The general assembly declares that it is the policy of the state to work toward attainment of the following objectives for Iowa's elders:
1. An adequate income.
2. Access to physical and mental health care without regard to economic status.
3. Suitable housing that reflects the needs of older people.
4. Full restorative services for those who require institutional care, and a comprehensive array of community-based, long-term care services adequate to sustain older people in their communities and, whenever possible, in their homes, including support for caregivers.
5. Pursuit of meaningful activity within the widest range of civic, cultural, educational, recreational, and employment opportunities.
6. Suitable community transportation systems to assist in the attainment of independent movement.
7. Freedom, independence, and the free exercise of individual initiative in planning and managing their own lives.
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1003
C87, § 249D.3
C93, § 231.3
2003 Acts, ch 141, §1
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