Developments in Aging

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

U.S. SENATE,

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING,
Washington, D.C., April 1, 1977.

Hon. WALTER F. MONDALE,
President of the Senate,
Washington, D.C.

DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: Under authority of Senate Resolution 373 agreed to March 1, 1976, I am submitting to you the annual report of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, "Developments in Aging: 1976," Part II.

Publication has been delayed this year by one month because of Senate reorganization and the need for the new membership of this Committee to review the draft report.

Senate resolution 4, approved by the Senate, February 1, 1977, authorizes this Committee to continue inquiries and evaluations of issues on aging. This pertains not only to those of age 65 and beyond but others who find that advancing years effect their lives in one way or another.

On behalf of the members of the Committee audits staff, I want to extend my thanks to the officers of the Senate for the cooperation and courtesies extended to us.

Sincerely,

FRANK CHURCH,
Chairman

CONTENTS

Letter of transmittal__

Appendix 1. Annual report of the Federal Council on the Aging-

Appendix 2. Report of Legal Services Corp – –

Appendix 3. Reports from Federal departments and agencies:

Item 1. Department of Agriculture--

Item 2. Department of Commerce_

Item 3. Department of Defense.

Item 4. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Office of Human Development:

Administration on Aging-.

Introduction___.

Part I. Annual report for fiscal year 1976-

72

Organization of the fiscal year 1976 ÃoÃ annual

report_____

73

Administration on Aging activities by program_.

Programs directly affecting the elderly-

75

Programs supporting the concerns of the elderly..

80

Administration on Aging activities in terms of

forward plan goals---

85

Organization of the Administration on Aging--

List of working agreements negotiated by the

Administration on Aging--

Part II. Activities, first quarter of fiscal year 1977.

National network on aging conferences.

New AoA interagency agreements-

Transportation report...

KQED project- -

Part III. Directions for fiscal year 1977_

Increasing the number of older persons served and

110

Increasing general public involvement in solving the

Joint working agreement between the Administration

on Aging of the Department of Health, Education,

and Welfare, and the organization of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner

of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-

ment on Housing and Social Services for the Elderly.

I. Purpose.

II. Background.

III. Description of HUD and AoA programs--

IV. Joint objectives and activities..

Office of Consumer Affairs..

1. Consumer advocacy-

2. Consumer education and information_

3. Planning and analysis.

Social Security Administration.

1. Legislation..

2. OASDI benefits and beneficiaries_

Appendix 3. Reports from Federal departments and agencies--Continued

Item 4. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare-Continued

Social Security Administration--Continued

3. Medicare

4. Supplemental security income.

5. Black lung benefits and beneficiaries..

6. Ombudsman project__--

7. Planned activities for 1977.

Social and Rehabilitation Service

1. Research and evaluation__

2. Social services program.

3. Medical assistance program.

131

Office of Education__

135

Part II. Noninstitutional care.

5. Bureau of Health Manpower.

B. National Institutes of Health.

National Institute on Aging....

C. Office of Long-Term Care__

Part I. Institutional care.

Part III. Other long-term care activities.-

Item 5. Letter from G. Donald Whedon, M.D., Director, National

Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases; to

Senator Frank Church_.

Item 1. Letter and accompanying enrolled bill from Gov. Daniel

Evans, Olympia, Wash.....

249

Item 2. New Jersey State Senate Institutions, Health and Welfare

Committee statement to senate bill No. 944--

Appendix 5. Material related to problems in implementing specialized

transportation in New York.

252

258

Appendix 6. Letter from Senator Frank Church, chairman, Committee on

Aging, to Michael J. Codd, police commissioner, New York City,

dated November 12, 1976, and reply from Mr. Codd, dated December 13,

1976-

Appendix 7. Publications List: Committee hearings and reports. -

Appendix 8. Hearings held by the Special Committee on Aging during 1976-

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APRIL 7 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 21), 1977.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. CHURCH, from the Special Committee on Aging,
submitted the following

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: On behalf of the Federal Council on the Aging, I am pleased to submit the third annual report of the Federal Council on the Aging. Our report also includes some of the plans which we have for 1977.

This report shows that the Council has made recommendations

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