GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US TODAY FOR THE WHAT
SEEMS TO BE THE LAST AGING
COMMITTEE HEARING OF 2022. WE
ARE HERE IN ROOM 1 27. TODAY'S
JUNE 21ST 3 P.M. 302 PM AND I'M
GOING TO BE TAKING CARE OF SOME
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. WHILE IT
GIVES US ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES A
CHANCE TO GET HERE SO THAT WE
CAN GET THROUGH A VERY QUICK
AGENDA OF TWO BILLS. AH! SO TO
ENSURE MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AND
PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS TO OUR
PROCEEDINGS TODAY, THIS HEARING
WILL BE STREAMED ON THE%
ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE AND MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE
TESTIMONY IN PERSON HERE IN ROOM
1 27 OR VIA PHONE. FOR PUBLIC IN
THE ROOM FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC PRESENT IN THE HEARING
ROOM. WE ARE REQUIRING PHYSICAL
DISTANCING. PLEASE FOLLOW THE
DIRECTIONS OF OUR SERGEANTS AND
POSTED GUIDANCE IF ANY MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC IN THE ROOM WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY ON A BILL OR THE
INFORMATIONAL ITEM. I WILL ASK
YOU TO APPROACH THE MICROPHONE
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR
PHONE TESTIMONY FOR ANY MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC THAT WILL BE
PROVIDING TESTIMONY VIA PHONE.
WE ARE USING A MODERATED
TELEPHONE SERVICE, THE CALL IN
PHONE NUMBER. FOR THIS HEARING
IS 877. 692 89 57. AND THE PIN
NUMBER IS 131. 5127 I'LL REPEAT
THE PHONE NUMBER AGAIN. THE CALL
IN NUMBER FOR THIS HEARING IS
877692. AND THE PIN NUMBER IS
13151 TO 7. PLEASE CALL IN WHEN
THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL YOU WOULD
LIKE TO COMMENT ON BEGINS THEIR
PRESENTATION. WE ONLY HAVE TWO
BILLS UP TODAY. PLEASE WATCH
CLOSELY AND BE READY WHEN THE
OPERATOR OPENS. YOUR LINE. THE
OPERATOR ON THE LINE WILL GIVE
YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BE
PLACED IN. Q sYOU
IN, PLEASE ELIMINATE ALL
BACKGROUND NOISE. THIS INCLUDES
MUTING YOUR LIVESTREAM BROADCAST
AND YOUR DEVICES TO REDUCE SOUND
ISSUES. IF YOU'RE HAVING ANY
PROBLEMS WITH THE MODERATED
PHONE SERVICE, YOU CAN CALL MY
CAPITAL OFFICE AT 91631. AGAIN
IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES, PLEASE
CONTACT MY OFFICE. AT 9163192
FOR HELP. FINALLY I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ASSEMBLY
HAS EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF
DISRUPTIONS TO COMMITTEE AND
FLOOR PROCEEDINGS. IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS. WE WILL ENSURE ALL
VOICES ARE HEARD, HOWEVER,
CONDUCT THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS
OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE. THE ORDERLY
CONDUCT OF THE HEARINGS IS
PROHIBITED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COOPERATION, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO
CALL THIS MEETING OF THE AGING
AND LONG TERM CARE COMMITTEE TO
ORDER I'D LIKE TO WELCOME
ASSEMBLYMAN MET HANEY TO THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US WHEN HE ARRIVES. UH, DUE TO
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM WILL
BEGIN AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. AND I
SEE THAT BOTH AUTHORS ARE HERE.
