Presidential Document2022-09762
Older Americans Month, 2022
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Published
May 5, 2022
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April 29, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26663-26664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09762]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 87 / Thursday, May 5, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10382 of April 29, 2022
Older Americans Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Older Americans Month, we honor our Nation's
seniors and the tremendous impact they have made in
helping build a more perfect Union. Older Americans
contribute their time and wisdom to make our
communities stronger, more informed, and better
connected. They are our loved ones, friends, mentors,
essential workers, volunteers, and neighbors. We
celebrate their achievements and recommit to providing
our elders with the support and services they need to
thrive and age with dignity.
Older adults have always been a vital source of
strength and resilience in America. During the
pandemic, many seniors came out of retirement to serve
their communities in health care and education roles,
filling job vacancies in critical shortage areas.
Moving forward, we must ensure that older Americans
have the appropriate resources to maintain their
independence and stay connected to their communities.
My Administration is committed to keeping older
Americans safe and healthy as they age. The American
Rescue Plan allocated $1.4 billion to providing older
adults with services for nutrition, health promotion,
disease prevention, caregiver support, and long-term
care. It also provided additional Medicaid funding to
support millions of older adults with disabilities and
to help States improve the quality of caregiving jobs.
My Administration is also dedicated to improving the
safety and quality of care in nursing homes--ensuring
that they have sufficient staff, that families have the
necessary information to support their loved ones, and
that poorly performing nursing homes are held
accountable.
This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
Older Americans Act Nutrition Program--the first
Federal program to support the well-being of older
Americans through meal deliveries, nutrition services,
educational programs, and counseling. We also celebrate
the 10th anniversary of the National Plan to Address
Alzheimer's Disease and recommit to building upon this
important work.
During Older Americans Month, let us pay tribute to the
seniors who raised and guided us throughout our lives,
and let us renew our commitment to honoring their
contributions by giving them the fullest care, support,
and respect they deserve.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as
Older Americans Month. This month and beyond, I call
upon all Americans to celebrate older adults for their
contributions, support their independence, and
recognize their unparalleled value to our Nation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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