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Older Americans Act: Disaster Assistance for Older Persons After Hurricane Katrina (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Sept. 22, 2005
Report Number RS22252
Report Type Report
Authors Carol O'Shaughnessy, Domestic Social Policy Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina is having significant negative effects on older persons with physical and mental disabilities. Persons who are socially isolated and dependent upon informal caregivers and social service programs to assist them live independently have immediate and long-term needs. The Administration on Aging (AoA) has allocated $750,000 in disaster relief funds available through the Older Americans Act to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi (divided equally among the three states). Congress may consider whether additional actions are necessary to assist state and area agencies on aging in their efforts to assist the frail elderly in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.