WHCoA issues top 10 resolutions for 2006
Rehab Regs, December 30, 2005
Delegates at the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) will present their top 10 resolutions to President Bush and Congress. These resolutions will address the pressing aging issues of today and the future.
The delegates developed the following 10 resolutions and strategies during workshop sessions:
1. Reauthorize the Older Americans Act within the first six months after the 2005 WHCoA
2. Develop a coordinated, comprehensive long-term care strategy by supporting public- and private-sector initiatives that address financing, choice, quality, service delivery, and the paid and unpaid workforce
3. Ensure that older Americans have transportation options to retain their mobility and independence
4. Strengthen and improve the Medicaid program for seniors
5. Strengthen and improve the Medicare program
6. Support geriatric education and training for all healthcare professionals, paraprofessionals, health profession students, and direct care workers
7. Promote innovative models of non-institutional long-term care
8. Improve recognition, assessment, and treatment of mental illness and depression among older Americans
9. Attain adequate numbers of healthcare personnel in all professions who are skilled, culturally competent, and specialized in geriatrics
10. Improve state and local integrated delivery systems to meet 21st century needs of seniors
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