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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 86 / Thursday, May 6, 2021 / Presidential Documents
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Presidential Documents
Proclamation 10200 of May 3, 2021

Older Americans Month, 2021
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation During Older Americans Month, we celebrate older Americans and the key role they play in sharing the wisdom and experience that inform todays decisions and actions, and fostering the connection and engagement that build strong, resilient communities. And, we recognize our responsibility to ensure that every American has the opportunity to age with dignity.
The COVID19 pandemic has imposed tremendous hardships on our Nations older Americans. Older adultsparticularly those from communities of colorhave comprised the majority of deaths from COVID19, with more than 80 percent of all deaths to date occurring in persons 65 and older.
Many older Americans have also suffered extreme social isolation from being separated from friends, family, and community resources throughout the pandemic. In spite of this, older Americans have stepped up to support their families, friends, and neighbors. They are among our essential workers, volunteers, and donors, bolstering their communities and inspiring others to do the same. I am committed to ensuring older adults are central in our countrys recovery efforts.
My Administration recognizes the value of our older adults and supports the issues most important to them, such as Medicare, Social Security, lowering the price of prescription drugs, and long-term care optionsincluding Medicaids home and community-based services programs. The American Rescue Plan puts the needs of older Americans at the forefront of our countrys path to recovery, starting by mounting a national vaccination program to quickly and efficiently deliver lifesaving vaccines, prioritizing our older citizens.

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The American Rescue Plan also provides much needed support to skilled nursing facilities, so they can improve infection control and vaccination rollout capability by partnering with quality improvement organizations.
The law allocates funding to support mitigation, clinical care, infection control, and staffing in long-term care facilities during the pandemic. The law also provides significant funding to support older adults who receive home and community-based services through Medicaid to help them remain safe and independent in their own homes and communities throughout the pandemic.
And, the American Rescue Plan adds substantial funding to programs authorized under the Older Americans Act. These programs also connect older adults and their caregivers to food, health care, and other home and community-based services. The American Rescue Plan also calls for the establishment of the National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families, to give much needed aid to those older Americans who have stepped up to parent the next generation of Americans. Finally, the plan enhances the Elder Justice Act and ensures Adult Protective Services can be used to protect the safety of all adults as they age.
As our country works to put COVID19 behind us, we know there is more we must do to ensure that older Americans can live and age with dignity.
We are committed to ensuring older Americans can easily access appropriate services they need to stay safe and healthy as they age.

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