Your elected state representatives write, vote on and shape public policy at the State Capitol, and they depend not only on input from experts, but also from the valuable experiences and concerns of their constituents – You! If you’re ready to help Californians Age On. Rage On., here are 3 easy ways to raise awareness Read More…
Jedd Hampton and Brenda Klütz recently had some quality time with Heidi Steinecker the Deputy Director of the Center for Health Care Quality at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Ms. Steinecker was appointed by former Governor Jerry Brown in December. Ms. Steinecker was most recently working as a health care executive consultant at Read More…
Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-14-19 on June 10 directing his Secretary of Health and Human Services Agency convene a Cabinet-level Workgroup for Aging to advise on the development of a Master Plan on Aging. The ten-year plan would focus on key data indicators and include recommendations to better leverage federal, state and local Read More…
On June 4th, LeadingAge California held its 9th Annual Affordable Senior Housing Resident Advocacy Day (ASHRAD) in Sacramento with more than 170 residents from across the state in attendance. Affordable senior housing communities gathered at the Sheraton Sacramento to support LeadingAge California’s three sponsored affordable senior housing bills. SB 611 (Caballero, D-Salinas), the Affordable Senior Read More…
As we were working on this issue on financing long-term services and supports (LTSS), we met and talked with some amazing people both at LeadingAge California member communities and beyond who are not only providing critical health education and desperately needed care and services to a vulnerable population, but promoting incremental, but ultimately monumental change Read More…
From Colleen Bloom, LeadingAge’s Director of Housing Operations: HUD issued on May 10 a proposed “Verification of Eligible Status” rule – a seven-page document published in the Federal Register at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-05-10/pdf/2019-09566.pdf – and is seeking comments by July 9. As discussed in LeadingAge’s May 17 article entitled “Proposed HUD Rule Could Force Older Adults out of Affordable Read More…
