The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL issued a request for information about people with disabilities and opioid use disorder, which yielded comments from 50 respondents, including consumers, community and national organizations, research teams, and federal partners. 

New brain health resources are available for educators and consumers! ACL's 2018 update of its Brain Health Resource offers a PowerPoint presentation for professionals to use in educating older adults and adults with disabilities about brain health as we age, and a related handout for consumers. These materials update and simplify educational materials from a 2014 collaboration between ACL, the National Institutes for Health (NIH), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Today marks the start of Older Americans Month. In his proclamation issued on May 1,  President Donald J. Trump states:

A Profile of Older Americans: 2017, an annual summary of the latest statistics on the older population compiled primarily from U.S.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting input to help develop a potential mode for direct provider contracting.

Please be aware that the Eldercare Locator’s website address has changed due to federal security mandates. The website address had been eldercare.gov and is now:

Two new resources are available for community-based organizations to help with business planning and contracting with health care organizations and payers.

Older Americans Month is just a couple of weeks away and we've posted sharable social media images on the official OAM website (acl.gov/oam) to help you promote and celebrate. Get English and Spanish #OAM18 graphics to use across your social platforms.

A new funding opportunity from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has been announced for a Di