SO. GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT
WITH IT'S GOING TO BE A QUICK
AGENDA. THANK YOU. SENATOR
LAMONTAGNE. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. SB 861 CREATES AN
INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGING TO PROVIDE
RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO THE
COMMUNITY. HEALTH WORKERS,
TORRES AND HEALTH NAVIGATORS IN
ORDER TO INCREASE DEMENTIA CARE
NAVIGATION TO COMMUNITIES
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
ALZHEIMER'S. GIVEN THIS
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF
ALZHEIMER'S AND COMMUNITIES OF
PILLARS, A GROWING NEED FOR
CULTURALLY COMPETENT DEMENTIA
CARE NAVIGATION BY TRUSTED
SOURCES. THESE WORKERS ARE
RECRUITED FROM THEIR OWN
COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDE A HOST
OF HEALTH RELATED ADVANCE
ADVICE. AND SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. SB 861 IS
AN IMPORTANT STEP TO ENSURE THAT
WE PREPARE FOR THE
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF
ALZHEIMER'S AND INVEST,
IMPROVING AND TRUSTED MESSENGERS
. TODAY I HAVE JARED, ADJUST GR
RUSSO. WITH THE ALZHEIMER'S
ASSOCIATION HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. THANK YOU GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE CHAIR IN HIS
AREA AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JARED JERUSALEM, AND I'M, THE
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR FOR
THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. WE ARE THE
SPONSORS OF SB 861. I WANT TO
THANK SENATOR LIMÓN FOR HER
RELENTLESS SUPPORT OF
CALIFORNIANS LIVING WITH AN
IMPACTED BY ALZHEIMER'S AND ALL
FORMS OF DEMENTIA. SB 861 IS A
CRUCIAL STEP TO ENSURING ALL
CALIFORNIANS HAVE ACCESS TO
DEMENTIA CARE NAVIGATION THROUGH
TRUSTED COMMUNITY VOICES LIKE
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND
PROMOTE AURAS. CURRENTLY AT ALL
FIVE OF OUR CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS.
WE PARTNER WITH CREMATORIA
PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE OUR BASIC
LEVEL PROGRAMMING IN THE
COMMUNITY AND IN LANGUAGE. THESE
ARE TYPICALLY GROUP
PRESENTATIONS THAT FOCUS ON RISK
REDUCTION. AS WE AS WELL AS WAYS
TO IDENTIFY ALZHEIMER'S. WE HAVE
SEEN FIRSTHAND THE BENEFIT OF
SHARING THESE PROGRAMS IN THE
COMMUNITY AND HAVE SEEN THE
INTEREST FROM CREMATORIES TO BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR
COMMUNITIES HOLISTICALLY BY
GAINING UNDERSTANDING OF
DEMENTIA AND WAYS TO EDUCATE
THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SB 861
LEARNS FROM THESE PARTNERSHIPS,
ADVANCES TO 1 TO 1 SUPPORT FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HELPS
INDIVIDUALS GET CONNECTED TO
LOCAL AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT THEM AND OR THEIR LOVED
ONES LIVING WITH DEMENTIA. WE
BELIEVE DEMENTIA CARE NAVIGATION
PROVIDED BY TRUSTED COMMUNITY
VOICES, TRULY ADVANCES AND NO
WRONG DOOR APPROACH TO
ALZHEIMER'S, AS WELL AS MAJOR
COMPONENTS OF THE GOVERNOR'S
ALZHEIMER'S PREVENTION AND
PREPAREDNESS, TASK FORCE AND
STATES MASTER PLAN FOR AGING.
BASED ON RESEARCH RELEASED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
. WE KNOW THAT THE POPULATION
AND ALL IN OUR STATE LIVING WITH
ALZHEIMER'S WILL DOUBLE BY 2040
. ADDITIONALLY AS THE SENATOR
MENTIONED THE AMOUNT OF AFRICAN
AMERICANS AND LATINOS IN OUR
STATE LIVING WITH THE DISEASE
WILL TRIPLE OVER THAT SAME
PERIOD OF TIME. THIS MEANS WE
NEED TARGETED A TARGET TARGETED
AND EQUITABLE PROGRAMS IN OUR
STATE TO ADDRESS THE
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT
ALZHEIMER'S WILL HAVE ON OUR
STATE. SB 861 IS THAT PROGRAM
WORKING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGING AND ESTABLISHED
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS?
UTILIZING TRUSTED VOICES TO
CONNECT ALL CALIFORNIANS TO
IMPORTANT SERVICES AND SUPPORT
AND WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
TODAY. WE'RE STILL A
SUBCOMMITTEE. BUT THANK YOU FOR
THAT ENTHUSIASM. THANK YOU, MR
JERUSALEM, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ALRIGHT A T AND T OPERATOR IS
THERE ANYONE ON THE PHONE IN
SUPPORT? WE'RE COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO THAT COMMAND AGAIN ONE AND
ZERO. AND FIRST WE WILL GO TO
LINE 37. THANK YOU. THIS IS
KELLY MCMILLAN WITH POLITICAL
SOLUTIONS, AND I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF ALAMEDA COUNTY AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. AND NEXT LINE
40. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MADELINE COOPER WITH
NIELSEN MERKSAMER ON BEHALF OF
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 39. GOOD AFTERNOON.
