Aging and People with Disabilities Community Engagement

2026 schedule

• Feb. 4, 2026
• Activity report
• Feb. 18, 2026
• Activity report
  
• March 4, 2026
  
• Activity report
  
• March 18, 2026
  

Live captioning and American Sign Language interpretation will be provided. To request additional language interpretation or other support, and for questions about accessibility, please send an email to apd.communications@odhs.oregon.gov. Please submit your request 48 hours in advance of the meeting you plan to attend.

Changes called for in Senate Bill 739 (2025) will be implemented in the coming year as APD works to adopt other legislative requirements, safety and regulatory initiatives.

Upcoming meetings on SB 739

• June 4, 2026, 10:05 to 10:55 a.m. Pacific
• Register for the June 4 Zoom meeting
  
• Aug. 6, 2026, 10:05 to 10:55 a.m. Pacific
• Nov. 5, 2026, 10:05 to 10:55 a.m. Pacific
  

Meeting accessibility

American sign language translation and live captioning will be provided. For questions or requests for other accessibility accommodations, please email mandy.autry@odhs.oregon.gov. Please submit your request 48 hours before the meeting you plan to attend.

Past meeting recordings and materials

• Feb. 27, 2026 meeting recording and slides
• April 2, 2026 meeting recording and slides

Resources

• Changes for Adult Foster Homes
• Changes for Community-Based Care Facilities
• Changes for Memory Care Communities

We're updating our State Plan on Aging. Members of the public have opportunities to provide input on the 2026-2030 plan.

The State Plan on Aging guides how older adults, their families, and unpaid caregivers are supported through programs funded by the Older Americans Act (OAA) in Oregon. The current state plan is in place until September 2026. APD must create a new plan and send it to the federal Administration on Aging for review and approval by July 1, 2026. The new plan will be in place from October 2026 through September 2030.

Community input

• APD hosted an input session on December 10, 2025. View the meeting materials.
  
• APD conducted a community needs survey from Oct. 8, 2025 through Jan. 31, 2026. View the survey results.
  
• Future engagement opportunities will be posted here in the coming months.

Resources

• Current State Plan on Aging - Required by the Administration for Community Living in order for a State to receive federal funding for Older Americans Act programs.
• Federal guidance for developing State Plans on Aging
• Older Americans Act Federal Statute
• Older Americans Act Final Rule - 2024 final rule to update regulations implementing Older Americans Act (OAA) programs for states, area agencies on aging and Tribal organizations.

In January 2026, APD launched a statewide initiative to seek nominations for an award that recognizes and celebrates the powerful, community-rooted advocacy work happening across Oregon to help older adults and people with disabilities. 

• Nominations for the APD Advocacy Award closed March 9, 2026. 
• The selection committee is reviewing submissions and will notify the winner once they have finished the review process. More information will be shared soon.