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Committee hears calls to shore up Area Agencies on Aging as demand outpaces funding
Summary
Lawmakers pressed the Department of Aging to increase funding for the Area Agencies on Aging, citing meal service cuts, wait lists and a 22% rise in the older population since 2014; the department says a proposed $20 million will stabilize services while advocates press for substantially more.
Lawmakers at a Pennsylvania House budget hearing on the Department of Aging urged immediate increases to state support for Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), saying flat or reduced funding has forced program cuts and created waiting lists for in‑home and nutrition services.
The committee discussed language in the governor’s budget that transfers and reductions would leave the department with a roughly $3.2 million to $3.3 million net change; members focused on a separately proposed $20,000,000 increase intended to stabilize the AAA network. Representative Brown said AAAs are facing possible wait lists and service cuts and asked how the $20 million figure was derived. Secretary Jason Kovulj replied the request…
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