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.

This webinar will spotlight four American Job Centers (AJCs) located in New York and Colorado. Presenters will share insights on the services the AJCs provide, share a roadmap for accessing AJC services, discuss the critical role of partnerships in service delivery, and highlight the creative integration of universal design principles to ensure meaningful access to all customers using AJC services.

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.

This webinar will discuss the unique challenges that island and coastal communities face in the wake of natural and human-made disasters, from typhoons and tidal waves to wildfires and rising sea levels.

In this Policy Round-Up:

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Trust for America’s Health are hosting the 2024 National Healthy Aging Symposium: Innovation Across the Age-Friendly Ecosystem. ACL’s Alison Barkoff, Kari Benson, and Lori Gerhard will join leaders from across government and the private sector for the conversation.

Today is HIV and Aging Awareness Day, an opportunity to celebrate the resilience and advocacy of long-term HIV survivors, many of whom have been fighting for access to treatment and freedom from discrimination since the emergence of the virus in North America forty years ago. It is also a time to reflect on how our health care and social services infrastructure can continue to evolve to best meet the needs of older adults living with HIV and long-term survivors, many of whom face unique barriers to healthy, dignified aging.

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.