Older adults are living longer, healthier lives than ever before in history. Most of us want to “age in place”. To support this home and community-based focus in our longer lives, we need to rethink our assumptions about aging and make changes to policy and legislation to ensure that everyone has access to the support they need to age well. AgeGuide's priorities focus on building healthy, age-inclusive communities and support systems for all Illinois older adults and their caregivers. 

 

AgeGuide’s policy priorities address the growing disinvestment in aging services as demand for these programs continues to increase. Our Federal priorities for FY23 include the following: