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o4a In the News

• How an area agency on aging helped bridge the gap on in home care Richland Source, March 3, 2024
• Three years and $23 dollars later, older Ohioans still need help: Beth Kowalczyk and Hope Lane-Gavin. Cleveland.com April 30, 2023
• Springfield seniors to learn about Reframing Aging work Springfield News-Sun April 24, 2023
• ‘We lost everything’: Ohio mom says Medicaid’s low rates delayed care for her daughter. Columbus Dispatch, April 7, 2023
• Low wages mean elderly care shortages. Ohio’s new budget could help. Statehouse News Bureau, March 16, 2023

• CAREGIVERS IN CRISIS:  Low wages, staffing shortages hinder growing need for more home health services Crains Cleveland Business, December 12, 2022

• Gaps in care for the elderly are discussed Lima News, December 6, 2022

• Ohio home care workforce crisis Sidney News, November 17, 2022
• Roundtable Addresses Home Care Workforce Shortage Crisis Area Agency on Aging 2, November 17, 2022
• Area Agency on Aging Region 9 Inc. holds roundtable on workforce crisis Herald Star, November 15, 2022

• Nursing homes spent big on Ohio politics. They could be in for a big Medicaid boost  Cleveland.com, November 20, 2022

• ‘Uncharted waters.’ DeWine, state must rescue Ohioans battling hunger, inflation | Our View, Columbus Dispatch, July 31, 2022

• Letters: SNAP benefits to be slashed soon. Elderly will turn to food pantries to stay fed. Columbus Dispatch, June 13, 2022

• Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Medical Mutual Award Innovative Programs for Older Ohioans – June 7, 2022

• Historically underfunded, home and community-based care in Ohio finally will get $517 million boost– Columbus Dispatch, September 30, 2021

• Nursing homes spent at least $6 million on Ohio politics in five years, Ohio Capital Journal, April 19, 2021

• This new law means many more Ohio officials are watching out for elder abuse. Here’s why it was passed, Dayton Daily News, September 29, 2018

• Malnutrition is a leading cause of illness, death among seniors, Columbus Dispatch, September 2, 2018
• State and Local Groups Join Walgreens On Fall Injury Prevention, WTVG, August 3, 2018
• Central Ohio Resident Larke Recchie Appointed to AARP Ohio Executive Council, AARP Ohio, September 6, 2017.

• Older adults need our support-Columbus Dispatch, June 2, 2017

• Who will provide aging Ohioans with long-term care, and who will pay? Columbus Dispatch, September 7, 2016
• Many seniors not eating well enough, Columbus Dispatch, January 11, 2016
• Letter to the Editor: Independent-living plan got high marks, Columbus Dispatch, January 23, 2013

o4a Press Releases

• Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Medical Mutual Award Innovative Programs for Older Ohioans, June 8, 2022
  

• Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging Response to House Bill 110 (as passed by the General Assembly), June 29, 2021
• Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging Response to Substitute House Bill 110, April 14, 2021

• New Report: Ohio’s Area Agencies on Aging Respond to COVID-19, October 12, 2020

• o4a Statement on Dewine Administration and General Assembly Actions – March 27, 2020

• Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging Unveils 2018 Award Winners: Representatives LaTourette and Sykes, COHHIO Director Are Among Those Celebrated for Serving Older Ohioans – November 1, 2018
• Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging Unveils 2017 Award Winners: Ohio AG Elder Justice Initiative Director, Veterans Affairs Medical Director, Athens County Department of Job and Family Services Are Among Those Celebrated for Serving Older Ohioans – November 16, 2017
• Senior Services Levies Receive Overwhelming Community Support Amid Growing Need – November 8, 2017
• Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging: Response to Governor’s SFY 2018-2019 Budget – January 30, 2017
• Aging Network Praises New Investment for Protection for Seniors – June 16, 2015