Bill > HR4969

This bill, the Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021, aims to reauthorize funding for programs that prevent, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Specifically, it would: - Reauthorize funding for nursing home worker training grants, adult protective services functions and grant programs, and the long-term care ombudsman program. - Provide grants to states to support medical-legal partnerships and address social isolation among vulnerable older adults. - Require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit regular assessment reports to Congress on the effectiveness of these programs and activities in preventing, detecting, and treating abuse, neglect, and exploitation of aging Americans. The bill aims to strengthen the infrastructure and coordination of elder justice efforts across the country to better protect and support older adults.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4969/all-info