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    Resources for Aging Professionals

    State Plan on Aging

    The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) creates a State Plan on Aging every four years in order to provide a vision and direction for Pennsylvania's network of aging services.

    Plan Development

    The 2024-2028 Aging Four-Year State Plan, effective on October 1, 2024, draws upon insights and experiences gained from the intensive community outreach and feedback process used to create Aging Our Way, PA. It aligns with the priorities outlined in Aging Our Way, PA, which were established through stakeholder engagement utilizing AARP’s Eight Domain of Community Livability Framework.

    This Plan aims to connect the strategies and key topic areas of the 2020-2024 Four-Year State Plan, the priorities identified in Aging Our Way, PA, and the key topic areas established by the ACL in 2021, including:

    • Older Americans Act (OAA) Core Programs
    • COVID-19
    • Equity
    • Expanding Access to Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
    • Caregiving

    The goals and objectives included in the 2024-2028 Aging Four-Year State Plan will coincide the priorities identified in Aging Our Way, PA and will also closely align with the local area plans created by the Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs).

    With a shared goal and vision, PDA commits to drive meaningful change in the way programs and services are created, offered, and delivered to older adults and create a state in which older adults can age with the independence and dignity they deserve.

    Intrastate Funding Formula (IFF) Update

    In compliance with federal requirements, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging has updated its formula for how Pennsylvania distributes federal funds, authorized by the Older Americans Act, among the 52 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) that serve the commonwealth.

    This new formula took effect July 1, 2021.

    View IFF Update FAQs.

    State Plan on Aging Approval Letter IFF Amendment (PDF)​