Aging

Programs helping Californians care for dementia or Alzheimer’s patients already struggle. Recent proposals to cut Medicaid money makes this bad situation worse.

California has known for years that it must pay extra attention to people with disabilities and limited mobility during natural disasters. Will it put the lessons of the L.A. fires to use for the next emergency?

By 2040, more than one in five Californians will be 65 or older, while the working age population stays the same and the child population shrinks. Are we ready for that?

Without adequate workforce opportunities for older adults, their quality of life and California's economy could take a staggering hit. The challenge can’t be solved with policy alone.

A U.S. Senate committee is investigating "walkaway deaths" and how workforce shortages and inadequate care is affecting seniors in assisted living facilities. With 25% of California's population expected to be 60 or older by 2030, state leaders should be paying attention.

California's latest Master Plan for Aging commendably underscore the need for policies to address the challenges aging populations face. But it fails to portray the realities for older adults in rural, low-income areas, who are at greater risk of poverty and homelessness.

Budgets and legislation dictating mandated actions are needed immediately to deal with issues affecting California’s older adults.

AB 523 helps make community-based care options more effective in serving seniors where they need care.

As nursing shortages reach a crisis point, we are urging California officials to restructure our workforce with common sense solutions.

The number of Californians 65 years and older is projected to double over the next 25 years, while becoming increasingly diverse. More than half of the aging population will require some form of long-term care. Many are part of the “forgotten middle” — older adults who will not have sufficient financial resources to pay for […]