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GAO Conducts Elder Abuse Study

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is conducting a study on elder abuse at the request of the US Senate Aging Committee. The initiative seeks to address the following issues: 1) What are the nature and extent of data collected on the incidence of the various types of elder abuse nationwide? 2) What challenges, if any, affect the ability of Adult Protective Services (APS) agencies to prevent, identify, investigate, and resolve various types of elder abuse? and 3) In what ways does the federal government currently support state and local efforts to prevent, identify, investigate, and resolve cases of elder abuse, and how well does this support address the challenges APS agencies face in this area?  As part of the initiative, GAO will conduct site visits in six states and a 50-state survey.

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Older American's Act (OAA) Reauthorization Feedback: Still Time To Act

In 2011 Congress will consider reauthorization and amendments to the OAA effective in FY 2012. Even if you were not able to make it to a AOA listening forum, you may still provide feedback via the AoA website at http://www.aoa.gov/AoAroot/AoA_Programs/OAA/Reauthorization/Index.aspx