In December 2005, fifth White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) convened in Washington, DC (http://www.whcoa.gov/) with a mission to develop resolutions and strategies to guide president and Congress in formulating policies for older adults. Earlier national conferences on have been historic, giving impetus to enactment Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act, and thecreation House Select Committee on Aging and Federal Council on Aging (http://www.whcoa.gov/about/history.asp). With theme Booming Dynamics Aging: From Awareness to Action, most recent WHCoA, as authorized by Older Americans Act Amendments 2000 (RL. 106-501), urged president to address needs ofindividuals born from 1946 to 1964 [the 78 million baby boomers] and later ... including an examination Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security (http://www.whcoa.gov/about/legislation.asp). Delegates were asked to envision what they hoped to see occur over next 10 years. In other words, they were to create a blueprint for aging in United States. As delegates to this conference, we would like to examine it briefly from a social work perspective. Our overall impression conference was mixed. To borrow from Charles Dickens, it was the best times andthe worst times. On one hand, we detected a sense excitement and optimism, a feeling that we are entering a new era that will not only revolutionize in America but also create a society in which needs of all generations are addressed (Novelli, 2005). Older adulthood could become what Ken Dychtwald (2005), a well-known gerontologist and well-received speaker at conference, called the power years, a time rediscovery, renewal, and contribution. The baby boomers could live longer and in better health and enjoy more opportunities than any previous generation; for them, life may well begin at 60 (Sheehy, 2005). The conference began with 1,200 delegates voting on 73 previously approved resolutions. The resolutions were based on public input obtained during preceding 15 months from testimony and reports solicited at a variety events. The WHCoA Policy Committee felt assured that resolutions adequately reflected emerging issues and concerns. The 50 resolutions chosen during delegate voting process were grouped for additional discussion at implementation strategy sessions. These sessions were a key component conference in that delegates were charged with developing innovative, realistic, and fiscally strategies and identifying who would be responsible for strategies. We were pleased that 10 leading resolutions approved by delegates incorporated views and positions long advocated by NASW and social work. These included reauthorization Older Americans Act (the number-one-ranked resolution), strengthening Medicaid and Medicare, expanding geriatric training and education for health professionals and students, developing innovative models non-institutional long-term care, improving recognition, assessment, and treatment mental illness and depression among older adults, and developingadequate numbers health care personnel in all professions who are skilled, culturally competent, and specialized in geriatrics (http://www.whcoa.gov/about/resolutions/WCHoA_2005_Rank.pdf). It sometimes is just as instructive to note what resolutions were not selected for implementation. The excluded resolutions also included issues concern for social workers, for example, access to care and resources by elders with limited English proficiency, lack disability resources, enhanced education about alcohol and substance abuse and treatment, financial crimes against seniors, a need for medication management programs, and assistive technology to help seniors remain in workplace longer. …