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HR 6485 114th Congress House

Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to develop and test an expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to develop and test an expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals in efforts to coordinate care and improve the efficiency of service delivery.

Introduced: December 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AgingHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutions
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Health personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaid
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 8, 2016
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 Latest action December 8, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016

This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Administration on Aging to carry out a program awarding grants to eligible entities to carry out six separate demonstration projects that focus on care coordination and service delivery for older individuals with chronic illness or at risk of institutional placement by: (1) designing and testing new models of care coordination and service delivery that thoughtfully and effectively deploy advanced aides to improve efficiency and quality of care for frail older individuals; and (2) giving direct-care workers opportunities for career advancement through additional training, an expanded role, and increased compensation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3461 Reintroduced Bill Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
Edwards, Donna
· Dec 8, 2016
Grayson, Alan
· Dec 8, 2016
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Dec 8, 2016
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 8, 2016
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Dec 8, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6485: Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6485/
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"H.R. 6485: Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6485/.
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H.R. 6485, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6485/.
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