[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26663-26664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09762]


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                Proclamation 10382 of April 29, 2022

                
Older Americans Month, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During Older Americans Month, we honor our Nation's 
                seniors and the tremendous impact they have made in 
                helping build a more perfect Union. Older Americans 
                contribute their time and wisdom to make our 
                communities stronger, more informed, and better 
                connected. They are our loved ones, friends, mentors, 
                essential workers, volunteers, and neighbors. We 
                celebrate their achievements and recommit to providing 
                our elders with the support and services they need to 
                thrive and age with dignity.

                Older adults have always been a vital source of 
                strength and resilience in America. During the 
                pandemic, many seniors came out of retirement to serve 
                their communities in health care and education roles, 
                filling job vacancies in critical shortage areas. 
                Moving forward, we must ensure that older Americans 
                have the appropriate resources to maintain their 
                independence and stay connected to their communities.

                My Administration is committed to keeping older 
                Americans safe and healthy as they age. The American 
                Rescue Plan allocated $1.4 billion to providing older 
                adults with services for nutrition, health promotion, 
                disease prevention, caregiver support, and long-term 
                care. It also provided additional Medicaid funding to 
                support millions of older adults with disabilities and 
                to help States improve the quality of caregiving jobs. 
                My Administration is also dedicated to improving the 
                safety and quality of care in nursing homes--ensuring 
                that they have sufficient staff, that families have the 
                necessary information to support their loved ones, and 
                that poorly performing nursing homes are held 
                accountable.

                This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 
                Older Americans Act Nutrition Program--the first 
                Federal program to support the well-being of older 
                Americans through meal deliveries, nutrition services, 
                educational programs, and counseling. We also celebrate 
                the 10th anniversary of the National Plan to Address 
                Alzheimer's Disease and recommit to building upon this 
                important work.

                During Older Americans Month, let us pay tribute to the 
                seniors who raised and guided us throughout our lives, 
                and let us renew our commitment to honoring their 
                contributions by giving them the fullest care, support, 
                and respect they deserve.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as 
                Older Americans Month. This month and beyond, I call 
                upon all Americans to celebrate older adults for their 
                contributions, support their independence, and 
                recognize their unparalleled value to our Nation.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2022-09762
Filed 5-4-22; 8:45 am]
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