The IMPACT Committee has prepared this report to provide feedback on MPA implementation and recommendations for the considerable work ahead. While investments in aging and disability services have been made since the release of the MPA, the state now faces a challenge on three fronts: instability at the federal level, a state budget deficit, and a growing aging and disability population in need of vital services that need to be strengthened.
Federal and state assisted living “quality measures” fail to provide meaningful information about the quality of care received by assisted living residents.
For each of us to age with dignity, our laws and policies must tackle ageism along with other intersecting forms of discrimination such as racism, sexism, and homophobia.
Explore statewide and county-level snapshots of older adults in California, and they challenges they face—from housing and food insecurity to limited healthcare access.
