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| County Supervisor Doreen Farr, Congresswoman Lois Capps, and Phylene Wiggins of the Santa Barbara Foundation at the event. |
The 2015 White House Conference on Aging identified the topics for discussion: Ensuring Retirement Security, Promoting Healthy Aging, Providing Long-term Services and Support, and Protecting Older Americans from Financial Exploitation, Abuse and Neglect.
The event was sponsored by several local organizations including the Area Agency on Aging and the Santa Barbara Foundation, in collaboration with Congresswoman Lois Capps and the County of Santa Barbara. County Supervisor Doreen Farr moderated the local forum.
The first White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) was held in 1961, with subsequent conferences in 1971, 1981, 1995, and 2005. These conferences have been viewed as catalysts for development of aging policy over the past 50 years. The conferences generated ideas and momentum prompting the establishment of policies and/or key improvements in many of the programs that represent America’s commitment to older Americans including: Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and the Older Americans Act.
The 2015 White House Conference on Aging will be held July 13, 2015 and will be simulcast to local events across the country, including several events in our area. The year 2015 is marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act, as well as the 80th anniversary of Social Security. The 2015 White House Conference on Aging is an opportunity to recognize the importance of these key programs, while looking ahead to the issues that will help shape the landscape for older Americans for the next decade.
