Aging

SB 882 would streamline access to CalFresh and make permanent emergency measures that allow quick and easy access from home.

Nursing home placement caused by the defunding of senior Services will destroy independent lifestyles of needy seniors.

Cuts in the May revised budget will result in more hospitalizations and higher mortality risks for California’s older adults.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed cuts to meet the new coronavirus economy include two California day programs aimed at keeping poor and medically fragile seniors in their homes, and out of institutions.

Earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom had proposed expanding the state's health coverage program to reach more people. Then along came the coronavirus, and the Medi-Cal cuts began anew.

Millions of older Californians are making their mark every day during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to the state’s vitality and sense of community.

Health care lobbying organizations are seeking an executive order in California granting broad immunity due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- and that could be dangerous.

Thousands of families have had to start caring for severely disabled loved ones at home, including some with serious autism, prone to violent outbursts. Coronavirus has unraveled their safety net.

The director of California’s Department of Aging said Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic is not only helping inform the state’s evolving Master Plan on Aging but also putting the state’s response to its senior population to its “ultimate stress test.” Kim McCoy Wade made the remarks in a wide-ranging web conversation with CalMatters health care […]

It is essential in this aging state that California structures its funding for skilled nursing care in a way that promotes high-quality care.