Oklahoma Alliance On Aging

07/15/2026

On this day in 1965, the Older Americans Act was signed into law, creating a lasting national commitment to supporting older adults.

Today, the OAA continues to strengthen communities by supporting home- and community-based services that help older adults remain healthy, independent, and connected as they age. Through the national aging services network, these programs provide nutrition, transportation, caregiver support, elder justice services, and much more.

Learn more: https://acl.gov/about-acl/authorizing-statutes/older-americans-act

06/22/2026

Do you help people fill out advance directives? Have you been thinking of completing yours, but haven't yet? The law has changed! Come and learn about Oklahoma's new Advance Health Care Directive law, new form, and what it means for you. Speaker: Barbara Gwinn, OKDHS Legal Services Developer.

🗓️Wednesday, June 24, 2026
⏰12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
📍Bethany Library
6700 NW 35th Street
Bethany, OK 73008
🎤Speaker: Barbara Gwinn
💲 Free event
RSVP to [email protected]

06/10/2026

Older adults with Medicare Part B plans can get a cognitive screening from their physician at their Annual Wellness Visit. This screening measures how well your brain is able to think, remember things, make decisions, and communicate with others. These ...

05/07/2026

New program to help Southwest Oklahoma residents with transportation.

We’re strengthening rural transportation access across southwest Oklahoma—one connection at a time.

Please join us in welcoming our new Mobility Navigators:

Kendra Dilbeck
Serving Caddo, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, McClain, and Stephens Counties
📧 [email protected] | 📞 580-562-5036

Delaney Berfield
Serving Comanche (excluding City of Lawton residents), Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Jackson, and Tillman Counties
📧 [email protected] | 📞 580-562-5033

Jeff Johnson
Serving: Beckham, Custer, RogerMills and Wash*ta Counties
📧 [email protected] | 📞 580-660-5035

Mobility Navigators help residents find reliable transportation options, connect to essential services, and remove barriers that keep people from getting where they need to go.

If you know someone with a transportation need, now you know who to contact.

04/04/2026

Senior Day 2026 was a success! Thank you sponsors!

AARP Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation
OK Senior Journal
Southern OK Development Association
The Chickasaw Nation
Well Preserved with Eunice Khoury
News Radio KTOK 1000
Dignity Memorial
OK Alliance on Aging
OK Association for Home Care & Hospice

For more information about the annual Senior Day at the Capitol event, visit https://okallianceonaging.org/events/

03/27/2026

Thank you Senior Day 2026 sponsors!

🏛️Senior Day 2026
🗓️Monday, March 30, 2026
⏰8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Exhibitors open to public, 2nd floor
🎤10:00 am - 11:30 am
Lawmakers speak to public in House chamber, 4th floor

📍Oklahoma State Capitol
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

💲 Free event to attend, all are welcome
⌨️Register: https://okallianceonaging.org/events or
call (405) 943-1895 for help registering

Senior Day offers participants the opportunity to:
🏛️Share ideas, needs, and concerns with their state lawmakers.
🏛️Learn about current legislation affecting older Oklahomans.
🏛️Connect with nonprofits and agencies that provide programs and services to older Oklahomans and family caregivers.

03/26/2026