The over-60 population grew 24%.
OAA funding fell 0.5%.

Between FY 2015 and FY 2025, the older-adult population expanded faster than at any point in modern U.S. history — while inflation-adjusted federal appropriations for the Older Americans Act flatlined. The result: real cost per unit of service has risen from $8.57 to $11.47, leaving Area Agencies on Aging stretched thin even as demand keeps climbing.

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