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Congress passed the National Nurtrition Program for the elderly, in 1972.
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Total amount of money allocated for the nutrition program was $125 million, 49% of OAA funds.
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Under Title III program combined nutrition services and home delivered meals.
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Nutrition prgram available to all individuals over 60 and targets those who are in the most need. Number of home delivered meal began to grow as well as the federal spending budget.
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Amount of money allocated for the nutrition program grew to $592.2 million and 54% of federal budget.
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New purpose staement added focusing on nutrition and social aspects of nutrition as well as promoting health of older people
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States are required to match 15% in order to receive funds for congregate and home delivered meals.
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242 meals were deliverd to 2.6 million elderly individuals.
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The nutrition program has become a major part of home and community based services. Before the enactment of the OAA there were limited access and resources to nutrition based programs. With older adults aging in place and not staying long in nursing homes and hospitals plan of care are now including home delivered meals as well as other nutritional services. With the aging pouplation constatly changing there will be mor changes made to the nutrition program to accomodate the needs of the elderly
