Pennsylvania Department of Aging Seeks Input on Its Plan on Aging

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging has issued a survey for the general public and community stakeholders to comment on its strategies and priorities as part of the process of completing a State Plan on Aging for 2020-2024, reports the Reading Eagle . The plan aims to help Pennsylvania fulfill the objectives of the Older Americans Act, and will be submitted to the Administration for Community Living with a vision and direction for the state's network of aging services. Survey respondents are asked to prioritize services and quality-of-life issues of greatest interest to them in ensuring age-friendly communities over the next four years. Citizens 60 and older are strongly encouraged to participate. "The survey is user friendly, and the Department of Aging hopes to have community members, consumers of services, caregivers and advocates give us their input," said Pennsylvania's Acting Secretary of Aging Robert Torres. "We truly value the feedback that we receive in order to craft a plan that continues to prioritize the needs and services of older Pennsylvanians now and in the future." The Department is mandated to submit a plan every four years, with the next one due by Oct. 1.