§ 213. Reports. 1. The office shall from time to time report to the\ngovernor, and shall make an annual report to the governor and\nlegislature.\n 2. Such annual report shall:\n (a) Describe the progress, problems and other matters related to the\nprovision of services to older persons by programs administered by the\noffice including, but not limited to the federal older Americans act of\n1965, the community services for the aging program and the recreation\nprogram for the elderly;\n (b) Assess the effectiveness of the community services for aging\nprogram pursuant to section two hundred fourteen of this title in\ncoordinating and improving the local delivery of services to the\nelderly; and\n (c) Include recommendations for expanding or replicating service\nprograms that have been determined effective in helping needy elderly\nremain in the community and to avoid institutional care, including\nrecommendations for traditionally underserved aged populations,\nincluding, but not limited to, populations based on race, creed, color,\nnational origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,\nmilitary status, sex, marital status, disability, familial status, and\nlanguage; and\n (d) Assess the progress, problems, and effectiveness of the provisions\nof services to older persons by programs administered by the office\ndelivered to traditionally underserved populations, including but not\nlimited to, aged populations based on actual or perceived race, creed,\ncolor, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or\nexpression, military status, sex, marital status, disability, familial\nstatus, language, or people who are associated with an individual who is\nor is perceived to be a member of any of these traditionally underserved\npopulations.\n 3. Such annual report shall also present in quantitative, as well as\nin qualitative, terms, a report on the quality of life of the aged in\nour state, including:\n (a) A report on the impact of inflation on the aged.\n (b) A report on mortality trends in the upper age brackets, including\nchronic disease trends among older persons.\n (c) A report on crime trends impacting on the aged.\n (d) A report on the numbers of elderly living in substandard housing,\nnumbers of new housing facilities for the aged in public, non-profit or\nlimited profit housing.\n (e) A report on coverage of the aged in the state by various public\nsocial security programs, pension plans, private retirement plans, and\nassistance programs.\n (f) A report on unemployment and employment of older persons,\nincluding prevalence of age discrimination in the labor market and\nefforts to provide education, information, and recommendations for\nlegislation, trends toward early or later retirement, duration of\nunemployment by age groupings, self-employment and partial employment of\nolder persons.\n (g) A report on the hot meal program within the state, including costs\nper meal, number of aged served, as well as a report on the\nmeals-on-wheels program.\n (h) A report on the recreational services for the aged, including\nnumbers of senior centers and clubs, membership and programming\nprovided.\n (i) A report on the extent to which the aged are provided adult\neducation courses in public schools or are attending college courses.\n (j) A report on institutionalization of aged, including trends in\nmental hospitals, skilled nursing homes, health related facilities,\nadult homes, including length of stay, costs, occupancy rates, extent to\nwhich local communities are providing care for institutionally released\naged.\n (k) A report on the specific needs of traditionally underserved aged\npopulations, including, but not limited to, populations based on actual\nor perceived race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation,\ngender identity or expression, military status, sex, marital status,\ndisability, familial status, and language.\n (l) A report on the number of older adults who are
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