In January 2021, Governor Newsom released California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA), which lays out a ten-year plan to prepare the state for an aging and changing population. The MPA set five major goals: Housing for All Ages and Stages; Health Reimagined; Inclusion & Equity, Not Isolation; Caregiving that Works; and Affording Aging. Despite the […]
Following the Governor’s release of the May Revision of the proposed 2024-25 State Budget, Justice in Aging released the following statement: We are very disappointed in the Governor’s proposal to eliminate the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program for undocumented Californians. The IHSS program provides essential support services to ensure that individuals can remain living in […]
In January 2021, Governor Newsom released California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA), which lays out a ten-year plan to prepare the state for an aging and changing population. The MPA set five major goals: Housing for All Ages and Stages; Health Reimagined; Inclusion & Equity, Not Isolation; Caregiving that Works; and Affording Aging. Despite the […]
Here are the California bills and budget proposals for 2023 that would directly affect older adults and people with disabilities and advance the Master Plan for Aging.
Sacramento—Last month, Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Merced) unveiled SB 37, the Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities Housing Stability Act, which would provide rent subsidies for at-risk older and disabled individuals. The bill offers California the opportunity to address older adult homelessness at a critical time when older adults are disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis. […]
SACRAMENTO - Last month, Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Merced) unveiled SB 37, the Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities Housing Stability Act, which would provide rent subsidies for at-risk older and disabled individuals. The bill offers California the opportunity to address older adult homelessness at a critical time when older adults are disproportionately impacted by the […]
On Friday February 18, 2022, Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, Chair of the Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, introduced AB 2547, the Housing Stabilization to Prevent and End Homelessness Among Older Adults and People with Disabilities Act as part of a package of bills to support older Californians and people with disabilities. This legislation advances the […]
The California Legislature has passed several bills and Governor Newsom has signed nearly a dozen that support four of the five goals of the Master Plan for Aging. Enacted legislation includes requiring training to create a dementia-friendly workforce, requiring Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly with internet access to provide one common internet access tool […]
