ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US TODAY FOR THE FIRST VERY
FIRST AGING HEARING FOR 2023. SO
THANK YOU GUYS. EVERYONE IN THE
ROOM. UM I AM DR JASMEET. BAINES
I'M VERY EXCITED TO CHAIR THIS
COMMITTEE AND THE FIRST MEDICAL
DOCTOR TO CHAIR THE AGING AND
LONG TERM CARE. AND I BRING THAT
LENS TO ALL OF MY POLICY WORK.
THANK YOU REMEMBER RAISED FOR
BEING HERE SUDDENLY EMERGE TREE
BEING HERE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU
GUYS, UM, SUPER EXCITED TO BRING
MY BACKGROUND. UM, WHICH BRINGS
MY WORK AS A FAMILY MEDICINE
PHYSICIAN AND ALSO MY WORK,
BRINGING CHANGE TO THOSE LIVING
WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
AS WELL. I WAS THE CHAIR FOR, UM
, I WAS ACTUALLY THE BOARD
PRESIDENT FOR CURRENT REGIONAL
CENTER. IN ADDITION TO MY WORK
WITH THE DDS TASK FORCE, TRYING
TO BRING RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE
WITH INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO
COMMUNITIES LIKE KERN, I'VE
ALWAYS BEEN TOLD IF YOU WANT TO
FIX HEALTHCARE START WITH THE
MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
FIRST, AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU
THE ROADMAP FOR WHAT YOU NEED TO
DO. SO I BRING MY COMMITMENT TO
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. UH,
SPECIFICALLY MY COMMUNITY OF
KERN, MY HOME OF KERN COUNTY,
WHICH HAS BEEN MY HOME MY ENTIRE
LIFE. AH AH, AND MY HOMETOWN OF
DELANOE, CALIFORNIA AS WELL. I'M
GRATEFUL TO ALL OF THE ADVOCATES
WHO HAVE MET WITH ME OVER THESE
PAST TWO MONTHS AND LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING TOGETHER IN THE
FUTURE. BEFORE I OPEN ON THE
TOPIC OF TODAY'S HEARING. I AM
INSTRUCTED TO GO OVER A FEW
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS, SO I WILL GO
OVER STEPS WE'RE TAKING TO
PRESERVE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE
HERE AND TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC'S
ACCESS TO THE DISCUSSION 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 THE PHONE.
TRANSPARENCY IS VERY IMPORTANT.
NOT EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY
OR ABILITY TO BE IN SACRAMENTO
OR HAVE REPRESENTATION IN
SACRAMENTO. WE WILL REMAIN
ACCESSIBLE THROUGH LIVE
STREAMING AND I'M COMMITTED TO
LEAVE THE PHONE LINES OPEN FOR
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AS LONG AS IT
REMAINS PRUDENT TO DO SO. SO FOR
THE PUBLIC IN THE ROOM IF ANY
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ROOM
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT, THE END OF THE
HEARING, PLEASE SIGN IN WITH THE
SERGEANTS AND THE BACK. I WILL
ASK YOU TO APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC THAT WILL BE PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENT VIA TELEPHONE. WE
ARE USING A MODERATED TELEPHONE
SERVICE. THE CALLER NUMBER FOR
THIS HEARING IS IT'S 77692895
AND THE PIN IS 13151. AGAIN THAT
NUMBER IS 87769289. AND THE PIN
IS 13151 TO 7. THEIR OPERATOR ON
THE LINE WILL GIVE YOU
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BE PLACED
IN THE QUEUE. IF YOU ARE CALLING
IN, PLEASE ELIMINATE ALL
BACKGROUND NOISE. THIS INCLUDES
MUTING YOUR LIVESTREAM BROADCAST
IN YOUR DEVICES TO REDUCE SOUND
ISSUES. IF YOU'RE HAVING ANY
PROBLEMS WITH THE MODERATED
PHONE SERVICE, YOU CAN CALL MY
CAPITAL OFFICE AT 91631920. 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, CAN
DUCT THAT DISRUPTS CONDUCT
ANYTHING THAT DISRUPTS OR
DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES.
THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE
HEARING IS PROHIBITED. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COOPERATION. THANK YOU
SO MUCH SUDDENLY MEMBER FOR
JOINING US, UM, I WOULD NOW LIKE
TO CALL THIS HEARING OF THE
AGING AND LONG TERM CARE
COMMITTEE TO ORDER THERE HAS
BEEN AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
CHANGE AND ATTENTION GIVEN TO
THE AGING AND LONG TERM CARE
THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN FOR
AGING. IT IS A BLUEPRINT THAT
WILL LEAD TO SUCCESS BUT CAN
ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR
SUPPORT. THE PANDEMIC DIDN'T
CREATE DISPARITIES FOR AGING AND
DISABLED CALIFORNIANS. IT
HIGHLIGHTED WHAT HAS LONG
EXISTED. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES TO CARRY BILLS AND
BUDGET ASKED THAT ARE SPECIFIC
TO OLDER CALIFORNIANS AND PEOPLE
LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. THESE
POLICY AREAS HAVE LONG BEEN
UNDERFUNDED AND UNDER
APPRECIATED WITH EVERY POLICY
BEFORE US. WE SHOULD BE ASKING.
HOW DOES THIS IMPACT OLDER
CALIFORNIANS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES Dð. DO ANY OF THEM
HAVE THEIR MEMBERS WISH TO SAY
ANYTHING? OUR CHAIR. FOR SO
IMPORTANT. FOR AGES. NEW YEAR.
COMMITTEE SINCE. SINCE THE
BEGINNING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
NOW.
IS THAT BETTER? YES. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? YOU COULD HEAR ME
ANYWAY, RIGHT? BUT IT'S SUCH
SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE NOW
WITH NEW MEMBERS AND WITH DR
BAINES AS OUR CHAIR. THANK YOU.
YEAH. SOME REMEMBER ALVAREZ.
THANK YOU. CHAIR DR BAINES. I'M
REALLY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO BE
PART OF THE COMMITTEE. UM I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THESE ISSUES. I
KNOW WE HAD A CHANCE TO CONNECT
LAST WEEK. UM I AM ALSO, AS MY
COLLEAGUE JUST MENTIONED VERY
INTERESTED IN ENSURING THAT THIS
POPULATION IS ONE THAT IS NOT
JUST TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION,
BUT THAT WE OR AS PROACTIVE WITH
OUR POLICIES AND WITH OUR FISCAL
DECISIONS IN THE STATE, AS WE
HAVE BEEN WITH MANY OTHER
POPULATIONS IN OUR STATE, AND SO
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK
BEING DONE IN THIS COMMITTEE,
OBVIOUSLY TO TODAY'S HEARING,
AND AS THE CHAIR STATED, UM,
COMMITMENT EXTENDS TO ALSO
CARRYING LEGISLATION THAT
SPECIFICALLY POSITIVELY IMPACTS
THIS POPULATION AND I'M PLEASED
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT THIS THIS
LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
AND LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE TO PRESENT ON
THOSE PIECES OF LEGISLATION AND
AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS LOOKING
FORWARD TO IT. AND I'M I'M I'M
REALLY HONORED TO BE HERE. AND I
, UH I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE MEMBER A
MILE FROM THE COMMITTEE, AS WELL
AS THE UM. COMMUNITY TO RAISE
CONCERNS IN MY DISTRICT AND SHOW
THAT FOR MANY OTHER THIS WEEK,
WE HAVE A LOCK. UH POPULATION OF
SENIORS, AND THEY REALLY NEED
THAT REALLY NEED HELP IN MANY,
MANY ISSUES, SO I'M SO I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH ALL
THE MEMBERS. I HOPE THAT EVERY
DAY SO WE CAN COME UP WITH A
REALLY GOOD SOLUTION TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE. I WAS IN
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS.
FOR THOSE COMMENTS ON I HAVE TO
SHARE. UM THIS IS A PRETTY
EMOTIONAL MOMENT FOR ME. FIVE
YEARS AGO, I WAS A PRIMARY
CAREGIVER FOR MY GRANDMOTHER
BEFORE SHE DIED AND I WENT
THROUGH THAT PROCESS. I KNOW
SOMETHING RAVERS AND I CONNECTED
WITH, UM, MEMORIES THAT YOU HAD
OF YOUR FATHER AND THE PROCESS
OF BEING A CAREGIVER, THE
PROCESS OF BEING THERE FOR YOUR
LOVED ONES. AND I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT. YOU KNOW THE SUPPORT
THAT CAREGIVERS NEED. IT'S NOT
EASY TO HAVE A FULL TIME JOB AND
STILL BE THERE FOR YOUR LOVED
ONES, AND SOMETIMES IT CAN LEAD
TO FRUSTRATION FOR NOT BEING
ABLE TO BE THERE IN TWO PLACES
AT ONCE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE YOU
KNOW, WE NEED TO DO MORE TO
PROTECT THOSE CAREGIVERS AND TO
GIVE THEM MORE SUPPORT. IT'S NOT
EASY. THE BREAKDOWN THAT YOU
HAVE DEALING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS
DEALING WITH TAKING CARE OF YOUR
LOVED ONES SEEING YOUR LOVED ONE
PASS AWAY IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES
, AND THEN IT DOESN'T END THERE
AFTER YOUR LOVED ONE LEAVES. NOW
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND RELIVE
ALL THOSE MEMORIES AND COME TO A
PEACE INSIDE YOURSELF, BUT THEN
BECOME AN ADVOCATE FOR OTHERS.
SO THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL TIME FOR
ME. IT'S A HISTORIC MOMENT FOR
ME TO BE SITTING HERE AS THE
CHAIR AND NO GRANDMA WOULD BE
REALLY PROUD. UM SO NOW WE WILL
MOVE ON TO SUSAN DE MORRIS, WHO
IS THE PART OF THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF AGING.
YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M SUSAN
DEMOREST, DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING,
AND I'M HONORED TO BE IN FRONT
OF YOU TODAY. TALKING ABOUT THE
REMARKABLE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE
TOGETHER ON CALIFORNIA'S MASTER
PLAN FOR AGING. WELCOME TO YOUR
FIRST COMMITTEE. UM MADAM CHAIR
AND YOUR GRANDMOTHER MOST
CERTAINLY WOULD BE PROUD AND IS
PROUD OF YOU TODAY. UM TODAY,
WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT THE
PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE
BUILDING OFF OF THE INCREDIBLE
FOUNDATION WE FIRST ESTABLISHED
IN 2021 THE PLANS INAUGURAL
INAUGURAL YEAR AND WE'LL BE
FOCUSING ON THE FIVE BOLD GOAL
AREAS. ONE HOUSING FOR ALL AGES
AND STAGES TO HEALTH REIMAGINED.
THREE INCLUSION AND EQUITY, NOT
ISOLATION. FOUR CAREGIVING THAT
WORKS. AND FIVE AFFORDING AGING.
TOGETHER WE'RE DELIVERING
RESULTS FOR CALIFORNIANS OF ALL
AGES AND ABILITIES. THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING
HAS THE PRIVILEGE OF LEADING THE
MASTER PLAN WORK FOR THIS
ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
SECRETARY DR MARC GALLE. OUR
STATE IS ALSO FORTUNATE TO HAVE
A SENIOR ADVISER ON AGING
DISABILITY AND ALZHEIMER'S IN
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. MY
PREDECESSOR, KIM MCCOY, WADE.
AND GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S FIRST
STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH IN
FEBRUARY. 2019 HE CALLED FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A MASTER PLAN FOR
AGING. COMMENTING THAT WE NEED
TO GET READY FOR THE MAJOR
DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE HEADED OUR
WAY WHEN ONE AND FOUR
CALIFORNIANS WILL BE AGED 60 OR
OVER. IN THE YEAR 2030. AT THAT
TIME AND MANY TIMES SINCE THE
GOVERNOR HAS SHARED HIS OWN
FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE CARING FOR
AN AGING PARENT. AND EXPERIENCE
. MANY OF US IN THIS HEARING
ROOM CAN RELATE TO AS WE JUST
HEARD. TO PUT THE COMING
DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE IN CONTEXT
. 10.9 MILLION CALIFORNIANS WILL
BE 60 YEAR OLDER IN JUST SEVEN
YEARS. THAT IS LARGER THAN THE
ENTIRE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND
ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE ENTIRE
STATE OF GEORGIA. CALIFORNIANS
ALSO ENJOY ONE OF THE LONGEST
THE LONGEST, NEARLY THE LONGEST
LONGEVITY. IT'S HARD TO SAY IN
THE NATION, AND WE'VE SEEN
RECORD NUMBERS OF CALIFORNIANS
ATTAINED THE AGE OF 100 MORE UM
OLDER ADULTS, AS WE KNOW, ARE
ALSO INCREASINGLY DIVERSE,
RACIALLY DIVERSE, ETHNICALLY
DIVERSE AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE,
WITH INCREASES IN LATINO, BLACK
, ASIAN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
AND MORE OLDER INDIVIDUALS
IDENTIFY AS LGBT Q PLUS THAN
EVER BEFORE. IN JUNE 2019 THE
GOVERNOR ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDER
IN 14 19. FORMALLY CALLING FOR
THE CREATION OF A MASTER PLAN
FOR AGING. THE ORDER ESTABLISHED
A CABINET WORKGROUP AND THREE
WORKING COMMITTEES TO HELP
DEVELOP AND GUIDE THE PLAN.
SINCE THE BEGINNING,
CALIFORNIA'S M P A HAS BEEN
GROUNDED IN ROBUST STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT. FORMALLY APPOINTED
COMMITTEE MEMBERS BROUGHT LIVED
AND LEARNED EXPERIENCE AND THEY
ACTIVELY SOLICITED FEEDBACK FROM
240 ORGANIZATIONS AND MORE THAN
1000, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
AFTER ALL OF THE INPUT WAS
SYNTHESIZED. THE STAKEHOLDER
ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUBMITTED
OVER 800 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
ADMINISTRATION TO INFORM THE
CREATION OF THE FINAL MASTER
PLAN FOR AGING. FROM TODAY'S
DISCUSSION. YOU'LL HEAR THAT THE
M P A IS FAR MORE THAN A REPORT.
IT'S A MOVEMENT TOWARDS A BETTER
FUTURE FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS, A
LIVING DOCUMENT THAT SERVES AS A
GUIDING FRAMEWORK FROM WHICH TO
DESIGN DEVELOP AND DELIVER A
BLUEPRINT FOR CALIFORNIA THAT IS
AGED AND DISABILITY FRIENDLY FOR
ALL. CALIFORNIA'S PLAN IS A
TESTAMENT TO OUR STATE'S
COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION AND
INCLUSION. BEYOND GOVERNMENT AND
BEYOND SACRAMENTO. THE FOUR
CORNERSTONES OF CALIFORNIA'S
EFFORT, OUR FIRST LEGISLATIVE
LEADERSHIP SECOND CABINET LEVEL
ENGAGEMENT. THIRD DIVERSE
STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT FROM
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. AND
FOURTH LOCAL PLANNING AND
PRIORITIZATION. STRONG
LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE CRITICAL
TO BUILDING THE SYSTEM. WE ALL
ENVISION IN FACT, THE CALL FOR A
STRATEGIC STATE PLAN ON AGING
BEGAN OVER 20 YEARS AGO.
CULMINATING WITH SENATOR HANNAH
BETH JACKSON, WHOSE LEGISLATION
SB 2 TO 8 CODIFIED AND STATUTE,
THE CREATION OF THE MASTER PLAN
FOR AGING. LEGISLATIVE LEADERS
HOSTED COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. STARTING
IN BAKERSFIELD WITH SENATOR HER
TATO AND ENDING IN HUMBOLDT
COUNTY WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD WE APPRECIATE THE
UNWAVERING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN
THE LEGISLATURE. AS WELL AS THE
COLLABORATION, SUBJECT MATTER,
EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY LIZ
FULLER, CHIEF CONSULTANT TO THIS
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO, ESPECIALLY
THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAINES
FOR HER ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN THE
M P A KICKOFF EVENTS LAST MONTH.
JUST WEEKS AFTER BEING NAMED TO
THIS COMMITTEE. AND WE ARE
HONORED TO ALSO HAVE SENATE-ROOM
TONI ATKINS PROVIDE INSPIRING
PERSONAL CONTEXT FROM THE
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT LENS OF OUR
LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP.
CALIFORNIA FOR ALL AGES AND
ABILITIES CANNOT BE ACHIEVED IN
SILOS. THE ADMINISTRATION IS
PRIORITIZING OLDER ADULTS,
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, FAMILY
CAREGIVERS AND DIRECT CARE
WORKERS AND PROGRAM AND FISCAL
PLANNING ACROSS AGENCIES. THE
MASTER PLAN FOR AGING CABINET
WORK GROUP COMPRISED OF
LEADERSHIP FROM THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE AND EACH AGENCY SECRETARY
ADVANCED DOZENS OF ADVENT OF
INITIATIVES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE MP
A THE CABINET WORKGROUP HAS ONCE
AGAIN COLLECTIVELY DEVELOPED 95
INITIATIVES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
IN 2023 24 IN PURSUIT OF A
SHARED VISION. OTHER CALIFORNIA
FOR ALL. THE M P A IS A PLAN FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS. THE PROGRESS
WE HAVE MADE TO DATE IS ONLY
POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF ENGAGEMENT
FROM 77 STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY
COMMITTEES, AS WELL AS THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON AGING.
THE ADMINISTRATION IS GRATEFUL
TO THE MANY STAKEHOLDERS. PAST
AND PRESENT WHO CONTINUE TO
ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OLDER
ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS. MANY OF
OUR STAKEHOLDERS ARE JOINING US
TODAY IN PERSON AND BY PHONE. A
RECORD NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES
ACROSS CALIFORNIA ARE ACTIVELY
ENGAGED IN AGED AND DISABILITY
FRIENDLY PLANNING. MORE THAN 70
CITIES HAVE ENROLLED IN A ARPS
AGE FRIENDLY NETWORK, WITH
CALIFORNIA LEADING THE WAY BY
JOINING THE NETWORK IN JULY,
2021 LESS THAN 10 STATES HAVE
THAT HONOR. AND WE WERE FOLLOWED
BY VENTURA COUNTY, LAUNCHING ITS
VERY OWN MASTER PLAN FOR AGING
IN 2022. THIS MORNING, THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGING LAUNCHED THE
LOCAL AGING AND DISABILITY
ACTION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM,
WITH FUNDING MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE LEGISLATURE. $4.5 MILLION
FOR CAPACITY CAPACITY BUILDING
GRANTS THAT WILL FUND UP TO 36
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES TO
DEVELOP THEIR OWN AGING AND
DISABILITY FRIENDLY ACTION
PLANS. THE R F A THAT WAS
RELEASED TODAY. IS DUE ON MARCH
24TH AND ALL OF YOUR DISTRICTS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TRIBAL
PARTNERS CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS
BETWEEN $275,000. IT IS A POINT
OF PRIDE THAT CALIFORNIA HAS
INSPIRED OTHER STATES TO FOLLOW
OUR LEAD WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN
STATES JOINING THE MASTER PLAN
FOR AGING MOVEMENT LAST YEAR.
I'M HONORED TO REPORT TO THIS
COMMITTEE AND ESPECIALLY TO
CALIFORNIA'S OLDER ADULTS,
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
FAMILY CAREGIVERS THAT THIS
ADMINISTRATION AND THE
LEGISLATURE HAVE DISRUPTED THE
STATUS QUO WITH HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS, GROUNDBREAKING NEW
INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATIVE
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. OUR
TIME TODAY ALLOWS FOR JUST A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS AND IF I MAY, AS
NOTED IN THE 2022 MP A ANNUAL
REPORT THAT YOU HAVE COPIES OF.
THE NEW MP, A IMPLEMENTATION
TRACKER AND THE DATA DASHBOARD
FOR AGING. WE'RE DELIVERING REAL
RESULTS. FIRST HEALTH ACCESS THE
2021 22 STATE BUDGET INVESTED $1
BILLION ON GOING TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO FULL SCOPE MEDICAL
BENEFITS FOR UNDOCUMENTED ADULTS
AGED 50 AND OVER WHICH HAS
ALREADY PROVIDED WELL OVER 235.
CALIFORNIANS WITH ACCESS TO
HEALTHCARE. THE BUDGET ALSO
FULLY ELIMINATES THE MEDICAL
ASSET TESTS BY JANUARY. 1ST 2024
AND IN THE PAST YEAR, THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES GAINED FEDERAL APPROVAL
FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING CALAIS MY
INITIATIVE, BROADENING ACCESS TO
ENHANCE CARE MANAGEMENT AND
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS, SUCH AS
RESPITE AND HOME DELIVERED
MEALS. AS OF LAST WEEK. THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
HAS AWARDED A COMBINED TOTAL OF
$206 MILLION TO 29 ORGANIZATIONS
TO FUND 33 PROJECTS TO CREATE
MORE RESIDENTIAL CARE OPTIONS
FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES, INCLUDING PEOPLE
AT RISK OF, OR EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. THE DEPARTMENT HAS
ALSO AWARDED $186 MILLION TO 35
PARTICIPATING CALIFORNIA
COUNTIES. THROUGH THE CCP
PRESERVATION PROGRAM FOR THE
IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION OF
LICENSED ADULT AND SENIOR CARE
FACILITIES. DIRECT CARE
WORKFORCE ADVANCEMENT. THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN
HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES CAREER
PATHWAYS PROGRAM PROVIDES
TRAINING AND FINANCIAL INSTANCE
INCENTIVES TO HSS PROVIDERS IN
THE AREAS OF GENERAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY, CARING FOR RECIPIENTS
WITH DEMENTIA, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NEEDS AND COMPLEX CARE NEEDS.
THE PROGRAMS ONLINE AND IN
PERSON CLASSES LAUNCHED IN
OCTOBER, 2022. C D. A HAS
LAUNCHED A $150 MILLION
STATEWIDE DIRECT CARE, WORKFORCE
TRAINING AND STIPENDS PROGRAM.
CAL GROWS, INCLUDING AN
INNOVATION FUND THAT HAS AWARDED
$89 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT
78 COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN
TRAINING INCENTIVES AND SUPPORT.
OF THE NON YHS HOME AND
COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
WORKFORCE. INCLUDING UNPAID
FAMILY AND FRIENDS, CAREGIVERS.
WHILE THE STATE HAS MADE
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS, MUCH WORK
REMAINS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS
FACING CALIFORNIA'S GROWING AND
DIVERSE OLDER ADULT POPULATION.
AS WE HEARD FROM THE CHAIR. THE
COVID PANDEMIC LED TO A DECLINE
IN AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY FROM
81 YEARS IN 2019 TO 78 YEARS IN
2021. WE FACE AN INCREASING
MORTALITY GAP BETWEEN THE
HIGHEST AND LOWEST INCOME CENSUS
TRACTS. 11.5 YEARS IN 2019 TO
15.5 YEARS IN 2021. COVID 19
CONTINUES TO MAGNIFY HISTORICAL
INEQUITIES, SYSTEMIC RACISM AND
HEALTH DISPARITIES AN IMPACT
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. WHILE
REVEALING WIDESPREAD AGEIST AND
ABLE IST. SOCIETAL VIEWS OF
OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. THE ADMINISTRATION
HAS REDOUBLED ITS COMMITMENT TO
EQUITY AND STRIVES TO ELIMINATE
DISPARITIES BY IMPROVING ACCESS
AND AFFORDABILITY FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. CALIFORNIA IS
BOTH. ASPIRATIONAL AND
PRAGMATIC. WE KNOW THE
INTRACTABLE ISSUES OF OUR TIME
CONFRONTING INEQUALITY,
ADDRESSING HISTORIC WRONGS, AND
ELIMINATING DISPARITIES REQUIRES
STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO MAKE THE
CALIFORNIA DREAM A REALITY FOR
EVERYONE OF US. WHILE WE PAUSE
TODAY TO REFLECT ON OUR MASTER
PLAN FOR AGING SUCCESS OVER THE
PAST YEAR. I RECOGNIZE OUR WORK
IS JUST BEGINNING TOGETHER. WE
HAVE ENORMOUS EQUITY HOUSING,
TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH CARE AND
CAREGIVING CHALLENGES AHEAD.
JUST AS WE HAVE UNPRECEDENTED
OPPORTUNITIES TO EMPOWER ALL
GENERATIONS TO LIVE WELL AND
THRIVE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. AS
PARTNERS IN PROGRESS. WE HAVE
MUCH MORE WORK TO DO IN
PREPARATION FOR 2030. WE TURN TO
OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO INFORM OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS NEEDED
TO ADDRESS THE LONGSTANDING
SYSTEM CHALLENGES. THERE WAS NO
BETTER EXAMPLE OF OUR COLLECTIVE
SPIRIT THAN THE CALIFORNIA FOR
ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. DAY OF
ACTION HELD IN SEPTEMBER, WHEN
MORE THAN 1000 COMMUNITY
CONSTITUENTS JOINED TOGETHER TO
PROVE TO PRESENT STAKEHOLDER
RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRIORITIES
TO THE ADMINISTRATION. WE WERE
ALSO JOINED BY OUR LEGISLATIVE
COLLEAGUES AND LEGISLATIVE STAFF
AT THAT EVENT. BASED ON THEIR
EXTENSIVE STAKEHOLDER INPUT. AND
IN CONSULTATION WITH CABINET
AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS. LAST
MONTH, THE ADMINISTRATION
RELEASED THE SECOND ITERATION OF
MPA INITIATIVES, REPLACING THE
ORIGINAL 132 INITIATIVES FROM
2021 22 WITH 95 NEW INITIATIVES
FOR 2023 2024. WHILE THE
ORIGINAL FIVE BOLD GOALS AND 23
STRATEGIES REMAIN UNCHANGED, THE
ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO
UPDATING THE INITIATIVES WITH
EACH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF YOU.
FURTHER REQUIREMENT IN SENATOR
JACKSON'S SP 22 28 TO REFLECT ON
THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE
TOGETHER NEW PRIORITIES THAT
HAVE EMERGED FROM YOUR
COMMUNITIES AND CONSTITUENTS AND
CONTINUED WORK TOWARDS SYSTEM
CHANGE. TODAY WE ARE CHARGED
WITH THE IMMEDIATE
RESPONSIBILITY OF SUCCESSFULLY
IMPLEMENTING THESE EARLY ACTIONS
WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY POSITIONING
CALIFORNIA FOR TRANSFORMATIVE
SYSTEM CHANGE OPPORTUNITIES.
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
ARE ESSENTIAL TO MP A
ADVANCEMENT. AND DATA COLLECTION
AND REPORTING ARE NECESSARY TO
MEASURE PROGRESS AND TRACK
OUTCOMES. THROUGH THE DATA
DASHBOARD FOR AGING. WE CONTINUE
TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES AND
TRACKING, MEASURING AND
MONITORING OUTCOMES TO DRIVE
FISCAL AND POLICY DECISIONS AS
WELL AS SYSTEM CHANGE. THE BRAND
NEW MPA IMPLEMENTATION TRACKER
OFFERS UP TO DATE INFORMATION IN
A USER FRIENDLY WEB PAGE THAT
PROVIDES REAL TIME PROGRESS ON
EACH GOAL STRATEGY AND
INITIATIVE. FOR THE PUBLIC FOR
THE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND
FOR THE LEGISLATURE. THE IMPACT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE OFFERS
IMPORTANT FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE
IN RMP EFFORTS AND WILL CONTINUE
TO BE A CRITICAL PARTNER MOVING
FORWARD. I'M SO PLEASED TODAY
THAT TWO OF OUR IMPACT COMMITTEE
MEMBERS KEVIN PRINCEVILLE AND DR
SARITA MAHOGANY WILL FOLLOW ME
ON THIS PANEL. AS WE MOVE
FORWARD. THERE ARE FIVE HIGH
PRIORITY ITEMS WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT AS CRITICAL TO OUR MP
A EFFORTS OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS OF THIS LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. THE FIRST IS EMBEDDING
EQUITY AND AGING FROM THE START
, THE MPAA HAS EMBRACED EQUITY,
INCLUSION AND BELONGING TO
REFLECT THE RICH DIVERSITY OF
OUR STATE'S GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC
OF OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. IT'S CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND
ADDRESS THE UNIQUE AND
INEQUITABLE EXPERIENCE AND
INFLUENCE OF RACE ETHNICITY.
CULTURE LANGUAGE SOCIO STATUS,
GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL
ORIENTATION IN ALL POLICIES AND
IN ALL PLACES. IN SEPTEMBER,
GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING STATE
AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS TO TAKE
ADDITIONAL ACTIONS TO EMBED
EQUITY ANALYSIS AND
CONSIDERATIONS IN THEIR MISSION
POLICIES AND PRACTICES. THIS
ORDER ENCOURAGES. US ALL TO
EXAMINE THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF
SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH. AS ONE
EXAMPLE, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING
IS PARTNERING WITH SAN
FRANCISCO'S OPEN HOUSE TO
DEVELOP A SURVEY ON THE AGING
EXPERIENCE OF LGBT Q PLUS
CALIFORNIANS TO COLLECT DATA ON
THE HEALTH, ECONOMIC STABILITY
AND WELL BEING. OF OLDER LGBT Q
. PLUS RESIDENTS IN CALIFORNIA
TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND
WHERE THE GAPS ARE, WHICH WILL
THEN ALLOW US TO TAILOR SERVICES
AND SUPPORTS ACCORDINGLY. THE
SECOND OF FIVE FOCUS AREAS IN
THE COMING YEARS, ANALYZING GAPS
AND HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE.
WELL. CALIFORNIA IS FORTUNATE TO
HAVE AN ARRAY OF HOME AND
COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES THAT
ENABLE SOME PEOPLE TO REMAIN AT
HOME AND AVOID
INSTITUTIONALIZATION. WE KNOW
THAT MANY PEOPLE CANNOT ACCESS
THE SERVICES THEY NEED. FOR
EXAMPLE, IN MANY RURAL AREAS,
THERE ARE FEW, IF ANY, H CBS
SERVICES AVAILABLE AND IN OTHER
AREAS, THERE MAY BE AVAILABILITY
BUT LONG WAITING LISTS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. WE
RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE H H. C B S
GAP ANALYSIS AND ROADMAP TO
BUILD SYSTEM CAPACITY AND
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE. THREE
ADDRESSING OLDER ADULTS,
ISOLATION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR
HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH, CLOSE TO
HALF OF ALL AMERICANS WILL HAVE
EXPERIENCED A DIAGNOSABLE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDER BY
THE AGE OF 75. AND YET LESS THAN
ONE THIRD OF THOSE OLDER ADULTS
IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES RECEIVE APPROPRIATE
CARE. WE ARE PROUD TO BE
PARTNERING WITH THE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION. TO
ADVANCE $20 MILLION IN COMMUNITY
GRANTS THAT WILL SUPPORT
EVIDENCE INFORMED BEST PRACTICES
TO HELP FIGHT THIS GROWING
IMPACT. THIS GROWING EPIDEMIC
IMPACTING OLDER ADULTS,
INCLUDING VICTIMS OF RECENT
HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTINGS IN
MONTEREY PARK AND HALF MOON BAY.
FOURTH ADOPTING A NO WRONG DOOR
SYSTEM APPROACH. NAVIGATING A
FRAGMENTED HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL
SERVICES DELIVERY SYSTEM IS
DAUNTING, MAKING IT HARD TO KNOW
HOW AND WHERE TO ACCESS
SERVICES. ESPECIALLY FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHOSE PRIMARY
LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH. THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGING IS ADVANCING
EFFORTS TO LAUNCH A CENTRALIZED
STATEWIDE CONSUMER CONTACT
CENTER THAT WILL SERVE AS A
RESOURCE FOR ANYONE CALLING ANY
TIME FROM ANY LOCATION WHO NEEDS
PERSONALIZED ASSISTANCE AND
SUPPORT. WITH A WARM HANDOFF TO
LOCAL PARTNERS. THIS WILL ALSO
INCLUDE A CONSUMER FACING WEB
PORTAL TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT,
STREAMLINED AND STANDARDIZED
INFORMATION ON THE ARRAY OF
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO OLDER
ADULTS. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
AND CAREGIVERS. AND FIFTH. WE
WILL MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS IN
THE NEXT TWO YEARS ON AFFORDING
HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE. WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THE LACK OF MEDICARE
COVERAGE AND THE HIGH COST FOR
INDIVIDUALS PURCHASING HOME AND
COMMUNITY CARE OR LONG TERM
SERVICES AND SUPPORTS AND WE'RE
EAGER TO BUILD OFF THE WORK OF
THE LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE
TASK FORCE AND OTHER EFFORTS TO
FURTHER EXAMINE PATHWAYS TO A
SOLUTION FOR OUR AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS. FOR THE MISSING MIDDLE
AND THE VERY LOW INCOME. FROM
INCEPTION, EVERY ASPECT OF THE
MPAA HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY
SUPPORTED BY SEVEN ACTIVE
FOUNDATION PARTNERS, WHO ARE
TRUE CHAMPIONS FOR CALIFORNIA
AND THE NATION'S OLDER ADULTS,
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
FAMILY CAREGIVERS. IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE ARCH STONE
FOUNDATION, THE ROSALIND AND
ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION MEDA
FUND, SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION, THE
SCAN FOUNDATION MAY AND STANLEY
SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST AND THE
GARY AND MARY WEST FOUNDATION.
EACH OF THESE PHILANTHROPIC
PARTNERS REMAIN ACTIVE IN THE
WORK TODAY, AND WE ARE
INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO THEM
INDIVIDUALLY AND FOR THEIR
COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP. EARLIER
THIS MONTH, WE PROVIDED EVERY
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE WITH
COPIES OF THE ADMINISTRATION,
SECOND ANNUAL MP REPORT AND THE
95 NEW MP A INITIATIVES. IN
ADDITION, WE PROVIDED COPIES OF
DÍAS STATEWIDE RESOURCE GUIDE
FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS WITH
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN SPANISH
, CHINESE, VIETNAMESE AND KOREAN
. WE HAVE MORE OF ALL MATERIALS
, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE TO
YOU AND YOUR DISTRICT OFFICES IF
YOU JUST REACH OUT TO OUR STAFF.
IN CLOSING. I WANT TO THANK
CHAIR BAINES AND EACH OF THE
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE AND
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOU HERE
TODAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
FROM THE OTHER PANELISTS, AND I
WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE NOW OR AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THE HEARING. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. SUSAN. FOR THOSE,
UM VERY, VERY STRONG AND
DETAILED MESSAGE. UM VERY
EXCITING TO SEE THE WORK THAT
HAS BEEN DONE PRIOR TO ME BEING
ON THIS COMMITTEE, EXCITED TO
WORK TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENTING
SOME OF WHAT'S BEEN HIGHLIGHTED
IN YOUR COMMENTS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. UM, ACCESS TO CARE
IS STILL A VERY, VERY BIG
PROBLEM. ACCESS TO
LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY
SENSITIVE. AH RESOURCES FOR
PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY IN HIS
SPANISH SPEAKING IN PUNJABI
SPEAKING COMMUNITIES AS VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT, UM AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER TO
MAKE THESE PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE
FOR EVERYONE. UM AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS
FROM ANYONE ELSE? YEAH. GENERAL
QUESTION. YOU WILL PROBABLY
ANSWER IT THROUGHOUT THIS
HEARING. BUT WHAT CAN WE AS
LEGISLATORS Dð. TO HELP THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGING AS YOU
IMPLEMENT THIS MASTER PLAN FOR
AGING. I LOVE THAT QUESTION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REYES AND YOU
HAVE ALREADY DONE VERY SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR
AGING. UM YOU KNOW, I CAN TELL
YOU THAT THAT TODAY WHEN WE
LAUNCHED THE LOCAL PLANNING
GRANTS, UM WE'D LOVE YOU TO
PROMOTE THOSE IN YOUR DISTRICT
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR
COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATE AND
RECEIVE FUNDING. UM, THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD
APPRECIATE AS WE HAVE THE
BENEFIT NOW OF THESE HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS, UM, FLOWING INTO
COMMUNITIES. WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT ALL COMMUNITIES HAVE
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. UM I CAN SAY
THAT THERE'S ALSO A HEALTHY
BRAIN INITIATIVE R F A PENDING
RIGHT NOW THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH THAT FOCUSES ON
ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA AND FAMILY
CAREGIVING THAT YOUR COMMUNITIES
CAN APPLY FOR, AND WE KNOW THAT
NEXT WEEK THE MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES COMMISSION WILL BE
RELEASING. THERE ARE F A FOR
OLDER ADULT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
UM SO THAT THAT'S SOMETHING
IMMEDIATELY THAT I CAN THINK OF
, WERE ALSO EAGER TO TAKE THIS
INFORMATION TO YOUR COMMUNITIES
AND TO PARTNER WITH OUR
STAKEHOLDERS TO DELIVER THIS
INFORMATION, RAISE AWARENESS AND
HELP EXPLAIN AND ARTICULATE
THESE INVESTMENTS AND TO
CONTINUE SEEKING FEEDBACK AND
INPUT DIRECTLY FROM PEOPLE WHO
ARE MOST IMPACTED. UM SO THAT
THE MASTER PLAN REMAINS FRESH
AND CURRENT, UM, AND DOESN'T SIT
ON A SHELF AND BECOME STALE.
THANK YOU. UM I ALSO WANTED TO
MENTION THAT I WILL BE HERE
HOLDING A FORMAL HEARING IN MY
DISTRICT OF CURRENT COUNTY IN
MID MAY ON THIS PLAN AND HOW IT
IMPACTS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
LIKE MINE. THIS IS A STATEWIDE
PLAN BUT DOESN'T MEET THE NEEDS
IN THE STATE EQUALLY, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING IT
ACROSS THE STATE. UM NEXT, WE'VE
GOT. UM KEVIN PRINCEVILLE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE IMPACT
COMMITTEE FOR JUSTICE AND AGING.
YEAH THANK YOU, CHAIR DR BAINES
AND VICE CHAIR TO AND SOME OF
THE MEMBER ALVAREZ. UM I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE
TODAY. WELCOME TO THOSE OF YOU
THAT ARE NEW TO THE ASSEMBLY OR
NEW TO THIS COMMITTEE. AND OF
COURSE, WELCOME BACK TO THOSE
THAT HAVE BEEN ON THIS COMMITTEE
AND DOING THIS WORK FOR A LONG
TIME. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO
HAVE YOUR TIME. YOUR TALENT,
YOUR ENERGY, YOUR ATTENTION TO
THE TOPICS, THESE IMPORTANT
TOPICS OF AGING AND LONG TERM
CARE. I'M KEVIN PRINEVILLE. I'M
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
JUSTICE AND AGING. WE'RE A
NONPROFIT LEGAL ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION THAT USES THE POWER
OF LAW TO FIGHT SENIOR POVERTY
IN ADVANCE EQUITY FOR ALL OF US
AS WE AGE, WHERE NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION WE DO A LOT OF
REALLY IMPORTANT WORK
SPECIFICALLY IN CALIFORNIA. I'M
VERY INVOLVED IN THE MASTER PLAN
FOR AGING PROCESS. I'VE BEEN
PART OF THIS PROCESS SINCE IT
STARTED. I WAS A MEMBER OF THE
ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN FOR AGING
STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING
THE IMPACT COMMITTEE, SO THE
IMPACT COMMITTEE STANDS FOR
IMPLEMENTING THE M P A IN
CALIFORNIA TOGETHER. THERE'S
NINE OF US ON THE COMMITTEE AND
WE WERE PUT TOGETHER AS A KIND
OF OVERSIGHT AND ADVICE
STAKEHOLDER GROUP TO INFORM THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASTER
PLAN FOR AGING. WE MEET
QUARTERLY THROUGH PUBLIC
MEETINGS, AND WE WRITE AN ANNUAL
REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGING AND CALAIS TO JUST ON HOW
WE THINK IT'S GOING, HOW WE
THINK THEY'RE DOING AND WHERE
THE OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR
IMPROVEMENT GOING FORWARD. IT'S
BEEN A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY
AND A CHALLENGE TO WORK ON THE M
P A. THIS WORK STARTED JUST
BEFORE COVID HIT AND THEN BECAME
SO MUCH MORE URGENT. AND
RELEVANT THROUGHOUT THE CRISIS,
AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT THE
STATE HAS ACCOMPLISHED BY
WORKING, UM AT THE GOVERNOR,
LEGISLATURE, ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND FOR MY VIEW, IS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. I CAN SAY
THAT CALIFORNIA IS REALLY
LEADING THE NATION. ON THESE
EFFORTS WERE SEEING
OPPORTUNITIES NOW. LOTS OF
STATES ARE CONSIDERING CREATING
SIMILAR PLANS TO PREPARE FOR
THEIR AGING FUTURE AND ASKING US
REPEATEDLY. WHAT DID YOU DO IN
CALIFORNIA? HOW DID YOU DO IT?
HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN
HERE? TODAY I WANT TO USE MY
TIME. I REALLY THINK DIRECTOR
DAMARIS FOR GOING OVER SO MUCH
IN THE BACKGROUND, SO I GET TO
FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THREE KEY
SUCCESSES. AND THREE KEY
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE IMPACT
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT
IN OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS. THE
FIRST REAL SUCCESS THAT WE SEE
FROM THE MASTER PLAN FOR AGING
HAS BEEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THE AGING AND DISABILITY
COMMUNITIES ARE COMPLETELY
COMMITTED TO THE N P A. FROM DAY
ONE. THERE WAS INCREDIBLE
EXCITEMENT, INCREDIBLE BYEON AND
PARTICIPATION FROM OLDER ADULTS
THEMSELVES. PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, CAREGIVERS, AGING
ADVOCATES, DISABILITY ADVOCATES
, ACADEMICS, SERVICE PROVIDERS,
PHILANTHROPY, EVERYBODY WAS
INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS AND THE
CONTINUED BY IN AND INTEREST IN
IMPLEMENTATION IS INCREDIBLY
HIGH, EVEN NOW MOVING INTO THE
THIRD YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION. SO
PEOPLE ARE REALLY PAYING
ATTENTION TO THE WORK THAT
YOU'RE ALL DOING HERE TO SUPPORT
THE N P A. IN MY NEARLY 20 YEARS
IN THE FIELD. I'VE NEVER SEEN A
GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS. THIS
SUPPORTED THIS COMMITTED THIS
ENGAGED OVER SUCH A LONG PERIOD
OF TIME. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
FOUR YEARS NOW THAT THESE GROUPS
HAVE BEEN WORKING TO BUILD AND
IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN. SO THE
COMMUNITY IS EXCITED AND THEY'RE
WATCHING YOU CLOSELY. THE
LEGISLATOR THERE, GOVERNOR THERE
REALLY COUNTING ON YOU TO
CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THIS
COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. SO
THE SECOND SUCCESS I WANT TO LAY
OUT IS THE WAY THAT THE MASTER
PLAN FOR AGING HAS KICKED OFF AN
ALL OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO
AGING. AND YOU HEARD DIRECTOR
DAMARIS TALK ABOUT THIS. UM THE
M P A IS NOT A PLAN FOR JUST THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGING OR JUST CAL
HHS. THE NPR REFLECTS THE
REALITY THAT ALL POLICY IS AGING
POLICY. THAT OLDER ADULTS DON'T
LIVE IN A SILO OF AGING PROGRAMS
OR AGING DEPARTMENTS. AS WE ALL
AGE, WE LIVE FULL LIVES. ROBUST
LIVES WERE PART OF FAMILIES WERE
PART OF COMMUNITIES AND WE
INTERACT WITH AND CONTRIBUTE TO
AND RELY ON ALL PARTS OF
GOVERNMENT. HEALTH POLICY, YOU
KNOW, IS AGING POLICY. YOU
TALKED ABOUT THAT CHAIR BANDS IN
YOUR OPENING REMARKS. LONG TERM
CARE POLICIES AGING POLICY.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S THE NAME OF
THE COMMITTEE. BUT HOUSING
POLICY IS AGING POLICY. PARKS
AND REC POLICY IS AGING POLICY.
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE POLICY
IS AGING POLICY. CLIMATE POLICY
IS AGING POLICY VETERANS POLICY
IS AGING POLICY TRANSPORTATION
POLICY IS AGING POLICY. YOU GET
IT AND THE M P A GETS IT. BY
LEVERAGING THE CABINET LEVEL
WORKGROUP, INCLUDING INITIATIVES
IN NEARLY EVERY AGENCY ACROSS
STATE GOVERNMENT, SO WE VIEW
THAT AS A REAL SUCCESS. AND THE
THIRD SUCCESS I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT. RELATES TO THOSE
FIRST TWO SUCCESSES, AND THAT IS
BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE OF THE ALL OF
GOVERNMENT APPROACH. WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO DELIVER SEVERAL SPECIFIC
CONCRETE WINS, CHANGES IN POLICY
AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE IMPACTING
THE LIVES OF MEMBERS IN YOUR
DISTRICT AND TODAY. UM DIRECTOR
. DIMITRIS OUTLINED A LOT OF
THESE. YOU KNOW THAT THE
GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE
THAT YOU ALL WORKING TOGETHER
WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE RECENT
BUDGET SURPLUSES TO MAKE
IMPORTANT SYSTEMIC CHANGES.
JUSTICE AND AGING. WE'VE BEEN
PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT AND
THE EXPANSIONS OF HEALTH CARE
AFFORDABILITY BY EXPANDING
MEDICAL COVERAGE TO UNDOCUMENTED
OLDER ADULTS AND ELIMINATING THE
ASSET TEST AND INCREASING INCOME
LIMITS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE
MEDICAL PROGRAM AGAIN, THIS IS A
PLACE WHERE CALIFORNIA HAS
BECOME THE LEADER IN THE COUNTRY
AND HOW WE TREAT OLDER ADULTS IN
OUR MEDICAL PROGRAM. SO THESE
THREE SUCCESSES, THE SPECIFIC
EXPANSIONS OF PROGRAMS AND ALL
OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH AND
STRONG COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PUT
US IN A GREAT POSITION TO NOW
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES WERE MORE WORK AND
MORE PROGRESS IS NEEDED. SO I'M
GONNA OUTLINE AGAIN. THREE OF
THOSE THAT WE WOULD LOVE YOUR
ATTENTION OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS. SO FIRST WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY IN CALIFORNIA TO
BUILD A HOME CARE SYSTEM THAT
WORKS FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. THE
MAJORITY OF OLDER ADULTS. PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES ALL OF US AS
WE AGE, WE WANT TO BE AT HOME
EVEN AS OUR CARE NEEDS CHANGE.
WE WANT TO BE AT HOME. SO WE
NEED AN AFFORDABLE, INCLUSIVE
AND EQUITABLE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT
OURSELVES. RIGHT NOW, TOO MANY
CALIFORNIANS CANNOT AFFORD IN
HOME CARE AND MANY PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH COMPLEX
CONDITIONS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
, INSTEAD HAVE TO RECEIVE THAT
CARE IN INSTITUTIONS LIKE
NURSING FACILITIES. AT HOME CARE
AND SUPPORT. THINGS LIKE HELPING
WITH BATHING DRESSING, COOKING
CARE COORDINATION. THOSE THINGS
ARE KEY TO HELPING PEOPLE GET
WHAT THEY NEED AT HOME AND IN
THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY'RE
CONNECTED TO. TODAY MUCH OF THAT
SUPPORT AS YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT
IS PROVIDED BY CAREGIVERS. AND
THAT COMES WITH SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BURDENS.
AND RISK TO FAMILIES, LONG TERM
FINANCIAL SECURITY. SO
CALIFORNIA CAN ADDRESS THESE
PROBLEMS BY BUILDING A SYSTEM
THAT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD. THAT'S
EASY TO NAVIGATE AND CAN PROVIDE
SERVICES THAT PEOPLE NEED AT THE
RIGHT TIME AND IN THE SETTING OF
THEIR CHOICE. THAT'S GONNA HELP
FAMILY CAREGIVERS THAT'S GOING
TO HELP BUILD A STRONG CARE
WORKFORCE, AND IT'S GOING TO
HELP OLDER ADULTS. SO TO DO
THAT. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN AND GROW OUR MEDICAL,
HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED
SERVICES SYSTEM AND THE NEXT BIG
STEP THE CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO
TAKE. IS TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL
MODELS FOR FINANCING AND
PROVIDING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO
LONG TERM CARE FOR THOSE THAT
CAN'T AFFORD IT TODAY.
CALIFORNIA IS ABLE TO FIGURE
THIS OUT. WE ONCE AGAIN WILL BE
LEADING THE NATION IN SOLVING A
PROBLEM THAT IS FACING US ALL.
THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY THAT WE
SEE AT THE IMPACT COMMITTEE IS
TO PUT AN END TO ELDER
HOMELESSNESS IN CALIFORNIA.
OLDER ADULTS ARE THE FASTEST
GROWING PART OF THE HOMELESS
POPULATION IN MOST PARTS OF THE
STATE. IN SOME COUNTIES. OLDER
ADULTS NOW MAKE UP NEARLY HALF
OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION. FOR
MANY OLDER HOMELESS PEOPLE. THEY
BECAME HOMELESS FOR THE FIRST
TIME AFTER AGE 50. THIS IS AN
ABSOLUTE CRISIS FACING OUR
STATE. LOTS OF MONEY HAS BEEN
DIRECTED TOWARDS HOMELESSNESS
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
HOWEVER NONE OF IT HAS BEEN
SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO OLDER
PEOPLE AND SPECIFICALLY TARGETED
TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OLDER
ADULT HOMELESSNESS. WE NEED
DEDICATED ATTENTION. DEDICATED
STRATEGIES DEDICATED FUNDING TO
SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS FACING
HOMELESSNESS. ONE SPECIFIC TYPE
OF SUPPORT THAT WE'RE CALLING
FOR IS TO CREATE A NEW TARGETED
RENTAL SUBSIDY PROGRAM THAT WILL
PROVIDE VERY LOW INCOME OLDER
ADULTS AND PEOPLE DISABILITIES
WITH JUST ENOUGH OF A SUBSIDY TO
ALLOW THEM TO MAINTAIN HOUSING
THEY HAVE TODAY SO THAT WE CUT
OFF THE FLOW OF OLDER PEOPLE
INTO HOMELESSNESS. THIS NUMBER
OF HOMELESS OLDER ADULTS IN
CALIFORNIA IS LIKE I SAID, A
CRISIS. IT'S A TRAGEDY. IT'S A
PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY. TRAGEDY WE
CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM AND WE MUST
FIX THIS PROBLEM. AND MY FINAL
THIRD OPPORTUNITY THAT THE
IMPACT COMMITTEE HAS TALKED
ABOUT. DIRECTOR DAMARIS ALSO
TALKED ABOUT WHICH IS USING THE
MASTER PLAN FOR AGING TO ADVANCE
EQUITY FOR ALL OF US AS WE AGE.
AGING IS AN EQUITY ISSUE. FOR
GENERATIONS, SYSTEMIC AND
EQUITIES AND RACISM AND HEALTH
CARE, HOUSING ACCESS TO WEALTH
AND RESOURCES. HAVE KEPT PEOPLE
OF COLOR WOMEN LGBT Q.
INDIVIDUALS PEOPLE LIVING WITH
DISABILITIES, IMMIGRANTS AND
THOSE WHO ARE LIMITED ENGLISH
PROFICIENT FROM ACCESSING THE
FULL ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES AND
SUPPORTS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO
OTHER GROUPS. AND WHEN PEOPLE
FROM THESE COMMUNITIES AGE THE
IMPACTS OF ALL THAT
DISCRIMINATION COMPOUNDS, AND
THEN THEY GET FACED WITH A NEW
TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION IN
AGEISM. SO AS THE STATE
PRIORITIZES EQUITY AND SO MANY
SPACES AND PLACES AGING MUST BE
INCLUDED AS AN IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATION. AND AS WE
CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE M P A
WE MUST DO SO CENTERING THOSE
COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVEN'T
REACHED YET OR WHO HAVE BEEN
UNDERSERVED TO DATE. THE NEW
YORK TIMES LAST WEEK HAD AN
ARTICLE ABOUT AGING SOCIETIES
AROUND THE WORLD, AND IT FOCUSED
ON ASIA IN PARTICULAR JAPAN. AND
THE WRITER WAS TALKING ABOUT
JAPAN BECAUSE 30% OF THE
POPULATION IN JAPAN IS 65 OVER
TODAY. THE WRITER TALKS ABOUT
NUMEROUS IMPACT THAT'S HAD ON
JAPANESE SOCIETY. ON HEALTH CARE
AND LONG TERM CARE
INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE WORKFORCE
ON ECONOMIC SECURITY OF OLDER
PEOPLE. THE WRITER MADE THE
POINT THAT THESE CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES ARE COMING TO THE
REST OF THE WORLD VERY SOON. AND
HIS MAIN ADVICE FOR SOCIETIES
WAS TO PLAN. AHEAD FOR THESE
CHANGES. WELL IN CALIFORNIA.
WE'RE NOT TOO FAR BEHIND JAPAN,
YOU HEARD DIRECTOR DAMARIS SAY
IN 20 AND 2030 25% OF
CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION WILL BE
60 AND OVER. SO WE'RE A FEW
YEARS BEHIND SOME COUNTRIES AND
A FEW YEARS AHEAD OF A LOT OF
THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES.
BUT FORTUNATELY WE HAVE A PLAN.
THE M P A. GIVES US A PATH AND A
VEHICLE FOR NAVIGATING
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE WAITING ALL OF US AS
INDIVIDUALS AS FAMILIES AS
COMMUNITIES AND AS A STATE. AND
WE'VE GOT TIME TO PREPARE. BUT
PLANNING AND PREPARING IS NOT
ENOUGH. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE
NEED TO TAKE ACTION. WE NEED TO
ACT ON THAT PLAN TO REFORM OUR
SYSTEMS TODAY TO BE PREPARED FOR
WHAT'S AHEAD. AND JUSTICE AND
AGING AND THE IMPACT COMMITTEE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU TO PUT THE MP A INTO
ACTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MM.
MR PRINCEVILLE. ANY COMMENTS
FROM ANYONE? YES SUDDENLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR THE
REPORT. UM TWO THINGS THAT
CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IN YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK IT WAS
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER THREE. I'M
DOING THIS BY MEMORY NOW, UH,
REGARDING HOUSING, INSECURITY,
HOMELESSNESS. UM YOU'VE POINTED
OUT WELL THAT OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS, THE STATE BUDGET
HAS INCLUDED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
FOR HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS. AND
UM, YOU MADE A STATEMENT THAT
NONE OF THEM WERE DIRECTLY
RELATED. TO, UH. POTENTIAL
SOLUTIONS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY
RELATED TO THIS POPULATION. DO
YOU KNOW IF ANY OF THOSE.
PROGRAMS DID HAVE WERE THERE ANY
OF THAT ACTUALLY DID HAVE A
POSITIVE IMPACT. AND UM, JUST
THAT'S THE FIRST QUESTION. YES
SO MANY OF THE PROGRAMS WERE
BROADLY AVAILABLE TO OLDER
ADULTS. UM PROJECT ROOM KEY WAS
VERY EFFECTIVE AT HELPING OLDER
ADULTS MAINTAINED HOUSING AND
GET HOUSING DURING THE COVID
CRISIS. THE COMMUNITY CARE
EXPANSION IS AN EFFORT TO, UM
REVITALIZE AND RENOVATE. SEVERAL
ARE CFCS THAT OLDER ADULTS CAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TO BE HOUSED.
HOWEVER THERE'S NO STATEWIDE
STRATEGY. THERE'S NO EVEN IN
MOST LOCAL COMMUNITIES, NO
STRATEGY, NO DEDICATED FUNDING
OR DEDICATED APPROACHES TO
ADDRESS THE UNIQUE ISSUES OF
OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE HOMELESS
WOULD BE GREAT. UM, IF YOU COULD
SCORE WHAT THOSE WERE IN TERMS
OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS TO SEE OUT OF
THE I THINK WE'RE NOW REACHING
THE $5 BILLION INVESTMENT IN
HOMELESSNESS. IF I REMEMBER THAT
CORRECTLY TO SEE HOW MUCH OF
THAT WAS SET ASIDE FOR THIS
POPULATION, I THINK THAT'D BE
REALLY INTERESTING. FOR THIS
COMMITTEE. AND THEN YOU
MENTIONED A SECOND PROPOSAL,
WHICH I HAVE HEARD ABOUT, BUT I
DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEEN
INTRODUCED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
KNOW WHETHER IT HAS OR HASN'T IN
ASSISTANCE FOR OLDER ADULTS WHEN
IT COMES TO LIKE THEIR RENTAL
AND MAYBE EVEN MORTGAGE. I DON'T
KNOW, BUT DEFINITELY IN THE
RENTAL COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE'S A SOME SUPPORTS
THAT THEY DON'T FIND THEMSELVES
HAVING TO GO OUT ON THE STREET.
I MEAN, YOU MENTIONED 50% FIGURE
NOW OF HOMELESSNESS ARE OLDER
ADULTS, SO CERTAINLY THERE
SHOULD BE SOME ATTENTION PAID TO
THIS. YEAH. SO THERE IS A BILL
SB 37 THAT WILL CREATE THIS
RENTAL SUBSIDY PROGRAM. WE'RE
REQUESTING $500 MILLION. IT'LL
HELP ABOUT 13,000 PEOPLE REMAIN
HOUSED. UM WHICH WE THINK IS A
MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF DOLLARS
AND SOME OF THE OTHER
INTERVENTIONS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN
THE SPACE AND IT WILL REQUIRE
NEW AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING WERE
PART OF A COALITION OF GROUPS
THAT'S CALLING FOR ABOUT $8
BILLION IN NEW FUNDING. NEW
ADDRESS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
ISSUES OF HOMELESSNESS. AND THIS
IS THE PART OF THAT PROPOSAL
THAT MOST UNIQUELY TARGETS OLDER
ADULTS. DO YOU HAVE DATA THAT
SHOWS THAT THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM
HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL? WE DO. SO
WE HAVE SEEN, UM THIS PROGRAM A
PROGRAM LIKE THIS HAS BEEN IN
OPERATION FOR A FEW YEARS IN
SANTA MONICA DIEGO IS JUST
STARTING A NEW PROGRAM AND
SEVERAL OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE
CREATING LOCAL PROGRAMS. SO
WE'RE LEARNING A LOT. FROM THOSE
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, AND WE
THINK WE'VE LEARNED ENOUGH TO
TAKE SOMETHING STATEWIDE THAT
STARTS TO REACH A BROADER
POPULATION. THANK YOU. I WOULD
JUST, UM, HAD MY COMMENTS THAT I
THINK HAS, UM WE ARE BEING
REQUESTED TO SET PRIORITIES FOR
OUR BUDGET. UM IF IT'S THE
DESIRE THE CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE WE IDENTIFY, MAYBE NOT
NEW FUNDING. THAT'S GOING TO BE
TOUGH TO DO IN THIS BUDGET, BUT
EXISTING FUNDING PROPOSALS SO
THAT SOME OF THOSE GET SET ASIDE
FOR THE PROGRAMS. THAT HAVE
DEMONSTRATED TO BE EFFECTIVE AND
SUPPORTIVE OF PARTICULARLY THE
HOUSING SPACE. OBVIOUSLY, THERE
ARE OTHER NEEDS, BUT THIS ONE IS
ONE THAT SEEMS TO BE APPROPRIATE
AND RIPE AND POTENTIALLY, WE
COULD ACHIEVE SOME SUCCESS. SO,
UM AGAIN. I DON'T IF ANYBODY'S
PUTTING FORWARD PROPOSALS IN THE
BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE BUDGET.
UM PRIORITIZATION, THIS IS ONE
THAT I LOVE TO SIGN ONTO. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES
REMEMBER, RUBIO? THANK YOU. SO
MY QUESTION IS ALONG THE SAME
LINES. UM WHEN WE HAD THE COVID
CRISIS, AND WE WERE PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR RENT SUBSIDIES AND
UTILITY SUBSIDIES, THERE WAS A
BIG, ESPECIALLY IN I'LL SPEAK
FROM MY DISTRICT THERE. IT WAS
VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO ACCESS
THAT MONEY FOR THE LANDLORDS TO
ACCESS IT. AND FOR THE TENANTS.
UM DO YOU HAVE DATA? UH OF HOW
MUCH OF THAT MONEY WAS TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF BY 50 AND ABOVE 50
PLUS AGED FOLKS, THE FOLKS THAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WERE
THEY ABLE TO ACCESS THAT THE
REASON THAT I'M ASKING IS ALSO,
UM, THERE WAS SO MUCH CONFUSION
AND SO MUCH BACKLOG, I THINK IS
THE MOST APPROPRIATE THAT SOME
OF THAT MONEY WAS FEDERAL MONEY
. AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD WAS
IF WE DIDN'T USE THE MONEY WE
WERE GOING TO RETURN IT TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO WAS THAT
ANY OF THAT MONEY SET ASIDE FOR
THIS POPULATION? NUMBER ONE
NUMBER TWO. HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT
TO ACCESS IT? OR DID YOU HAVE A
DIFFERENT SYSTEM LOOKING FOR
HELP? I GUESS IS WHAT I'M TRYING
TO DO, BECAUSE IT WAS VERY
DIFFICULT JUST FOR THE REGULAR
POPULATION TO ACCESS THAT MONEY.
DID YOU HAVE MORE SUCCESSES OR
ANY SUCCESS IN TRYING TO ACCESS
THAT MONEY? I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN
THAT PROGRAM, BUT FROM WHAT I DO
UNDERSTAND ABOUT IT, IT WAS NOT
TARGETED IN A SPECIFIC WAY TO
CERTAIN POPULATIONS. UM BY AGE,
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE
HAVE DATA ABOUT HOW MANY ORDER
PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT RENT RELIEF
PROGRAM THAT WAS IN EXISTENCE.
SO UM, THAT'S AN ISSUE AROUND
DATA COLLECTION. IN MANY OF
THESE EFFORTS, UM EVEN IN
PROGRAMS THAT TARGET OLDER
PEOPLE WERE NOT OFTEN COLLECTING
DATA ABOUT DISPARITIES AND WHO'S
ACCESSING SERVICES AND WHO'S NOT
, AND THEN IN PROGRAMS THAT
AREN'T SPECIFICALLY TARGETED
TOWARDS OLDER PEOPLE WERE NOT
COLLECTING DATA ABOUT HOW THEY
MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING THOSE
PROGRAMS DIFFERENTLY THAN
OTHERS. SO WE CAN GET BACK TO
YOU ABOUT THAT. I'M NOT SURE
ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS.
WELL, BUT BUT THEN IT GOES BACK
TO, I GUESS THE CONVERSATION
THAT WE'RE HAVING IF WHO'S
TRACKING ALL OF THIS? SO SO, YOU
KNOW. DO YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS?
OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO
ANSWER RIGHT NOW. BUT I THINK
YOU KNOW FOR OUR PURPOSES. DO
YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHO
MIGHT BE ABLE TO COLLECT THAT
DATA AND WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO
ASSIST? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THE
EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD IS
EVERYBODY POINTS FINGERS AT THE
OTHER DEPARTMENT. YOU NAME THE
DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE POINTING IT
TO THE OTHER AS TO WHO'S
RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, AND I DON'T
THINK THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE
ANY SUCCESS UNLESS WE HAVE DATA
. AND SO MAYBE SOME PROPOSALS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OR SOME
SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHO SHOULD
KEEP THAT DATA SO THAT THIS
COMMITTEE CAN CAN SAY HEY,
DEPARTMENT A CAN WE TASK YOU
WITH THIS? AND IF WE DO THEN
WHEN WE'RE ASKING FOR MONEY,
THEN WE CAN SAY THEN THE
PERMANENT GETS IT BECAUSE
THEY'RE THE ONES IN CHARGE OF
THIS. I KNOW YOU ALL DO A REALLY
GOOD JOB OF THIS, BUT THE
BUREAUCRACY GETS IN EVERYBODY'S
WAY. AND SO HOW CAN WE ELIMINATE
SOME OF THAT BUREAUCRACY AND
HAVE ONE DEPARTMENT OR ONE, EVEN
TWO IN CHARGE OF THIS SO THAT WE
CAN COLLECT DATA BUT MAKE SURE
THAT THAT MONEY IS SET ASIDE. UM
AND WHEN WE COME BACK LATER, WE
CAN SAY HEY, HOW SUCCESSFUL WAS
THIS PROGRAM? BECAUSE IT'S
HAPPENING TO US. NOW WE'RE JUST
IN GENERAL WITH THE HOMELESS
CRISIS. I CAN ASK FIVE DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS. UM HOW MANY PEOPLE
WE'VE HOUSE AND I'LL GET FIVE
DIFFERENT ANSWERS. THAT'S
FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE HOW DO WE
SUPPORT YOU? IF WE DON'T HAVE
THE ACCURATE INFORMATION TO BE
ABLE TO SAY, HEY, 500. MILLION
DOLLARS IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH
FOR YOU KNOW, ETCETERA, ETCETERA
AGAIN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER,
BUT I THINK MOVING FORWARD IF
WE'RE GOING TO BE UM, HELPING IN
THIS AVENUE. THAT DATA WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL FOR US SO THAT WE
CAN ALL UM YOU KNOW, HELP WITH
SOME STRATEGIES AS TO HOW WE
GIVE YOU THAT MONEY, BUT MORE SO
HOW DO I DISTRIBUTE IT TO THE
FOLKS IN MY AREA AND EVERYBODY
ELSE'S AREAS? ABSOLUTELY. THANK
YOU. YES YES. AND YES, I'M
REALLY I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH
YOUR ARGUMENTATION. THAT'S
AMAZING. AND I ALONG THE LINE
WITH MEMBER RUBIO ABOUT HOW TO
ACCESS AH! UH REGARDING THE
FUNDING OR ANY AND ASSISTANT FOR
OUR SENIORS. I'M I HAVE
QUESTIONED THAT IN THE PAST. IS
THAT AN A PROGRAM THAT I WOULD
STAY SO OUT OF STATE LEVEL? WE
HAVE THE WE HAVE TO REALLY GOOD
PART PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT BECAUSE AT THE END OF
THE DAY, I THINK THAT A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IS, YOU KNOW. I THINK
THAT IS A LEVEL THAT AH,
INTERACT AND PROVIDE ALL THE
ORDER ASSISTANT. OUR SENIOR. SO
IS THERE ANY PROGRAM RIGHT NOW
OR IN THE PAST THAT LIKE
COORDINATION THAT IS A
COORDINATION. BETWEEN THE STATE
, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. I THINK
THAT IF WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE, I
THINK THAT WE COULD BE ABLE TO
GET ALL THE DATA THAT WE WANT.
BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT, I
MEAN IT'S NOT EASY TO GET ORDER
DATA BECAUSE THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE,
LIKE IDEA. UH AGING DEPARTMENT
AND THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDED ORDER.
DIFFERENT SERVICES AND OTHER
STAY. I THINK THAT OTHER STAY WE
IF WE WANT TO GET A DATA, WE
PROBABLY ASKED FOR THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OR AT LEAST AND THEN
PROFIT, SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE
THAT IN THE PAST OR RIGHT NOW,
DO WE HAVE ANY PROGRAM THAT
COORDINATE THAT PROCESS. YEAH.
SO UM, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT, AS
WELL AS PROBABLY DIRECTOR
DAMARIS COULD, BUT CERTAINLY THE
AGING THE STRENGTH OF THE AGING
NETWORK IS BUILT UPON A STRONG,
UM, STATE COUNTY NONPROFIT
PARTNERSHIP FOR SERVICES THAT
ARE PROVIDED. BUT THAT HAS
HISTORICALLY MEANT SOMETIMES
SOME DISPARITIES AND HOW
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FROM
COUNTY TO COUNTY. DIFFERENT
PRIORITIES FROM COUNTY TO
COUNTY. SOME LOST OPPORTUNITIES
FOR BROADER CONNECTION AND
COLLABORATION AND EFFICIENCY. UM
AND THEN TO SPEAK TO THE ALL THE
GOVERNMENT APPROACH I WAS
TALKING ABOUT. IT'S ALSO CREATED
SITUATIONS WHERE THE AGING
DEPARTMENTS ARE SILOED SO THEY
MIGHT BE DOING SOME THINGS THAT
EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS
FOR OLDER ADULTS, BUT IT'S
HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THE
DEPARTMENT THAT'S MORE BROADLY
IN CONTROL OF DOLLARS OR POLICY
AROUND HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
. SO UM, WE NEED TO BREAK DOWN
THOSE BARRIERS. WE NEED ALL
AGENCIES AT THE STATE LEVEL AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL TO BE THINKING
ABOUT OVER ADULTS FOR IT, NOT
JUST TO BE SILENT OFF TO THOSE
DEPARTMENTS OF AGENTS, SO THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOUSING? I
MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLING
FOR IS I THINK YOU'RE MAKING
GREAT POINTS ABOUT BROADLY
UNDERSTANDING WHERE DOLLARS HAVE
FLOWN HAVE HAVE HAVE GONE AND WE
ALSO WANT TO SEE AGING ELEVATED
IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. AS A
GROUP THAT WE ARE PAYING
ATTENTION TO THAT WE ARE
TRACKING DATA ABOUT AND THEN
WE'RE MAKING NEW INVESTMENTS IN
AS WELL. AWESOME ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? THANK YOU SO MUCH,
KEVIN. PRINTABLE FOR THAT, UM
AMAZING PRESENTATION. I THINK
WHAT I'M HEARING FROM A LOT OF
MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS THE
BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE
HERE IS HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT THE
DOLLARS AND GET IT DOWN TO AREAS
THAT NEEDED SO VITALLY? I MEAN,
EVERY DAY COULD MEAN THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND
DEATH FOR SOMEONE EVERY DAY
COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
HAVING A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD OR
NOT. SO WE ARE ON A TIMESTAMP.
LITERALLY PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON
US TO WORK DILIGENTLY BECAUSE A
MATTER OF SECONDS CAN MEAN A
WHOLE LIFETIME FOR SOMEONE. SO
UM, THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH WITH YOU GUYS ON
, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT
THIS? HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT THIS
IN A STRONG WAY? YES BUREAUCRACY
IS DEFINITELY A BIG PROBLEM AS
SOME REMEMBER RUBIO YOUR
COMMENTS BUT HOW DO WE GET THAT
IMPLEMENTATION TO THE LEVEL THAT
IT NEEDS TO GO? WE HAVE TO DO A
STRONGER JOB. WE JUST HAVE TO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU WILL THANK
YOU. SYRIA'S TALKING SERIOUS,
SAID GOOD JOB. AWESOME NEXT. WE
HAVE DOCTORS. SARITA MOHANTY,
WHO WAS PRESIDENT, CEO OF THE
SCAN FOUNDATION, SHE IS ON WEB
WEB MAX BUYBACKS WAS ABOUT TO,
SAY, WEB MD. WONDERFUL CAN YOU
HEAR ME? OKAY. YES. OKAY
WONDERFUL. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAINES AND
MEMBERS OF THE AGING AND LONG
TERM COMMITTEE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU HOLDING THIS
HEARING AND FOR INVITING ME TO
SPEAK VIRTUALLY, UH NOTED I'M
AFTER SARITA MOHANTY. I SERVE AS
THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE
SCAN FOUNDATION, WHICH IS A
CALIFORNIA BASED PUBLIC CHARITY
AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAINES AND
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT,
COMMITMENT TO VULNERABLE
POPPING. RELATIONS. COMMITMENT
TO OLDER ADULTS AND THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES. UM AT THE
FOUNDATION, WE ARE DEVOTED TO
IGNITING BOLD AND EQUITABLE
CHANGE AND HOW OLDER ADULTS AGE
IN BOTH HOME AND COMMUNITY. AND
THIS FOUNDATION. OUR FOUNDATION
HAS LONG ADVOCATED AND REALLY
LED SOME OF THE APPROACHES FOR A
MASTER PLAN FOR AGING OR WHAT IS
NOW BEING REFERRED TO AS A MULTI
SECTOR PLANNED FOR AGING OR MP A
NATIONALLY. UM I ACTUALLY HAD
THE FORTUNATE OPPORTUNITY TO
JOIN THIS FOUNDATION A LITTLE
OVER TWO YEARS AGO, AND IT'S
KEVIN NOTED, I HAVE SIMILARLY
BEEN AWED BY THE MULTI
STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATIVE
ENGAGEMENT OF THIS M P A. I ALSO
HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING, UM
, OUR IMPACT ON THE IMPLEMENTING
THE M P A IN CALIFORNIA TOGETHER
IMPACT COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH
KEVIN AND OTHER INCREDIBLE
LEADERS HERE IN CALIFORNIA, AND
WE'RE A GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS
CHARGED WITH ADVISING THE STATE
ON AN M P A IMPLEMENTATION, SO I
AM EXCITED ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S
CONTINUED COMMITMENT AND
ADVANCEMENT AS WE ENTER THE
THIRD YEAR OF THE M P A. AND AS
YOU HEARD, THIS WAS DEVELOPED
THROUGH A ROBUST STAKEHOLDER
PROCESS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
STATE AND THE N P A HAS BEEN AND
WILL CONTINUE TO BE A GUIDE FOR
THE STATE NOT ONLY TO RESPOND TO
IMMEDIATE NEEDS LIKE PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCIES, BUT ALSO TO
ACHIEVE LONG TERM HEALTH AND
AGING GOALS, ELEVATE FUNDING
PRIORITIES AND ADVANCE PROGRAM
EQUITY. AND BUILDING ON VALUABLE
INFORMATION AND INSIGHT SHARED
BY MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES TODAY
, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE
FUTURE OF THE M P A AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED SUPPORT
FOR THIS 10 YEAR BLUEPRINT. UH
WHY DOES THE MP A MATTER YOU
KNOW, AS A PHYSICIAN, I'VE SEEN
THE CHALLENGES OLDER ADULTS,
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
FAMILY CAREGIVERS FACE AND
NAVIGATING AND ACCESSING
AFFORDABLE HEALTH AND SOCIAL
SERVICES AS AS NEEDS AND AS
ABILITIES CHANGE. RECENTLY I'LL
GIVE AN EXAMPLE I WAS SEEING A
PATIENT, OLDER ADULT IN HER
SEVENTIES WHO HAD BEEN
DISCHARGED FROM A SKILLED
NURSING FACILITY AFTER A FALL,
FRACTURING HER HIP, AND SHE WAS
DISCHARGED WITH HOME HEALTH AND
HEARD THIS INDIVIDUAL SHE WAS
RECEIVING EXCELLENT CLINICAL
CARE IN THE HOME. HOWEVER HER
VISIT WITH ME WAS NOT ABOUT
SETTING UP HER MEDICATIONS OR
HER DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
HER QUESTIONS WERE ESSENTIALLY
NON CLINICAL. THERE WERE
QUESTIONS LIKE WHO'S GOING TO
HELP ME PUT AWAY MY GROCERIES?
WHO'S GOING TO MAKE SURE I CAN
GET HELP WITH MY LAUNDRY? WHO
WILL MAKE SURE I'M NOT ACTUALLY
GOING TO FALL WHEN I GET UP FROM
FROM BED IN THE MORNING, AND SHE
LIVED ALONE, SO SHE HAD A
DAUGHTER WHO PERIODICALLY CAME
TO HELP, BUT THIS PERSON DID NOT
WANT HER DAUGHTER TO BE BURDENED
GIVEN HER DAUGHTER'S MEDICAL
ISSUES, AND THAT SHE WAS CARING
FOR HER OWN FAMILY, SO AND
FINALLY THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS ON
MEDICARE. HAD SOME SAVINGS AND
QUICKLY STARTED TO DO THE MATH
IN HER HEAD. HOW HOW LONG WAS
SHE GOING TO NEED HELP? AND IF
THIS WAS GOING TO BE LIFELONG?
HOW SOON WOULD HER SAVINGS BE
DEPLETED? SO WHAT? AND SHE
WANTED TO REALLY HER EMPHASIS
WAS WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO STAY
INDEPENDENTLY IN THE HOME? SO
THIS ANECDOTE REINFORCES THAT
PEOPLE BROADLY WANT TO AGE IN
THEIR HOMES AND IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES, AND WE NOTED THAT
MOST CALIFORNIA VOTERS BELIEVE
THE M P A CAN HELP ACHIEVE THAT
GOAL. 80% OF CALIFORNIANS
SUPPORTED THE CALIFORNIA'S
MASTER PLAN FOR AGING. SO,
THEREFORE HAVING A PUBLIC
STRATEGY THAT IS PROPERLY
IMPLEMENTED, REALLY MEANS THAT
PEOPLE STAND A BETTER CHANCE TO
AGE WELL AND WITH CHOICES. UH IN
ADDITION TO THE BROAD SUPPORT
BEHIND THE MP, AND WE ALSO KNOW
IT IS IT IS WORKING. WE'VE
ALREADY SEEN ACHIEVED GREAT
SUCCESSES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF
THE M P A AND ITS INITIATIVES
AND SUSAN UM DEMOREST, NOTED THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING,
LAUNCHING THE CALDERON
INITIATIVE, WHICH IS, AS NOTED,
PROVIDING $89 MILLION IN GRANTS
TO 78. COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT, RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION OF DIRECT CARE WORK
WORKERS AND THIS WILL CERTAINLY
REDUCE TURNOVER AMONG THE
CURRENT WORKFORCE AND ALSO
INCREASED THE NUMBER OF DIRECT
CARE WORKERS AVAILABLE TO
SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR
HOMES. THE OTHER MENTIONED, UM,
AREA IS THE LONG TERM INSURANCE
CARE INSURANCE TASK FORCE, WHICH
IS EXPLORING UNIVERSAL LONG TERM
CARE FINANCING OPTIONS TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS AND FINDING A SOLUTION
IS CRITICAL. AS MORE THAN 70% OF
PEOPLE AGED 65 OLDER WILL NEED
LONG TERM CARE AT SOME POINT.
FOR THOSE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
MEDICAL PAIN FOR LONG TERM CARE
IS OFTEN OUT OF REACH. IN FACT,
THERE WAS A RECENT NORTH STUDY
OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
THAT ARE THE CALIFORNIA'S
MISSING MIDDLE OR FORGOTTEN
MIDDLE AS THEY DEEMED IT IN
THEIR REPORT THAT SHOWED THAT
89% OLDER CALIFORNIANS WILL
UNLIKELY BE ABLE TO PAY
PRIVATELY FOR CARE IN 2033. AND
THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THIS
POPULATION, FEW OTHER NOTABLE
DATA POINTS IS THAT THIS MIDDLE
INCOME SENIOR COHORT, UM IN
ADDITION, TO BE NEARLY DOUBLING
IN SIZE WILL BE MORE DIVERSE IN
20 TO 33 WITH PEOPLE OF COLOR
COMPRISING 22% OF THIS GROUP.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
CONTINUED HELP NEEDS AND
MOBILITY LIMITATIONS, COGNITIVE
IMPAIRMENTS THAT MAKE IT HARD TO
LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT
SELLING THEIR HOMES. THIS REPORT
ALSO NOTED THAT NEARLY THREE
QUARTERS OF MIDDLE INCOME
SENIORS WILL HAVE INSUFFICIENT
RESOURCES TO PAY FOR PRIVATE
ASSISTED LIVING. SO THE STATE
HAS ADOPTED REGULATORY CHANGES
AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO
INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS AS WE HEARD FOR OLDER
ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES, AND WE KNOW THAT
THE RISING COST OF HOUSING
PRESENTS A BARRIER FOR PEOPLE
THAT WANT TO REMAIN IN THE
COMMUNITY AS THEY AGE. SO IT IS
CRITICAL AND VITAL THAT WE
CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES AND
BUILD ON THEIR MOMENTUM TO A
GENE. BROADER CHANGE. WE NOW
HAVE GROWING ATTENTION TO ISSUES
AND OLDER ADULT PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND FAMILY
CAREGIVERS. BUT THERE ARE
LONGSTANDING CHECK CHANGE THAT
IS WILL WORK THAT WILL REQUIRE A
SUSTAINED EFFORT OVER THE LIFE
OF THE M P A AND BEYOND TO
REALLY CREATE A STATE WHERE WE
CAN ALL AGE. WELL THESE EFFORTS
HAVE TO BE CROSS SECTOR APPLYING
AN AGE AGING AND DISABILITY
LENDS ACROSS STATE PRIORITIES
BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL
HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES. TO REALLY ENSURE
INITIATIVES ADDRESSING CLIMATE
CHANGE, TRANSPORTATION AND
EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT,
INCORPORATE THESE POPULATIONS,
AS AS KEVIN ALSO HIGHLIGHTED,
LIKE HIGHLIGHTED IN HIS TALKING
POINTS. WE ALSO MUST CONTINUE TO
SHARPEN OUR FOCUS ON EQUITY AND
ADDRESSING THE LONG TERM
STANDING DISPARITIES FOR
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING PEOPLE OF
COLOR LGBT Q PLUS AND THOSE IN
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT LACK
ACCESS TO CARE, SUCH AS RURAL
POPULATIONS AND HELP DESSERTS.
THIS REQUIRES DEVELOPING
RELIABLE DESEGREGATED OR
DISAGGREGATED DATA SOURCES. TO
IDENTIFY THOSE DISPARITIES AND
TARGETED SOLUTIONS AND AS WELL
AS IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO
BRING THE VOICES OF THE
COMMUNITY TO THE FOREFRONT OF
OUR WORK AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND PROVIDING INPUT AND
HELPING TO CO CREATE THE
STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES WE
SEEK TO EXECUTE. THERE'S NO ONE
ENTITY AND NOR SHOULD DO THIS
WORK ALONE. THEREFORE THE
BENEFITS OF THE MPAA IS THAT IT
PROVIDES THIS RULING NOT ONLY
FOR STATE LEADERSHIP, BUT AS WE
ALSO HEARD FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE ENTITIES
AND PHILANTHROPY AS WELL.
SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP
AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC PRIVATE
PUBLIC SHIPS REMAINS CRITICAL TO
REALIZE REALIZING THIS
MEANINGFUL SYSTEM CHANGE WE SEEK
TO ACHIEVE HOWEVER, CONTINUED
PUBLIC COMMITMENT AND INVESTMENT
FROM THE LEGISLATURE AND
ADMINISTRATION IS CRITICAL TO
ENSURING THAT THESE MULTI SECTOR
EFFORTS CAN ADVANCE THE SCALE.
THIS HEARING SIGNALS THE STATE
LEADERS DEDICATION TO THE P A.
AND I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT ITS PROGRESS. WE CAN
INFLUENCE HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE
AGING AND HEALTH CARE NOT ONLY
IN CALIFORNIA. BUT ALSO
NATIONALLY AND WE ALSO HEARD
THAT AS A RESULT OF THE M P A
CALIFORNIA IS VIEWED AS A LEADER
IN PLANNING FOR THE NEEDS OF A
POPULATION THAT IS GROWING OLDER
AND MORE DIVERSE. PEOPLE ACROSS
THE COUNTRY ARE LOOKING TO
CALIFORNIA TO SEE THE IMPACT OF
THE P A. WITH NEARLY 29 OTHER
STATES ENGAGING IN SOME LEVEL OF
MP DEVELOPMENT, MOSTLY INSPIRED
BY OUR COLLECTIVE WORK HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, SHOWCASING THOSE
TANGIBLE RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
AND IMPACT COULD INFLUENCE HOW
PEOPLE EXPERIENCE AGING AND
ACCESS TO CARE NOT ONLY IN
CALIFORNIA BUT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THE M P A. PROVIDES
THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR
REIMAGINING 18 INFLUENCING HOW
SOCIETY THINKS ABOUT IT ENDS FOR
AND RESPONDS WITH EQUITY AND
INCLUSION TO THE NEEDS OF A
DIVERSE, AGING POPULATION THAT
IS OFTEN FORGOTTEN. SO IN
SUMMARY, I'M GOING TO WRAP UP
WITH THE FOLLOWING
CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE MP
EFFORTS. ONE THAT HEALTH EQUITY
MUST BE PLACED AT THE CENTER AS
A CORE FOCUS TO ENSURE EVERYONE
HAS EQUITABLE CARE AS THEY AGE
AS BOTH KEVIN AND SUSAN
HIGHLIGHTED. AGING ISN'T EQUITY
ISSUE. WE ASK THAT AS
LEGISLATORS AS LEGISLATORS ARE
DEVELOPING HEALTH AND AGING
POLICIES, IT IS DONE
COMPREHENSIVELY THROUGH AN
EQUITY LENS. SECOND AGING
IMPACTS ALL AGES STAGES AND
ABILITIES ACROSS GENERATIONS,
RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE ALL
AGING, YOUNGER GENERATIONS HAVE
A REALLY SIGNIFICANT STATE AND
ENSURING OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE PLACES
FOR PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE AND
ABILITY AS MEMBERS OF THE AGING
AND LONG TERM CARE COMMITTEE. I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE A LEADING
VOICE FOR AGING. THROUGH THIS
COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO POLICY
MAKING. THAT IS NOT TRUE.
TRADITIONALLY PERCEIVED AS AN
AGING SPACE. AND THEN THIRD.
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE
CRUCIAL TO BUILD TO BUILDING
THIS MOVEMENT AND SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE M P A AND
CONTINUED FINANCIAL AND POLICY
SUPPORT FROM THE STATE IS
ESSENTIAL TO ENABLING THESE
PARTNERSHIPS TO WORK. SO I
REALLY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
HOSTING THIS HEARING AND
BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE MP A TO
SUPPORT THIS GROWING AGING
POPULATION. I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT, DR. MOHANTY ANY
QUESTIONS FROM OKAY. HEARING.
NONE. UM. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE
ROOM.
DUE TO THE INTEREST IN TIME. IF
WE CAN JUST MAKE COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS BRIEF, THANK YOU. YEAH
THANK YOU. SO MUCH. COMMITTEE
CHAIR BAINES AND MEMBERS AND SO
THE STAFF. MY NAME IS JARED
JERUSALEM CLOAK. I'M THE
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR FOR
THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THE MASTER
PLAN AND HOW IT'S ADVANCED
ISSUES RELATED TO ALZHEIMER'S
AND DEMENTIA. WE'VE SEEN
SIGNIFICANT AND INVESTMENTS ON
PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ON
THE HEALTHY BRAIN INITIATIVE ON
HMM. I GOTTA BREATHE. UM AND
SCREENING INNOVATIVE SCREENING
PROGRAMS, AND WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS WELL.
FOCUS ON THE HEALTHY BRAIN
INITIATIVE AS WELL AS THE
SCREENING PROGRAMS THAT I HAD
DISCUSSED AND WE ARE ALSO VERY
MUCH INTERESTED IN THE LONG TERM
SERVICES AND SUPPORTS BENEFITS.
THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED ALREADY
. WE THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
YOUR LASER FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES
ON AGING CALIFORNIANS AND THOSE
LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND
DEMENTIA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. AMBER KING
WITH LINEAS, CALIFORNIA
REPRESENTING OVER 700 NONPROFIT
PROVIDERS OF CARE AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE STATE. UM
WE TO APPLIED THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGING THE ADMINISTRATION THE
LEGISLATURE ON THIS IMPORTANT
WORK THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN AND
FOR AGING AND WANT TO JUST TOUCH
ON A FEW POINTS. WE ENCOURAGE
THE COMMITTEE AND THE
LEGISLATURE TO PASS LEGISLATION
THIS YEAR SPECIFICALLY AS B 17.
WHICH WOULD INCREASE FUNDING FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENIOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE ALSO
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT OF
SB 37 AS YOU HEARD ABOUT ALREADY
, WHICH WOULD CREATE A RENT
STABILIZATION PROGRAM FOR OLDER
ADULTS AND TO PREVENT
HOMELESSNESS. ADDITIONALLY A B 8
39, WHICH WOULD MODERNIZE THE
CALIFORNIA HEALTH FACILITIES
FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT FOR
NONPROFIT RESIDENTIAL CARE
FACILITIES. AND IN ADDITION,
WHERE SEEKING STATE FUNDING TO
DEMONSTRATE CALIFORNIA
INTEGRATED CARE AT HOME, WHICH
IS A HOUSING BASED POPULATION
HEALTH MODEL TO BRIDGE THE GAP
BETWEEN HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE,
AND THEN LASTLY, WE WOULD URGE
THE STATE TO DEFER AND. TO NOT
TO DEFER THE FUNDING FOR
EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO GROW
THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN
PARTICULAR, THE 21ST CENTURY
NURSING INITIATIVE, WHICH IS
VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THE
WORKFORCE CHALLENGES THAT WE
HAVE BEEN CURRENTLY FACING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS VANESSA
HINA ON BEHALF OF KELP PASTE,
THE STATE RIGHT ASSOCIATION OF
PROGRAMS OF ALL INCLUSIVE CARE
FOR THE ELDERLY. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGING HAS DONE AND
THE INCLUSIVE NATURE OF IN TERMS
OF THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE
COME TO THE TABLE ON IT. WE WERE
VERY GRATIFIED TO HEAR A
DIRECTOR THE MORRIS HAS
MENTIONED OF THE H CBS GAP
ANALYSIS THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH
DHC S KELL PIECE MEMBERS HAVE
LEARNED A LOT IN OUR TIME OF
PROVIDING ALMOST EVERY KIND OF
CARE THAT YOU NEED. FOR OLDER,
FRAIL PEOPLE ENROLLED IN MEDICAL
WHO ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR
NURSING HOME LEVEL OF CARE. WE
ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK WITH US
AND TO LEARN FROM US AND OUR
FROM EXPERIENCE ON THE EQUITY
BASED WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AT HOME IN THE
WAY THAT THEY WANT TO BE TAKEN
CARE OF AMONGST THEIR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
HEARING. THANK YOU SO MUCH ANY
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PHONE?
OKAY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU DO WISH TO MAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO AT THIS TIME, PLEASE PRESS
10. WE DO HAVE A FEW KILLING UP
TO JUST BE A MOMENT WHILE WE
GATHERED THERE LIKE OR GIVE THEM
THEIR LINE NUMBERS.