CONFESSED WITH THE CALIFORNIA
FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENT
LIVING CENTERS AND WE'RE HEARING
A 61. THANK YOU. IN THE LINES
35. LINE 35. YOUR MIC IS OPEN.
AND WE HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT.
COMING THROUGH LINE. 34, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS AMBER KING RELATING IN
CALIFORNIA. ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. SINCE I DON'T WANT TO
LOSE THE QUORUM. WHY DON'T WE
OPEN THE ROLE AND CALL FOR THE
MEMBERS? SYRIAN PRESIDENT. THE
PELL. BOERNER HORVATH. HANEY
LACKEY RAISE BLANCA RUBIO.
GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
FANTASTIC. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. UM WE WERE ON SUPPORT
. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM? THERE WAS NONE RECORDED SO
NO ONE HERE GREAT EIGHT YEAR A T
AND T OPERATOR IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE?
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO THAT COMMAND
AGAIN ONE THAN ZERO. AND WE HAVE
NO COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. GREAT.
MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS? MS
BOERNER HORVATH. YES I DON'T
HAVE A QUESTION. BUT I WOULD
LOVE TO BE ON IT AS A CO AUTHOR.
IT'S AN EXCELLENT BILL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CHAMPIONSHIP OF ALZHEIMER'S AND
OUR SENIORS. UM I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT WOULD LOVE TO GO
WITH HER. THANK YOU WOULD LOVE
TO HAVE YOU GREAT. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. SEEING NONE. SENATOR
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. ALZHEIMER'S IS A LIFE
CHANGING DISEASE, NOT JUST FOR
THE PATIENT, BUT FOR THE CARE
SYSTEM AROUND. I'M LEARNING IT
AS I'M ALSO GOING THROUGH IT
MYSELF. WITH WITH AN ELDERLY
PARENT. SO THINK AND IT'S
CRITICAL THAT WE START FROM A
PLACE OF SUPPORT AND TRUST. UH
THE SUPPORT WON'T BE AS
EFFECTIVE IF THERE ISN'T A TRUST
WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE
WORK WITH. SO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. I
LOOKED FORWARD TO SUPPORTING IT
AS WELL WITH THAT. LET'S CALL
THE ROLL. SB 8 61. DPASS AS
AMENDED. AND BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
NAZARIAN HIæN I, THE PELL.
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH.
AYE, HANEY. B 8 61. CHENEY. I
LACKEY. LACKEY I RAISE BLANCA
RUBIO. BLANCA RUBIO? AYE.
TASTIC. YOU HAVE FIVE VOTES WILL
KEEP IT OPEN FOR THE OTHER
MEMBERS TO ADD ON. THANK YOU.
NEXT UP AND LAST BUILT, SENATOR
BATES. SB 13 42. WELCOME. GREAT.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
WELL GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN
NAZARIAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT S B S
BILL SENATE BILL 13 42, WHICH
WOULD AUTHORIZE COUNTIES TO
CREATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS.
FOR OLDER ADULTS AND TO BEGIN I
WANT TO THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR ALL THE
WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS BILL AND
I ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS, WHICH ARE EXCELLENT
BY ADDING THE STATE LONG TERM
CARE OMNIBUS OUSMAN TO THOSE
ENTITIES. WHICH CAN COLLABORATE
ON CARE FOR THE FASTEST GROWING
DEMOGRAPHIC AND CALIFORNIA OLDER
ADULTS BY 2031 QUARTER OF
CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION WILL BE
60 OR OLDER. A RECENT SCAN
FOUNDATION POLL REPORTED THAT
NEARLY 40% OF CALIFORNIANS OVER
THE AGE OF 64, WHO LIVE
INDEPENDENTLY STATED THEY NEED
HELP WITH THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES
SUCH AS RUNNING ERRANDS, BATHING
DRESSING AND MEAL PREPARATION.
