The cost of being unprepared for this shift is unaffordable and untenable.
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TheMPA Local Playbookoffers guidance for getting projects up and running.
Members of the public can monitor progress via an onlineData Dashboard for Agingthat will be updated over time.
“TheMaster Plan for Agingpromotes an age-friendly California for all, McPherson says.
Its the required blueprint for driving action on the goals and ensuring transparent accountability for the results.”
“It identifies priorities using data and stakeholder input, and it establishes measurable outcomes to address those priorities.
A master plan is designed to be adaptable to be reviewed and updated over time.”
Officials from thenearly 50 California communities that already belonged to the internet signaled their support.
Subcommittees and work groups on other topics were later established.
(After the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, most business was conducted virtually.)
As implementation of the plan moves forward, AARP will continue to provide advice, advocacy and expertise.
The California Master Plan for Aging (MPA) calls for action in five areas.
Listed with each are some of the strategies and initiatives that AARP California took a lead role in developing.
Older adults should have access to housing that meets their changing needs across the decades.
GOAL 2:Health Reimagined
TARGET:Close health equity gaps and increase life expectancy.
And as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, care at skilled nursing facilities is often tragically inadequate.
The MPA addresses all these issues.
GOAL 3:Inclusion and Equity, Not Isolation
TARGET:Keep increasing life satisfaction as California residents age.
Digital technologies are key to such opportunities in our web-centric society.
In addition, two-thirds of older adults seeking employment cite age discrimination as an obstacle.
The MPA offers a variety of remedies.
Initiative 83:Develop a plan to launch digital literacy support for older adults and providers.
Initiative 100:Enroll California in the AARP online grid of Age-Friendly States and Communities.
GOAL 4:Caregiving that Works
TARGET:Create one-million high-quality caregiving jobs.
Across California, almost five million family caregivers assist loved ones with daily tasks.
Initiative 109:Develop options to include family caregivers in home and community assessments.
Initiative 115:Expand telehealth access to multiple Medi-Cal delivery systems, incorporating lessons from COVID-19.
GOAL 5:Affording Aging
TARGET:Close financial equity gaps and increase elder economic security.
Older adults need economic security to live and age well.
The MPA attacks these trends on several fronts.
Kenneth Milleris an award-winning writer and editor based in Los Angeles.
