Fact Sheets, Issue Briefs & Snapshots

Fact Sheets, Issue Briefs, and Snapshots are intended to help prepare everyone for the longevity revolution by heightening awareness to the demographics and challenges of the rapidly advancing 21st Century. These information pieces include an overview of the subject and details related to Administration on Aging initiatives. Also included are various resource listings such as federal agencies, national organizations and suggested readings in some cases.

• Fact Sheets
• Issue Briefs
• Snapshots

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Fact Sheets
Fact Sheets are for professionals in the field of aging, service providers and policymakers as well as older Americans and their family members.
Fact Sheet Title	Download Print Version	Order by Mail (Quantity = 10 max)
Administration on Aging	PDF - 97 KB Word - 97 KB
Aging and Disability Resource Centers	PDF - 800 KB Word - 100 KB
Assistive Technology	PDF - 99 KB Word - 114 KB
Assisted Living	PDF - 85 KB Word - 110 KB
Challenges of Global Aging	PDF - 134 KB Word - 539 KB
Home Health Care	PDF - 80 KB Word - 89 KB
Home Modification	PDF - 108 KB Word - 109 KB
Hospice	PDF - 801 KB Word - 90 KB
Housing - Government Assitance	PDF - 085 KB Word - 103 KB
Nursing Home Diversion Modernization Grant Program	PDF - 95 KB Word - 85 KB
Elderly Nutrition Program	PDF - 114 KB Word - 134 KB
Older Americans Act - A Laymans Guide	PDF Word
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American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Program	PDF - 56 KB Word - 83 KB
Evidenced-Based Disease Prevention Program	PDF - 812 KB Word - 989 MB
Alzheimer’s Disease	PDF - 62 KB Word - 94KB
Choices for Independence	PDF - 794 KB Word - 78 KB
Long Term Care Awareness Campaign	PDF
Long Term Care Ombudsman	PDF - 835 KB Word -   80 KB
National Education and Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning Fact sheet	Word -   86 KB

Snapshots
Snapshots provide fast facts, figures and statistics on an issue or a particular Administration on Aging program. These easy to read pieces are useful in writing proposals, preparing area plans or for the media
Snapshot Title	Download Print Version	Order by Mail (Quantity = 10 max)
National Family Caregiver Support Program	PDF - 153 KB Word - 128 KB
Family Caregiver Month Fact Sheets (Include American Indian and Alaska Native Fact Sheets)
A Statistical Profile of Black Older Americans Aged 65+	PDF - 61 KB Word - 201 KB
A Statistical Profile of Older Americans Aged 65+	PDF - 61 KB Word - 201 KB
A Statistical Profile of Hispanic Older Americans Aged 65+	PDF - 61 KB Word - 194 KB
There are Real Benefits to Volunteering	PDF - 130 KB

Issue Briefs
Issue Briefs are in-depth professional papers focusing on a particular issue of concern in the area of long-term care. They can be utilized by professionals as background pieces for research and increase awareness of a particular subject.
Long-Term Care Systems Change for the Aged and Americans With Disabilities: State Profiles	PDF - 100 KB Word - 150KB

Patron Information
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For More Information

Working in close partnership with its sister agencies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the AoA is the official Federal agency dedicated to policy development, planning and the delivery of supportive home and community-based services to older persons and their caregivers. The AoA works through the national aging network of 56 State Units on Aging, 655 Area Agencies on Aging, 236 Tribal and Native organizations representing 300 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal organizations, and two organizations serving Native Hawaiians, plus thousands of service providers, adult care centers, caregivers, and volunteers. For more information about the AoA, please contact:

U.S. Administration on Aging
Department of Health and Human Services

Phone: (202) 619-0724
Fax: (202) 357-3560
E-mail: aoainfo@aoa.gov
Website: http://www.aoa.gov
Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET