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1991.11.18 :  National Eldercare Institutes

Contact:  Saadia Greenberg (202) 619-0441
November 18, 1991

       HHS Commissioner on Aging Joyce T. Berry, Ph.D., today
announced the award of funds totaling approximately three million
dollars in first-year funding to support 12 National Eldercare
Institutes.  These new institutes will work cooperatively with
Commissioner Berry's recently launched National Eldercare
Campaign, a nationwide movement involving all sectors of society
on behalf of frail and vulnerable older Americans at risk of
losing their independence.
       Commissioner Berry said, "Each National Eldercare
Institute will focus on a critical substantive area relevant to
improving eldercare services, both in the home and in the
community.  Each will address issues vitally important to those
older persons struggling to maintain their self-sufficiency.  
       "Working in close collaboration with eldercare coalitions
in communities across the nation, the institutes will undertake a
variety of activities designed to support and assist these
coalitions to accomplish their mission.  These efforts will
enhance the coalitions' capabilities to address important issues
in their communities, assist them in the development of
strategies to implement community care agendas, and promote the
adoption of these agendas by segments of society that can build a
broad base of support for eldercare expansion."  

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       The Administration on Aging entered into cooperative
agreements with the following institutions and organizations to
establish and operate National Eldercare Institutes:
     o    The National Association of State Units on Aging, in
          collaboration with Brandeis University, will operate
          the National Eldercare Institute on Long Term Care.

     o    The National Association of State Units on Aging will
          also operate the National Eldercare Institute on Elder
          Abuse and State Ombudsman Services, along with the
          American Public Welfare Association and the National
          Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform. 

     o    The National Council of Negro Women will operate the
          National Eldercare Institute on Older Women, in
          collaboration with Brandeis University and the Older
          Women's League.

     o    The National Council on Aging will operate the National
          Eldercare Institute on Multipurpose Senior Centers and
          Community Focal Points.

     o    The Community Transportation Association of America
          will operate the National Eldercare Institute on
          Transportation in collaboration with the National
          Association of Area Agencies on Aging. 

     o    The University of Southern California will operate the
          National Eldercare Institute on Housing and Supportive
          Services.

     o    The National Association of Nutrition and Aging
          Services Providers will operate the National Eldercare
          Institute on Nutrition in collaboration with the
          National Association of Meal Programs.

     o    Hunter College of the City University of New York in
          collaboration with the University of Southern
          California, will operate the National Eldercare
          Institute on Human Resources Development.

     o    The American Association of Retired Persons in
          collaboration with Meharry Medical College will operate
          the National Eldercare Institute on Health Promotion.


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     o    Families USA Foundation, Inc. will operate the National
          Eldercare Institute on Income Security. 

     o    The University of Maryland will operate the National
          Eldercare Institute on Employment and Volunteerism in
          collaboration with the National Council on Aging.

     o    The Washington Business Group on Health in
          collaboration with the American Society on Aging will
          operate the National Eldercare Institute on Business
          and Aging.


       The Administration on Aging, an agency of the Department
of Health and Human Services, serves as a focal point within the
federal government for the needs and concerns of older people.

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