To better understand falls and these programs, we asked a few professionals to share their perspectives. Kathy Cameron and Emily Nabors are on the National Council on Aging (NCOA) team operating ACL’s National Falls Prevention Resource Center. Karla Cazer works on an ACL-funded falls prevention grant project at Sanford Medical Center in South Dakota.

RRTCs conduct research, provide training and technical assistance, and share information to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. These activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, people with disabilities and their families, and other stakeholders.

ACL, with support from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the National Association of Medicaid Directors, developed a resource for state Medicaid programs detailing the benefits of leveraging Medicaid administrative claiming for No Wrong Door (NWD) System functions.

ACL is awarding grants totaling more than $2.8 million in the first year to the following to increase the availability emergency and transitional housing and supportive services for older adults, including those with disabilities, who experience abuse, neglect and/or exploitation.

The purpose of the DRRP program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, trainings, and related activities (including international activities) to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities.

Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Administration for Community Living (ACL), delivered to Congress a progress report on federal implementation of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. The strategy presents a vision, establishes goals, and provides recommendations for ensuring that family caregivers have the support and resources they need.

Led by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), Malnutrition Awareness Week is a campaign to educate professionals and consumers about detecting and treating malnutrition, a condition that is more common and has a greater impact as we age.

The purpose of the SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting federal research or research and development needs, and improve the return on investment from federally funded research for economic and social benefits to the nation.

ACL has awarded Elder Justice Innovation Grants (EJIGs) to the highest courts in five states and territories to enhance protections for the rights of older adults and adults with disabilities who are under, or at risk of, guardianship or conservatorship. The grants, which total over $1.8 million for the first of three project years, seek to address the fairness, effectiveness, timeliness, safety, and integrity of adult guardianship proceedings and improve the experiences of individuals at risk of guardianship or conservatorship.

An estimated 6.2 million individuals in the United States are living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD); that number is projected to triple by 2050. ACL's ADPI program is dedicated to meeting this challenge by developing and expanding dementia capability in states and communities nationwide, including tribal communities.