- abuse
means the knowing infliction of physical or psychological harm or the knowing deprivation of goods or services that are necessary to meet essential needs or to avoid physical or psychological harm.
- Administration
means the Administration on Aging.
- adult child with a disability
means a child who—
- adult protective services
means such services provided to adults as the Secretary may specify and includes services such as—
- age-friendly community
means a community that—
- Aging and Disability Resource Center
means an entity, network, or consortium established by a State as part of the State system of long-term care, to provide a coordinated and integrated system for older individuals and individuals with disabilities (as defined in section 12102 of this title), and the caregivers of older individuals and individuals with disabilities, that provides, in collaboration with (as appropriate) area agencies on aging, centers for independent living (as described in part C of chapter 1 of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.)), and other aging or disability entities—
- aging network
means the network of—
- allot
means allot under this subsection from a sum appropriated under section 3023(a) or 3023(b)(1) of this title, as the case may be;
- area agency on aging
means an area agency on aging designated under section 3025(a)(2)(A) of this title or a State agency performing the functions of an area agency on aging under section 3025(b)(5) of this title.
- Assistant Secretary
means the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
- assistive device
includes an assistive technology device.
- at risk for institutional placement
means, with respect to an older individual, that such individual is unable to perform at least 2 activities of daily living without substantial assistance (including verbal reminding, physical cuing, or supervision) and is determined by the State involved to be in need of placement in a long-term care facility.
- board and care facility
means an institution regulated by a State pursuant to section 1382e(e) of this title.
- caregiver
means an individual who has the responsibility for the care of an older individual, either voluntarily, by contract, by receipt of payment for care, or as a result of the operation of law and means a family member or other individual who provides (on behalf of such individual or of a public or private agency, organization, or institution) compensated or uncompensated care to an older individual.
- caregiver assessment
means a defined process of gathering information to identify the specific needs, barriers to carrying out caregiving responsibilities, and existing supports of a family caregiver or older relative caregiver, as identified by the caregiver involved, to appropriately target recommendations for support services described in section 3030s–1(b) of this title.
- child
means an individual who is not more than 18 years of age.
- civic engagement
means an individual or collective action designed to address a public concern or an unmet human, educational, health care, environmental, or public safety need.
- client assessment through case management
includes providing information relating to assistive technology.
- community service
means—
- community service employment
means part-time, temporary employment paid with grant funds in projects described in section 3056(b)(1)(D) of this title, through which eligible individuals are engaged in community service and receive work experience and job skills that can lead to unsubsidized employment.
- comprehensive and coordinated system
means a system for providing all necessary supportive services, including nutrition services, in a manner designed to—
- comprehensive elder justice system
means an integrated, multidisciplinary, and collaborative system for preventing, detecting, and addressing elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in a manner that—
- cost
means an expense, including an administrative expense, incurred by a recipient in developing or carrying out an agreement described in subsection (a), whether the recipient contributed funds, staff time, or other plant, equipment, or services to meet the expense.
- cost per authorized position
means the sum of—
- covered fiscal year
means any of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
- covered year
means fiscal year 2006 or a subsequent fiscal year.
- disability
means (except when such term is used in the phrase “severe disability”, “developmental disabilities”, “physical or mental disability”, “physical and mental disabilities”, or “physical disabilities”) a disability attributable to mental or physical impairment, or a combination of mental and physical impairments, that results in substantial functional limitations in 1 or more of the following areas of major life activity: (A) self-care, (B) receptive and expressive language, (C) learning, (D) mobility, (E) self-direction, (F) capacity for independent living, (G) economic self-sufficiency, (H) cognitive functioning, and (I) emotional adjustment.
- disease prevention and health promotion services
means— The term shall not include services for which payment may be made under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq., 1396 et seq.).
- economically sustainable transportation
means demand responsive transportation for older individuals—
- education and training service
means a supportive service designed to assist older individuals to better cope with their economic, health, and personal needs through services such as consumer education, continuing education, health education, preretirement education, financial planning, and other education and training services which will advance the objectives of this chapter.
- elder abuse
means abuse of an older individual.
- elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation
means abuse, neglect, and exploitation, of an older individual.
- elder justice
means—
- elder right
means a right of an older individual.
- eligible individual
means an individual who is age 55 or older and who has a low income (including any such individual whose income is not more than 125 percent of the poverty line), excluding any income that is unemployment compensation, a benefit received under title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), a payment made to or on behalf of veterans or former members of the Armed Forces under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 25 percent of a benefit received under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), subject to subsection (b).
- family caregiver
means an adult family member, or another individual, who is an informal provider of in-home and community care to an older individual or to an individual of any age with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological and organic brain dysfunction.
- family violence
has the same meaning given the term in the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act [42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.].
- fiscal year 2000 level of activities
means—
- focal point
means a facility established to encourage the maximum collocation and coordination of services for older individuals.
- frail
means, with respect to an older individual in a State, that the older individual is determined to be functionally impaired because the individual—
- grants to States
means grants made under this subchapter by the Secretary to the States.
- greatest economic need
means the need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty line.
