A proposed nationwide grant program aims to give states up to $32.5 million collectively to develop master plans for aging to support the “massive demographic shift” that will, for the first time, see the population of older adults surpass that of younger age groups. The effort has the backing of one senior living and care advocacy group.
US Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), chairman of the US Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a committee member, on Wednesday introduced the Strategic Plan for Aging Act to create a program under the Older Americans Act to incentivize the creation of the state plans also known as multi-sector plans for aging. The senators called the legislation a “landmark bill.”
“After fighting in our wars, teaching our children and building our nation, older Americans deserve to age with dignity,” Casey said in a statement, adding that the act would give states the resources necessary to plan for the future to “ensure that no older Americans are left behind.” […]
Click here to read to the full piece. This story was originally published by McKnight’s Senior Living on March 1, 2024.
