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Housing and Services Resource Center Management and Partnership Activities for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

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The Administration for Community Living (ACL) was created around the fundamental principle that older adults and people of all ages with disabilities should be able to live where they choose, with the people they choose, and with the ability to participate fully in their communities. New Editions provides program management, service coordination and technical assistance (TA) to ACL for the Housing and Services Resource Center (HSRC).

Title VI Tracking Workbook Development and Technical Assistance

American Indian family eating in a cafeteria

Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Community Living

Title VI of the Older Americans Act provides grants to organizations (i.e., Title VI grantees) to support American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the areas of nutrition, supportive services for older adults, and caregiver services. The nutrition and supportive services grants include congregate and home-delivered meals, information and referral, transportation, personal care, chores, health promotion and disease prevention, and other supportive services.

Staffing Support in the Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services – Family Caregiving

Abstract depiction of two individuals providing caregiver support services to an older woman

Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Community Living

New Editions provides subject matter expertise in family caregiving to assist the Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services (OSCS) in launching their family caregiving program with five new grant programs and a multi-faceted technical assistance and coordinating center. These services support the operation of these new Caregiving Projects of National Significance that focus on the goals and priorities of Administration for Community Living's (ACL) 2022 National Strategy to Support Family.

Expansive Executive Order Aims to Improve Long-Term Care for Children, Older Adults, and People with Disabilities

Kaitlin Murphy, MS

On April 18, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a historic, expansive set of executive directives to improve the long-term care landscape.

Highlighting Americans Aging with Disability During ACL’s Older Americans Month

Kaitlin Murphy, MS

Older Americans play essential roles in their communities, each offering a lifetime of valuable insight and experiences. The population of older adults in the United States is rapidly growing, with the U.S. Census Bureau predicting that adults over 65 will make up 21 percent of the population by 2030 (up from 14.9 percent in 2019). By 2060, the U.S. Census Bureau predicts that one in four Americans will be over age 65, with the number of people over 85 tripling (Vespa, 2018).

The Importance and Contribution of Volunteers in the National Aging Services Network

Anne Leopold, Senior Project Manager

During this month’s National Volunteer Month, we recognize the important contributions of volunteers by providing key highlights from a study, funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and conducted by New Editions Consulting, that assessed the role and economic value of volunteers in home- and community-based and long-term care programs for older adults.

National Senior Independence Month: A Spotlight on Self-Neglect

Rob Bartolotta, PhD

February is National Senior Independence Month. According to the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living -

Celebration of ACL’s Older Americans Month

Kaitlin Murphy

Each May, the Administration for Community Living observes Older Americans Month. In 2021 the theme is “Communities of Strength,” celebrating the resilience and strength older adults have built during lives filled with successes, failures, joys, and difficulties. The focus this year is on the power of connection and the vital role it plays in well-being.

Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS) Support

Department of Transportation

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is dedicated to promoting safe behaviors of older road users to include individuals age 65 and over who are drivers, passengers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists. New Editions provides content management and outreach support to NHTSA for the Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS).

Technical Assistance to States for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

Older Asian couple embracing and posing for a picture in front of their home

Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

New Editions assists the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the national implementation of regulations, particularly in regards to ensuring that beneficiaries receiving home and community-based services (HCBS) live and work in settings that are home and community-based and are integrated into the community. In March 2014, CMS published regulations to improve Medicaid HCBS by providing increased guidance on person-centered planning and by clarifying what protections must be in place when restrictions are imposed on individual rights.