Older Americans Act

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Aging policy legislation United States federal law

The Older Americans Act is a U.S. federal law that funds and organizes services and supports to help people aged 60 and older maintain health, independence, and community living.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Older Americans Act of 1965 1
Older Americans Act programs 1
Title V of the Older Americans Act 1

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aging policy legislation ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ
administeredBy Administration for Community Living NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
ageEligibilityMinimum 60 ⓘ
authorizes grants to area agencies on aging ⓘ
grants to states for aging services ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creates national aging network ⓘ
dateEnacted 1965-07-14 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1965-07-14 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Administration on Aging NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn aging in place ⓘ
community-based services ⓘ
independent living for older adults ⓘ
funds caregiver support services ⓘ
congregate meals ⓘ
disease prevention and health promotion services ⓘ
elder abuse prevention activities ⓘ
home-delivered meals ⓘ
in-home services for older adults ⓘ
legal assistance for older adults ⓘ
long-term care ombudsman programs ⓘ
nutrition services for older adults ⓘ
senior centers ⓘ
supportive services for older adults ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
policyArea aging ⓘ
health and human services ⓘ
social services ⓘ
provides information and assistance services ⓘ
support for family caregivers ⓘ
transportation services for older adults ⓘ
purpose to help older adults maintain health and independence ⓘ
to provide comprehensive services for older Americans ⓘ
to support community living for older adults ⓘ
reauthorized 1972 ⓘ
1978 ⓘ
1992 ⓘ
2000 ⓘ
2006 ⓘ
2016 ⓘ
2020 ⓘ
section Title I ⓘ
Title II ⓘ
Title III ⓘ
Title IV NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title V ⓘ
Title VI NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title VII NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortTitle Older Americans Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
targetPopulation people aged 60 and older ⓘ
title Title III – Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging ⓘ
Title V – Community Service Senior Opportunities Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title VI – Grants for Native Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title VII – Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Activities NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Area Agencies on Aging in New York State → governingLaw → Older Americans Act ⓘ
Magna Carta of the Elderly groundwork (Older Americans Act amendments) → basedOn → Older Americans Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Magna Carta of the Elderly groundwork
Magna Carta of the Elderly groundwork (Older Americans Act amendments) → implementedThrough → Older Americans Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Magna Carta of the Elderly groundwork
this entity surface form: Older Americans Act programs
Senior Community Service Employment Program (historically and/or in part) → legalBasis → Older Americans Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Senior Community Service Employment Program
Senior Community Service Employment Program (historically and/or in part) → legalBasis → Older Americans Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Senior Community Service Employment Program
this entity surface form: Title V of the Older Americans Act
Senior Community Service Employment Program (historically and/or in part) → createdUnder → Older Americans Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Senior Community Service Employment Program
this entity surface form: Older Americans Act of 1965