- greatest social need
means the need caused by noneconomic factors, which include—
- Hispanic Center of Excellence in Applied Gerontology
means an institution of higher education with a program in applied gerontology that—
- Hispanic-serving institution
has the meaning given the term in section 1101a of title 20.
- historically Black college or university
has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 1061(2) of title 20.
- in-home services
includes—
- income
means income received during the 12-month period (or, at the option of the grantee involved, the annualized income for the 6-month period) ending on the date an eligible individual submits an application to participate in a project carried out under this subchapter by such grantee.
- Indian
means a person who is a member of an Indian tribe.
- Indian tribe
means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians (including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 92–203;
- individual with a disability
means an individual with a disability, as defined in section 12102 of this title, who is not less than age 18 and not more than age 59.
- individuals with barriers to employment
means minority individuals, Indian individuals, individuals with greatest economic need, eligible individuals who have been incarcerated or are under supervision following release from prison or jail, and individuals described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) of section 3056p of this title.
- information and assistance service
means a service for older individuals that—
- information and referral
includes information relating to assistive technology.
- institution of higher education
has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of title 20.
- level of activities
means the number of authorized positions multiplied by the cost per authorized position.
- local Ombudsman entity
means an entity designated under section 3058g(a)(5)(A) of this title to carry out the duties described in section 3058g(a)(5)(B) of this title with respect to a planning and service area or other substate area.
- long-term care
means any service, care, or item (including an assistive device), including a disease prevention and health promotion service, an in-home service, and a case management service—
- long-term care facility
means—
- multigenerational activity
means an activity that provides an opportunity for interaction between 2 or more individuals of different generations, including activities connecting older individuals and youth in a child care program, a youth day care program, an educational assistance program, an at-risk youth intervention program, a juvenile delinquency treatment program, a before- or after-school program, a library program, or a family support program.
- multigenerational coordinator
means a person who—
- multipurpose senior center
means a community facility for the organization and provision of a broad spectrum of services, which shall include provision of health (including mental and behavioral health), social, nutritional, and educational services and the provision of facilities for recreational activities for older individuals.
- national grants
means grants made under this subchapter by the Secretary to public and nonprofit private agency and organization grantees that operate under this subchapter.
- Native American
means—
- Native Hawaiian
means any individual any of whose ancestors were natives of the area which consists of the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778.
- Naturally Occurring Retirement Community
means a community with a concentrated population of older individuals, which may include a residential building, a housing complex, an area (including a rural area) of single family residences, or a neighborhood composed of age-integrated housing—
- neglect
means—
- Office
means the office established in section 3058g(a)(1)(A) of this title.
- older individual
means an individual who is 60 years of age or older.
- older relative caregiver
means a caregiver who—
- Ombudsman
means the individual described in section 3058g(a)(2) of this title.
- Pacific Island and Asian Americans
means Americans having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands.
- pension and other retirement benefits
means private, civil service, and other public pensions and retirement benefits, including benefits provided under—
- pension counseling and information program
means a program described in subsection (b).
- physical harm
means bodily injury, impairment, or disease.
- planning and service area
means an area designated by a State agency under section 3025(a)(1)(E) of this title, including a single planning and service area described in section 3025(b)(5)(A) of this title.
- poverty line
means the official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and adjusted by the Secretary in accordance with section 9902(2) of this title.2
- program
means the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program established in section 3058g(a)(1)(B) of this title.
- representative
includes an employee or volunteer who represents an entity designated under section 3058g(a)(5)(A) of this title and who is individually designated by the Ombudsman.
- representative payee
means a person who is appointed by a governmental entity to receive, on behalf of an older individual who is unable to manage funds by reason of a physical or mental incapacity, any funds owed to such individual by such entity.
- resident
means an individual of any age who resides in a long-term care facility.
- Secretary
means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, except that for purposes of subchapter IX such term means the Secretary of Labor.
- self-directed care
means an approach to providing services (including programs, benefits, supports, and technology) under this chapter intended to assist an individual with activities of daily living, in which—
- self-neglect
means an adult’s inability, due to physical or mental impairment or diminished capacity, to perform essential self-care tasks including—
- severe disability
means a severe, chronic disability attributable to mental or physical impairment, or a combination of mental and physical impairments, that—
- sexual assault
has the meaning given the term in section 10447 of title 34.1
- State
means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- State agency
means the agency designated under section 3025(a)(1) of this title.
- State assistive technology entity
means the agency, office, or other entity designated under subsection (c)(1) of section 3003 of title 29 to carry out State activities under such section.
- State system of long-term care
means the Federal, State, and local programs and activities administered by a State that provide, support, or facilitate access to long-term care for individuals in such State.
- supportive service
means a service described in section 3030d(a) of this title.
- supportive services
means services, such as transportation, child care, dependent care, housing, and needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in activities authorized under this subchapter, consistent with the provisions of this subchapter.
- traumatic brain injury
has the meaning given such term in section 280b–1c(d) of this title.
- tribal organization
means the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe, or any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body.
- unit of general purpose local government
means—
- United States
means the 50 States,1 and the District of Columbia.
- vulnerable elder rights protection activity
means an activity funded under part A.