FIRST ROUND. WE GO TO THE LINE.
32 PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
DAN OPEN FOR US FROM THE
CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS. WE
ARE A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTING 25 INDEPENDENT
LIVING CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE
. WE'VE BEEN PART OF THE
DISCUSSIONS ON NATURAL PLANET
AGING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND
AS WHEN I GIVE A REACH OUT TO
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE THAT
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR DISTRICT
OFFICES THAT HAVE FIELD
REPRESENTATIVE IN CASE WORKERS
WHO WORK WITH OUR INDEPENDENT
LIVING CENTERS AND YOUR
DISTRICTS TO HELP CONNECT THEM
TO THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES FOR
THE AGING IN PEOPLE'S
DISABILITY. SO THANK YOU MUCH
FOR YOUR SERVICE. NEXT WE'LL GO
TO LINE 17, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR HOLDING
THIS HEARING AND THANK YOU TO
DIRECTOR DR MURRAY'S FOR HER
GREAT WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT. MY
NAME IS ROXANNE GOLD. I
REPRESENT AN ORGANIZATION CALLED
SIX BEDS. IT'S AN ASSOCIATION OF
SMALL SIX BEDS OR FEWER
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR
THE ELDERLY, THEIR HOMES AND
RESIDENTS CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT PROVIDE A HIGHLY SOUGHT
AFTER A FAMILY STYLE STANDING
FOR LOVED ONES. I'M ASKING THAT
YOU CONSIDER SUPPORTING A BILL A
B 17 70 THAT WOULD ACTUALLY
AMENDED CODE SECTION THAT WOULD
ALLOW THESE ARE CFCS TO HAVE
MORE THAN SIX PRESIDENTS IN
THEIR HOME IF THEY HAVE CAPACITY
IN ORDER, COMPLIANCE WITH STATE,
LOCAL AND FIRE MARSHAL RULES,
AND THE SECOND WAS ADOPTED ABOUT
40 YEARS AGO IN HOMES ARE MUCH
SMALLER. AND WE THINK, ALLOWING
FOR THEM TO MEET THE CAPACITY OF
THEIR HOME AND PROVIDE MUCH
NEEDED HOUSING WOULD HELP CHIP
AWAY AT SOME OF THE HOUSING
NEEDS THAT WE HAVE TODAY FOR
THAT VULNERABLE COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE 30,
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JEAN
DORIO. I'VE BEEN A HOUSE CALL
PHYSICIAN IN SANTA CORITA FOR
OVER THREE DECADES AND HAVE HAD
THE PULSE OF THE COMMUNITY AND
NEEDS OF OLDER ADULT LITERALLY
AT MY FINGERTIPS. I'VE BEEN
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
MEDICINE FOR OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL
, PRESIDENT OF THE L. A COUNTY
COMMISSION FOR OLDER ADULTS AND
SERVE ON THE CALIFORNIA SENIOR
LEGISLATURE. LAST YEAR. MY WIFE
AND I PROPOSE A LAW WHICH WAS
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM LAST
SEPTEMBER A B 23 38, WHICH
ASSURED FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE THE
RIGHT TO MAKE MEDICAL DECISIONS
FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. WE HAVE
TWO MORE PROPOSALS PRESENTED TO
THE CALIFORNIA SENIOR
LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR. MY WIFE
AND I REQUEST THE AGING AND LONG
TERM CARE COMMITTEE LOOK AT ALL
POTENTIAL OLDER ADULT
LEGISLATION CAREFULLY AND ENSURE
SPECIAL INTEREST STAKEHOLDERS
NOT INTERFERE WITH LAWS THAT
MIGHT PROFOUNDLY AND POSITIVELY
AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND
SENIORS. THANK YOU. EXT WILL GO
TO THE LINE. 15. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BRENT
MILLER, REPRESENTING THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESSNESS AND
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FROM THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,
JUST CALLING INTO EXPRESSED
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THIS PLANE
AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH LUCKY TO HAVE
SUCH GOOD PARTNERS AT THE STATE.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO LINE 16.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. BYE THANK YOU. DONNA
BENTON FROM THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION ON FAMILY CAREGIVING.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING
THIS REALLY INFORMATIVE HEARING
AND ALSO AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU, MADAM. EMPHASIZING UM, THE
IMPACT ON FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND
THE NEED FOR ADVOCACY AND
SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY FOR FAMILY
CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE 80% OF THE
CARE AND SERVICES FOR LONG TERM
CARE SERVICES AND SUPPORT. WE
KNOW THAT THE MASTER PLAN ON
AGING IS WORKING TOWARDS THE
GOAL. THAT'S HELPING FAMILY
CAREGIVERS AND WE WANT TO
CONTINUE THAT EDUCATION SUPPORT
AND RESPITE FOR FAMILY
CAREGIVERS OVER THE NEXT EIGHT
YEARS OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR
AGING, SO THANK YOU. AND THANK
YOU TO EVERYONE TODAY AT THE
HEARING. AS A REMINDER TO MAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE PRESS ONE
THAN ZERO. OUR LAST PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN Q COMES FROM THE
WINE. 19, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SIR. VEINS AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS W
. TELLS AND THEN THE PRESIDENT
AND CEO OF CHOICE AND AGING 73
YEAR OLD NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDING COMMUNITY THEY HEALTH
AND SOCIAL SERVICES THAT PREVENT
THE WAREHOUSING OF ELDERS AND
ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. I ALSO
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF A
LIFETIME TO WORK WITH KEVIN
PRINCEVILLE AND 33 OTHER
COLLEAGUES STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEMBER WORKING
TOGETHER ON THE MASTER PLAN FOR
AGING. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE FOR
A CHAIR WHO WAS NOT JUST THE
FAMILY PRACTICE STOCK, AS IS MY
BABY SISTER, BUT ONE WHO STARTS
TO WORK WITH TALKING ABOUT
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND
COMMITMENT TO DISABILITY AND
AGING. THANK YOU, DR DANE. I'M
ALSO DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR SUSAN
AND HER TEAM AT C D. A AS WELL
AS THE OTHER SORRY DIRECTOR TO
MORRIS AS WELL AS THE OTHER
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR
THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE MASTER
PLAN FOR AGING AND INCLUSION FOR
ALL IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE IN
CALIFORNIA. I WANT TO GET HER
THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE
KEVIN AND DR MOHANTY EACH AND
EVERY WORD. AND I WANT TO OFFER
A BIT OF THE DIVE DOWN AND LIKE
EACH OF THE SPEAKERS TODAY
LIFTED TRANSPORTATION. WE HAVE A
30 YEAR HISTORY OF STUDY AND
STAGNATION WHEN IT COMES TO
ELDER AND DISABLED OR WHAT WE
CALL ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION.
WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS IS
AUTHORING LEGISLATION THAT WILL
BREAK THE CYCLE OF DISCARDING
OLDER ADULTS AND THE DISABLED
WHO CANNOT DRIVE OR TAKE SIX
THROUGHOUT TRANSPORTATION. THERE
IS NO EQUITABLE WORLD WHERE ONE
CAN AGE OR BE DISABLED OUT OF
BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE GROCERY
STORE OR PLACE OF WORK, SHIP OR
FRIEND'S HOUSE POOR OUTING.
WHILE WE'VE INVESTED IN ROADS,
TRAILS, BIKE PATHS, BRIDGES AND
SO ON. WE HAVE DONE NOTHING TO
INCREASE AVAILABLE AFFORDABLE
AND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION. I
HOPE THIS COMMITTEE WILL JOIN
THE MANY STAKEHOLDERS IN
LIGHTING LIFTING 84 40, SO WE
TRULY CAN HAVE A CALIFORNIA FOR
ALL WHERE EVERYONE CAN GET WHERE
THEY WANT WHEN THEY WANT. THANK
YOU SO VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.
THAT WAS OUR LAST CALL. WE DO
HAVE A FEW MORE THAN ACUTE UP
HERE WE DO HAVE ANOTHER LINE UP.
35, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HIGH CHAIR
MEMBERS, KATHY MOSSBERG,
REPRESENTING THE FOUR A. WE ARE
THE STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION FOR
THE AREA AGENCIES ON AGING AND
SACRAMENTO. AND JUST A COUPLE OF
COMMENTS. SORRY I STOPPED AT THE
END OF THE QUEUE. JUST WANT TO
THANK THIS COMMITTEE FOR HAVING
THIS HEARING IN THIS OVERVIEW.
THANK THE LEGISLATURE IN THE
DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THEY'VE DONE
IN THE MASTER PLAN, AND JUST PUT
JUST SORT OF PUT IN IN YOUR MIND
THAT IN ORDER FOR THE MASTER
PLAN TO BE SORT OF FULLY
REALIZED WE DO NEED TO CONTINUE
TO PUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN
PLACE AND UNDERSTAND. IN THE
SITUATION IN THE FISCAL
SITUATION. THE STATE IS IN AT
THIS POINT, BUT I THINK THAT
THROUGH SOME SUPPORT IN KEY
AREAS, WE CAN CONTINUE TO
FURTHER THE MASTER PLAN WITH
RESOURCES PARTICULARLY AND WANT
TO EMPHASIZE COMMENTS THAT WERE
PRIOR THAT WERE MADE BY A PRIOR
SPEAKER ON CAREGIVER THINK THAT
SOME ADDITIONAL DOLLARS THAT
WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT LOCALS
ON THEIR 15% MATCH COULD FURTHER
THE CAREGIVER SUPPORT IN THE
STATE, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE
SMALL COMMUNITIES THAT CANNOT
AFFORD THAT AND THEN ADDITIONAL
FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE DRC. CISCO
THE NO WRONG DOOR. CURRENTLY
THERE IS ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT
OF DOLLAR IN THAT SYSTEM, SO IT
DOESN'T ALLOW US TO KEEP UP WITH
THE COST AND ALSO CONTINUE TO
EXPAND THE SERVICES THERE SO
REALLY KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR SENIORS TO HAVE A ONE PLACE
TO GO TO GET ALL THEIR RESOURCES
SO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THIS COMMITTEE. AS WELL AS THE
LEGISLATURE GENERALLY ON THESE
ON THESE ITEMS AS WE MOVE
FORWARD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY. WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE
COMMENT ON IN THE QUEUE. WE HAVE
THREE IN Q AT THIS TIME, THE
NEXT THE NEXT ONE COMES FROM
LINE. 26 PLEASE GO. JUST TAKE
ONE MORE COMMENT OPERATOR AND
THEN WE'LL CUT OFF THEIR
ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME TO THE
NEXT MISSION. YES 26 YEARS. OKAY
26. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU. MY NAME
IS MINERVA GARCIA AND I'M ON TFL
HAS SERVED ON THERE AND I'M ALSO
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FRESNO
MADERA, ARYAN AGING, AND, UM,
THERE'S SO MANY GOOD THINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN MENTIONED HERE SO MUCH
WORK AND SO MUCH EFFORT. I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE SOME DATA AND SOME
OF THESE THINGS, AND I KNOW
THAT'S DIFFICULT TO COLLECT. BUT
IF POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, I ALSO
WONDER HOW THERE'S SO MUCH YEARS
SO MUCH IN THE COMMUNITY. HOW
ARE YOU GOING TO GET ALL THESE
OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE THEIR
OWN PROGRAMS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN
MASTER PLAN AND COMBINE IT INTO
THIS PLAN? AND MY THIRD QUESTION
IS HOW DO YOU GET ALL THIS
INFORMATION? ONE. IT'S RESOLVED
AND SETTLED TO THE COMMUNITIES.
UH, ESPECIALLY MINORITY
COMMUNITIES. I'M HISPANIC AND
SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE SEEN,
AND I'M A RETIRED, SOCIAL GOING,
THERE'S SO MANY SO MANY
REGULATIONS SO MANY, UH, THINGS
THAT YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN TO
PEOPLE WHICH I HAVE DONE ALL MY
LIFE, BUT I'M ONLY ONE PERSON
AND HOW IS THIS ORGANIZATION
GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT TO
EVERYBODY? YOU KNOW, I KNOW
THAT'S A LOT. I THINK YOU GUYS
ARE DOING FANTASTIC. MARIA.
COME, ATANAS. WHAT WAS YOUR
NAME? WAS IT MARIA? NERVA ONE
MORE. ONE MOMENT I HAD CLOSED
HER LINE. I'LL GO GET HER BACK.
THANK YOU. OKAY 26. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. LET ME NERVOUS. I THOUGHT
I WAS YES, MOMMY NERVA ALREADY.
WHICH PROGRAM ARE YOU WITH? I'M
WITH SERVE ON THE CALIFORNIA
SENIOR LEGISLATION. WE MAY I AM
WITH FRESNO MADERA AREA ON
AGING. I REPRESENT THAT AREA AND
SACRAMENTO. OKAY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, THOUGH. OKAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WHENEVER WE JUST
WANTED TO KNOW HER YOU'RE
COMMENTING FROM. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. OKAY YOU'RE WELCOME. BYE
BYE. AWESOME SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH OPERATOR
AND THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR
ATTENDING, UM, WE LOOK FORWARD
TO OUR NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.