May 19, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact: AoA Press Office (202) 401-4541

Josefina G. Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging of the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) will join a panel of national experts on Thursday, May 20, 2004, at a policy forum sponsored by the National Governors Association.

The Panel will provide a national overview of long term care trends—where the states stand today and where they are headed in the future with respect to: promoting community-based care, encouraging personal financial planning, promoting health and wellness, and supporting caregivers and in-home workers. Assistant Secretary Carbonell will specifically discuss home and community-based care.
The event will take place on:

WHEN:Thursday, May 20, 2004 – (4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.)*
*(Press availability following remarks)

WHERE:Chicago Downtown Marriott
540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60611

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging (AoA), works with a nationwide network of organizations and service providers to make support services and resources available to older persons and their caregivers. For more information about the AoA, please contact: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Washington, D.C. 20201, Phone (202) 401-4541.

AoA Web site: http://www.aoa.gov
Email: aoainfo@aoa.gov

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The AoA is a Federal agency dedicated to policy development, planning and the delivery of supportive home and community-based services to older persons and their caregivers through the national aging network of state and local agencies on aging, tribal organizations, service providers and volunteers.