Aging

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 […]

Lawmakers say they'll take no action this year on a bill requiring nursing home owners and operators to get state approval before they acquire, operate or manage a nursing home.

A CalMatters investigation reveals an opaque licensing process for California nursing homes, rife with indecision and contradictions. Officials have let the state’s largest nursing home owner and his companies operate 18 homes for years while failing to decide whether to grant the required licenses.

The pandemic has made a stressful task only harder for the 4.7 million Californias who care for a relative or close friend over the age of 50.