HOWEVER AGING SERVICES ARE
FRACTURED BY AN ARBITRARY
DIVISION OF EXPERTISE AND
PROGRAMS BY AUTHORIZING COUNTIES
TO CREATE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY
TEAM FOR OLDER ADULTS. AGING
SERVICE PROVIDER AGENCIES CAN
SHARE INFORMATION. D
HOLISTICALLY ADDRESSED THE NEEDS
OF THIS SEGMENT OF THE
POPULATION AND THEY WILL ALSO BE
ABLE TO DEVELOP COORDINATED CASE
PLANS, IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY
AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO
CAREGIVERS. WHILE MOST OLDER
ADULTS ARE FULLY CAPABLE OF
ADVOCATING FOR THEMSELVES. SB 13
42 SEEKS TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO DO
NEED ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING THE
COMPLEX NETWORK OF SERVICES.
AVAILABLE IN THEIR AREA. THE
MEASURE WOULD REPLACE A
LONGSTANDING, REACTIVE APPROACH
TO OLDER ADULT COORDINATION WITH
A NEW PROACTIV ONE OFFERING
COMPREHENSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE
STRATEGIES TO DELIVER AGING
SERVICES. THE BILL IS SPONSORED
BY THE COUNTY OF ORANGE AND
SUPPORTED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION,
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION AND A
NUMBER OF NONPROFITS. THE EFFORT
IS REALLY BEING LED BY THE
PEOPLE ON THE GROUND DOING THIS
MOST IMPORTANT WORK AND I'M
CERTAINLY HONORED TO BE THE
AUTHOR HERE TO TESTIFY. EIGHT.
THEY'RE NOT HERE. ACTUALLY I
BELIEVE ON THE PHONE, UH,
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE BILL
ARE DEBORAH BATES NO RELATION.
THANK YOU ARE THE PRIMARY
WITNESSES HERE TO START. ON THE
PHONE AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON
. SHARE NEWS. ARIAN AND MEMBERS
. UM I AM DEBORAH BATES,
DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTY OF WARREN
SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY. MANY
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING
ORANGE COUNTY OR WORKING ON
ASSESSING THEIR CURRENT AGENT
SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE
MASTER PLAN FOR AGING. AS A
RESULT OF THIS WORK, WE HAVE
RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO DEVELOP
MORE COMPREHENSIVE AN INTEGRATED
CASE MANAGEMENT MODELS TO
HOLISTICALLY MEET THE UNIQUE
NEEDS OF THOSE WE SERVE. OUR
DESIRE IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES
THAT ARE BOTH PERSON CENTERED
AND SIMPLIFY ACCESS THROUGH
COORDINATED RESPONSES. AS WE
PROGRESS THROUGH OUR EVALUATION
PROCESS, WE KEPT ENCOUNTERING
BARRIERS TO CARE COORDINATION
SPECIFICALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO
THE INABILITY FOR THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE
CRITICAL SUPPORT SERVICES. FROM
SHARING INFORMATION WITH EACH
OTHER. LET'S TAKE, FOR EXAMPLE,
A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE AN
INDIVIDUAL 78 YEARS OF AGE AS
MULTIPLE SERVICE NEEDS. SHE
LIVES ON A SMALL MONTHLY
RETIREMENT BENEFIT AND FINDS
HERSELF STRUGGLING. TO MEET HER
BASIC NEEDS EACH ONE SUCH AS
PAYING YOUR RENT AND PURCHASING
FOOD. HER DECLINING HEALTH HAS
CREATED ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES,
BUT MAINTAINING OR HOUSEHOLD AND
PREPARING MEALS. TODAY SHE WOULD
NEED TO SEEK SERVICES FROM UP TO
FIVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND OR
PROVIDERS. INTERACTIONS WITH
THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS WOULD
REQUIRE SOMEONE WHO IS ALREADY
STRUGGLING. TO COMMUNICATE WITH
MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS AND
SOCIAL WORKERS HOUSED IN VARIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS. AND REQUIRES THEM
TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A MULTITUDE
OF ACCESS PORTALS AND DIFFERENT
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.
SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION
WOULD CREATE A MECHANISM FOR
COORDINATED AND STREAMLINED
ACCESS. INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF
NEEDS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF
COMPREHENSIVE AND INDIVIDUAL
CASE PLAN. SP 13 42 CREATES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BEGIN
ADDRESSING THE FRAGMENTED
SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT CURRENTLY
EXIST. IT ALLOWS SOME LEVEL OF
FLEXIBILITY NEEDED FOR US TO
IMPLEMENT INTEGRATED SERVICES
MODELS THAT BETTER SUPPORT THE
UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR AGING
POPULATION AND SUPPORTS OUR
DESIRE TO PARTNER WITH THE
COMMUNITY. TO CREATE A PATHWAY
FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS AND
SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED OLDER
ADULTS FROM UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. THIS BILL WILL
SUPPORT US AND CARING FOR AGING
POPULATION OF PEACE OF MANNER
WITHOUT REQUIRING THEM TO GO
THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL
INDIVIDUAL ACCESS POINT A NEW
EACH TIME THEY NEED A SERVICE.
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH
COMPLEX NEEDS. IT ALLOWS FOR THE
CREATION OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY
TEAMS THAT WOULD INCLUDE BOTH
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
THIS BILL REQUIRES AFFIRMATIVE
CONSENT OF THE OLDER ADULT PART
TWO INFORMATION SHARING. AND
MEMBERS OF THE MDT WOULD HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
MAINTAINING PRIVACY AND WILL BE
REQUIRED TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING IN ORDER TO
PARTICIPATE. THE MOU WOULD MAKE
IT VERY CLEAR THAT PRIVACY IS
PARAMOUNT FINALLY WILL BE TAKING
THE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO ADD
A LONG TERM CARE ARMS HUSBAND
AND URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS HOLLY SIGLER'S CEO
OF MEALS ON WHEELS. ORANGE
COUNTY. I AM ALSO ON THE BOARDS
OF DIRECTORS FROM MEALS ON
WHEELS, CALIFORNIA AND FOR MEALS
ON WHEELS AMERICA. NIELSEN
WHEELS. ORANGE COUNTY DELIVERS A
MILLION MEALS ANNUALLY TO AT
RISK OLDER ADULTS IN ORANGE
COUNTY. WE ALSO PROVIDE SOCIAL
SERVICES SUCH AS ADULT DAY
HEALTH CARE, CASE, MANAGEMENT
CARE, COORDINATION AND OTHER
PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP OLDER
ADULTS REMAINS SAFE IN THEIR
HOMES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY
LEFT. AT NIELSEN WHEELS OC WE
PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY AND
MUNICIPALITIES, AS WELL AS
SENIOR HOUSING, MANAGED CARE
PLANS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE
VULNERABLE OLDER ADULT. AND
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS
WHO NEED A CONSISTENT AND
ONGOING PLAN OF CARE. IN MY
EXPERIENCE OLDER ADULTS
UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF MEALS
ON WHEELS. C COULD ALSO BENEFIT
FROM ADDITIONAL CARE AND OTHER
AREAS OF THEIR LIVES. SERVICES
SUCH AS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION
, LEGAL ADVICE AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING,
BECOME MORE CHALLENGING AS WE
AGE. REQUIRING A NEW
INTRODUCTION, DETERMINATION OF
NEED AND SEPARATE CASE PLAN FOR
EACH AND EVERY SERVICE PROVIDED
IS AN UNNECESSARY BARRIER TO
CARE. WE RECOGNIZE THAT VARIOUS
SERVICES REQUIRE STRONG
COORDINATION BY THOSE WHO
PROVIDE THE CRITICAL PROGRAMS
THAT OLDER ADULTS RELY ON FOR
THEIR SAFETY, INDEPENDENCE AND
WELL BEING. SB 13 42 WILL
SUPPORT THE MASTER PLAN FOR
AGING EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING
PERSON CENTERED SERVICES. AND
IMPROVED ACCESS AND HELP OLDER
ADULTS IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL
ASSISTANCE RECEIVE A MULTITUDE
OF COORDINATED SUPPORT IN A
STREAMLINED MANNER WHILE ALSO
PRESERVING THEIR PRIVACY. THANK
YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON,
JOSH GALLAGHER ON BEHALF OF THE
URBAN COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA.
THE BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS OF
VENTURA COUNTY AND RIVERSIDE
COUNTY AND THE COUNTY WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION IN ALL IN
SUPPORT.
FOUR COMMENTS IN SUPPORT, PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO. THAT
COMMAND AGAIN, ONE THAN ZERO.
AND FIRST WE WILL HEAR FROM LINE
40. GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, CHAIR
AND MEMBERS MADELINE COOPER WITH
NIELSEN MERKSAMER ON BEHALF OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE'LL HEAR
FROM LINE 33. I WAS JUST IN GEAR
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION, COUNTIES AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME.
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE OF THEM ZERO THAT
COMMAND AGAIN, ONE THAN ZERO.
AND WE HAVE NO COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME. GREAT BILL. I'D LOVE TO BE
ON IT AS A CO OP. LUTELY.
YES JUST THANK YOU. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AND I VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AGAIN FOR THE WORK
THAT THIS COMMITTEE DID ON IT.
THE WORST OF FEW ISSUES WHEN WE
STARTED IN THOSE ALL GOT WORKED
OUT THANKS TO YOU, CHAIRMAN AND
YOUR STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR. SB 13 42 DO
PASS AS AMENDED AND RE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. NAZARIAN IVA
PELLE PELLE, I BOERNER HORVATH
HORVATH. I HANEY I LACKEY
LACKEY. I RAISE. RAISE I BLANCA
RUBIO RUBIO? AYE. CHAU. GREAT,
FANTASTIC. YOU GUYS. GO BACK.
OKAY? SO HMM.
I WON'T REPEAT ALL OF THAT. I'LL
JUST SAY THANK YOU. MISS BLANCA
RUBIO. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. IT'S
BEEN A REALLY PLEASURE TO SERVE
ALONGSIDE YOU. WE KNOW THAT
THESE ISSUES WERE ELEVATED
BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP. SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR SERVICE,
AND, UM NO. I WISH YOU LUCK IN
YOUR NEXT ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. I
WANT TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S
COMMENTS. IT'S I'VE SERVED ON
THIS COMMITTEE SINCE I JOINED
THE LEGISLATURE AND YOU HAVE
ELEVATED THE ISSUE AROUND THE
SILVER TSUNAMI AND THE AGING
MASTER PLAN FOR AGING TO A NEW
LEVEL AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO
LEARN FROM YOU AND SERVE WITH
YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
PLEASE. THELEFT SIDE OF THE
TABLE IS EVEN MORE, UM, IN
SUPPORT OF EVERYTHING THAT
YOU'VE DONE. IT AFFECTS US
DIRECTLY. AND SO WE DO WANT TO
THANK YOU. YOU HAVE DONE A
REALLY WONDERFUL JOB TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE ISSUES ARE ARE
TREATED APPROPRIATELY AND
ADEQUATELY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE
DECISIONS AND REALLY CHANGE WHAT
WE'RE DOING. SO I THANK YOU FOR
THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU. MR VOEPEL SORRY, SO IT'S MY
SWUNG SONG, TOO, YOU KNOW. I'M
SHOOTING FOR THE EIGHTIES. MAYBE
NINETIES. I'M OPTIMISTIC. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. YOU DID A
WONDERFUL JOB. AND NEIGHBOR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ALL
AGAIN. I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT
EVERYTHING I SAID AFTER MIKE,
BUT THANK YOU IS GO ALL AROUND
TO NOT ONLY MY COLLEAGUES, BUT
THE STAFF AND THE ADVOCATES THAT
MAKE ALL OF THESE THAT ELEVATE
THESE ISSUES AND MAKE UM NOT
ONLY BRING FORWARD THESE ISSUES
, BUT GIVE THEM THE IMPORTANCE
AND GIVE THEM THE HIGHLIGHT
NECESSARY. SO WITH THAT, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN
UP SB 8 61 FOR THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING
ME. SB 8 61 DO PASS AS AMENDED
AND BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS OF APPLE. THE
PELL I RAISE RAISE. AYE. I WAS
TRYING TO MAKE IT JUST BEFORE 30
MINUTES. THANK YOU. THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED.