COMPREHENSIVE OLDER AMERICANS SERVICES AMENDMENTS OF 1973 AND RELATED PROGRAMS HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON PUBLIC LAW 93-29 AN ACT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT 48-087 O HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1975 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey DOMINICK V. DANIELS, New Jersey AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS, California PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii (on leave) JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Pennsylvania THEODORE M. (Ted) RISENHOOVER, PAUL SIMON, Illinois EDWARD BEARD, Rhode Island CONTENTS Adkins, Bertha S., Chairman, Federal Council on the Aging- Ahrens, Robert J., Director, Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens, Member of Urban Elderly Coalition Chicago, Ill Balzano, Michael, Director, ACTION.. 264 Barton, Weldon V., director, Governmental Services, National Farmers 285 126 171 Bechill, William, associate professor, School of Social Work and Flemming, Hon. Arthur S., Commissioner, Administration on Aging, HEW, accompanied by: Stanley B. Thomas, Assistant Secretary Gonia, Robert E., director, Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments, Area Agency on Aging, Chairperson of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging- Hutton, William R., executive director, National Council of Senior Martin John B., legislative consultant, National Retired Teachers Nathanson, Paul, executive director, National Senior Citizens Law 292 330 Ossofsky, executive director, the National Council on the Aging... _ _ _ Risenhoover, Hon. Theodore M., a Representative in Congress from 226 Streib, Gordon F., chairman, Public Information Committee American Walker, Harry F., executive director, Commission on Aging, Maryland president, National Association of State Units on Aging, accom- panied by Louise Gerrard executive director, West Virginia Com- mission on Aging, first vice president, National Association of State Woodruff, Diana, assistant professor, psychology, Ethel Percy 236 Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.: Adkins, Bertha S., Chairman, Federal Council on the Aging: Prepared statement to the City Council Finance Committee_ "Proposed Revisions to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as Resolution from Social Service Committee for consideration by the Chicago Planning Council on Aging, January 30, 1975__ "Senior Citizens and the City of Chicago 1975 Budget," a report_ Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.-Continued Prepared statement of___ Responses of Mr. Balzano to questions asked by Chairman Retired Senior Volunteer Program, prepared statement of, sub- Beard, Hon. Edward P., a Representative in Congress from the State of Rhode Island, letter to Chairman Brademas, dated Jan- Bechill, William D., University of Maryland School of Social Work and Community Planning, Baltimore, Md., prepared statement of Brennan, Peter J., Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Carstenson, Dr. Blue, president, Carstenson & Associates, and the Crowley, David C., executive director, Ohio Commission on Aging: "A Consensus of Views of Executives of State Units on Aging From Several States at an Executive Seminar at Columbus, Addendum to the Columbus, Ohio, statement_ Prepared statement of___. Flemming, Arthur S., Commissioner On Aging, Department of Health, Page 264 276 275 289 184 111 Gonia, Bob, director, Area Agency on Aging, Top of Alabama Regional 165 Martin John B., National Retired Teachers Association and the 331 216 Ossofsky, Jack, executive director, the National Council on the Aging: Thomas, Stanley B., Jr., Assistant Secretary for Human Development, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, letter enclosing Woodruff, Diana, assistant professor, psychology, Ethel Percy An- drus Gerontology Center, Los Angeles, Calif.: "Biofeedback-Implications for Gerontology," an article entitled "The Usefulness of the Life-Span Approach for the Psychophysi- 247 |