By Lance Robertson, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging   We hear repeatedly that without family caregivers, our long-term services system would be stretched to the breaking point. Family caregivers make it possible for so many of our nation’s citizens to remain independent, living in the settings of their choice. 

By Lance Robertson, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging

The Administration for Community Living's Administration on Aging announces two new funding opportunities in the areas of Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) and Falls Prevention. Both opportunities are designed to develop capacity for, bring to scale, and sustain evidence-based self-management or falls prevention programs for older adults and adults/older adults with disabilities.

ACL Principal Deputy Administrator Mary Lazare addresses a Medicare 101 workshop.

Today, ACL has released new nationally collected data on the exploitation and abuse of older adults and adults with disabilities.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) conducted a three-part evaluation of its Title III-C Nutrition Services Program (N

Two new funding opportunities from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL have been announced for the

Today our country honors the men and women who have served in the military.  We celebrate and express our appreciation for all they have done to defend our country and promote freedom and democratic ideals around the world. More than ten percent of our staff at ACL have worn a military uniform at some point in their lives. Some of them served for a few years, others retired after a full military career, and still others fall somewhere in between. Some are still serving.

As the calendar turns to November, we celebrate National Family Caregivers Month – an opportunity for communities across the country to come together to support and recognize the contributions and sacrifices made on a daily basis by family caregivers of all ages. Family caregivers are the heart and soul of our nation’s long-term care system. They represent an estimated 80 percent of the long-term care in the United States provided by family and other unpaid caregivers. Their support allows countless older adults and people with disabilities to remain fully engaged in their communities.