Disaster relief funds, provided by the AoA through the Older Americans Act will be administered through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Aging Services working with officials from local affected counties and area agencies on aging. The August 6-9 floods and severe storms impacted concentrations of older citizens in Burt, Douglas, and Washington counties. One older person has died as a result of a collapsing basement wall.
Reports indicate a continuous influx of assistance requests from older persons.
Many elderly, most of whom live on fixed incomes and sometimes alone, are often too confused, frustrated or fatigued to obtain help on their own. Assistant Secretary Takamura has directed AoA s Regional Office in Kansas City, Missouri to coordinate AoA disaster outreach activities and assist Nebraska state and community officials in identifying and helping older persons through the recovery application process.