of legislation. The first initial movement toward incorporating elder care in legislation was in the 1960s with the Older Americans Act. The Older Americans Act assigned guardianship or institutionalization to cases of abuse. This trend continued into the 1970s with the creation of Adult Protective Services. The Adult Protective Services was created through the Social Security Act to protect adults 18 or older who suffer from abuse, neglect, or exploitation through funding for welfare programs. Just three years into the new millenium the Elder Justice Act was introduced. In 2010, the Elder Justice Act was made into a law and began receiving funding from the federal government as part of President Obama’s health care reform bill.

    Read More

  • Substance Abuse and the Elderly

    2005 Words  | 5 Pages

    Atchley, R. C. (1997). Social forces and aging: An introduction to social gerontology (8th ed.).

    Read More

  • Aging in America

    1320 Words  | 3 Pages

    are forced to live off of. What happens if there is not enough to go

    Read More

  • Perspective of Aging: A Phenomenological Approach

    1115 Words  | 3 Pages

    Hiller, S. M., & Barrow, G. M. (2011). Aging, the individual, and society. (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

    Read More

  • Medicare Pros And Cons

    872 Words  | 2 Pages

    and older, a person may qualify if they are under the age of 65 with disabilities or have end stage

    Read More

  • Marginalisation of the Elderly in America

    3411 Words  | 7 Pages

    Uhlenberg, Peter. 1992. “Population Aging and Social Policy.” Annual Review, Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

    Read More

  • Assisted Living Vs Nursing Home Essay

    696 Words  | 2 Pages

    These facilities are regulated by the state and federal government and these regulations protects the senior residents. For example it is mandatory for the facilities in Texas to provide mandatory services such as daily living activities like dressing, feeding or help prepare meals and cleaning. Depending on the facility license the staff would have to assist with financial management and certain medical services. Even though the federal government developed guidelines the state can make their own as long as it complies with the federal government. Some organizations may accept private pay while others accepted Medicaid. Regulations are developed to protect residence that from being in an unsafe environment. As a result some assisted living and nursing homes are unable to continue services by having fines or closing for an unknown amount of time. Since each state has different set of regulations I will focus on the state regulations in Texas because it is the state I reside in. The organization in Texas that regulates assisted living and nursing homes is the Department of Aging and Disability services(DADS).

    Read More

  • Benefits Of Ageing

    1730 Words  | 4 Pages

    In today’s society, what was once said to be true and taken as fact regarding older people is no longer the whole story. As Laslett states, “At all times before the middle of the twentieth century and all over the globe the greater part of human life potential has been wasted, by people dying before their allotted time was up.” (1989a), and to a great extent a lot

    Read More

  • Moldistribution Of Health Care Personnel

    1132 Words  | 3 Pages

    The existing U.S. population is over 315 million and rising. In the year 2030, 72 million Americans will be 65 or older, a 50 percent change in age demographics since the year 2000. The change is primarily due to the aging baby boomers, who were born at the end of World War II. Americans are living longer than ever befo...

    Read More

  • Challenges of Health Care and the Aging Population

    1317 Words  | 3 Pages

    Bowerman, Mary. "Americans Shrug off Worries over Aging Population." USA Today. N.p., 30 Jan. 2014. Web.

    Read More

  • Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

    1034 Words  | 3 Pages

    Berger, K. S. (2010). Invitation to The Life Span (Second Edition). Unite State of America: Worth Publishers.

    Read More

More about Policy Analysis of the Older Americans Act of 1965

Open Document