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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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26664 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 87 / Thursday, May 5, 2022 / Presidential Documents 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09762 

Filed 5–4–22; 8:45 am] 

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