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(NUTRITION) Elderly to Get Equal Priority in Supplemental Food Program
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture is amending its regulations for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) by removing the priority afforded to women, infants and children over the elderly in program participation. As a result, local agencies are no longer required to prioritize benefit issuance based on population group. All CSFP applicants may be treated equally when caseload slots become available, provided all eligibility requirements are met.
02/05/2010 11:27 AM

(JOBS) Congress Urged to Include Older Americans in Relief Measures
    Responding to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AARP, the nation's largest advocacy organization representing people over 55-years old, wants federal lawmakers to make sure that any jobs bill coming out of Congress include provisions to help older workers.
02/05/2010 11:11 AM

(PENSIONS) Bendix Told to Pay $16.9 Million in Pension Debt
    The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has notified Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC of its responsibility to pay $16.9 million in pension liability. The obligation arises from the shutdown of Bendix's Frankfort, KY plant and the resulting job loss of some 60 workers who were participants in the underfunded Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees.
02/05/2010 10:52 AM

(AGING RESEARCH) NIA Funds Roybal Centers for Translational Research in Aging
    The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has renewed funding for nine Edward R. Roybal Centers for Research on Applied Gerontology and designated four new centers. The goal of the centers is to move promising social and behavioral research findings out of the laboratory and into programs and practices that will improve the lives of older people and help society adapt to an aging population.
02/04/2010 09:47 AM

(PENSIONS & RETIREMENT) Retirement Assets Total $15.6 Trillion in Third Quarter
    Americans held $15.6 trillion in retirement assets at the end of the third quarter of 2009, accounting for 35% of all household financial assets in the United States, the Investment Company Institute reports.
02/04/2010 09:15 AM

(CONFERENCE) Kathleen Sebelius to Speak at Aging in America Conference
    Aging in America, the annual conference of the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the American Society on Aging (ASA), March 15 -19, will tackle the critical and timely issues faced by professionals working with older adults.
02/03/2010 4:42 PM

(GRANTS) Up to $300K Available for Physical Therapy Research
    The Foundation for Physical Therapy, an independent nonprofit with the mission of funding physical therapy research, is accepting applications for a new two-year, $300,000 grant. Specifically, the Clagett Family Research Grant is intended to fund research on interventions that use exercise to improve mobililty and participation in older adults with multiple chronic conditions. The deaddline for Letters of Intent is March 1.
02/03/2010 1:34 PM

(GRANTS) Grants Will Help to Implement Home Health Technologies
    The Center for Technology & Aging is devoted to helping the nation more rapidly implement technologies that improve home- and community-based care for older adults. The center offers a Remote Patient Monitoring Diffusion Grants Program and is soliciting Letters of Intent from organizations interested in expanding the use of remote patient monitoring technologies to improve the health and safety of older adults. The deadline for Letters of Intent is March 12.
02/03/2010 1:28 PM

(AOA) Public Input Sought on Upcoming OAA Reauthorization
    Congress in 2011 will consider reauthorization and amendments to the Older Americans Act to become effective in FY 2012. In anticipation of this process, the Administration on Aging (AoA) is soliciting public input concerning the reauthorization through three mechanisms: (1) AoA-Convened Listening Forums; (2) OAA Reauthorization Input Events; and (3) Direct Input via the AoA website or mail.
02/02/2010 1:38 PM

(NIA) Agency Funds Centers to Study Demography of Aging; Three New Centers Named
    The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is committing more than $36.7 million over the next five years to support and expand its Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging. The Centers form a network of universities and organizations leading innovative studies on the characteristics of the aging population. The awards, which include some support from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, renewed support for 11 Centers and established three new ones.
02/02/2010 11:11 AM