The Older Americans Act, enacted in 1965, is part of Great Society legislation and focuses on services for older adults, including home-delivered meals.

• A. It established home-delivered meals for older Americans
• B. It created a universal pension
• C. It funded private elder care facilities
• D. It ended Medicare coverage for seniors

Answer: (D)

The Older Americans Act focuses on funding and coordinating community-based services for older adults, rather than creating pensions, funding private facilities, or ending Medicare. It supports programs that help seniors stay at home, including nutrition services like home-delivered meals (often known as Meals on Wheels). This reflects the Act’s role in building a network of services for aging populations through local agencies, which was a hallmark of Great Society efforts in 1965. The other options misstate the Act’s purpose: it doesn’t establish a universal pension, doesn’t primarily fund private elder care facilities, and doesn’t terminate Medicare coverage.