Improving the quality of assisted living communities and nursing facilities, and increasing affordability and expanding coverage of long-term services and supports, are among the opportunities a National Plan on Aging can address, according to Justice in Aging.
The national advocacy organization released an issue brief on Tuesday outlining how the federal government can expand on the Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging, released in May by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities, to help everyone thrive as they grow older.
“Creating a national plan on aging is an opportunity to ensure that programs and services are available, accessible and coordinated for all older adults,” according to the brief. “If we create an inclusive plan, we can build a world where our experiences aging in this country are not fraught with barriers, discrimination and invisibility, but rather are filled with recognition, dignity and celebration.”
