Last week, the California Department of Aging (CDA) released the
Fourth Master Plan for Aging Annual Report and the new Master
Plan for Aging (MPA)
2025-26 Initiatives. The MPA is a 10-year blueprint that lays
out a vision and commitment to an age- and ability-forward state
by 2030.
The
fourth annual report of the MPA highlights California’s
progress in supporting older adults, people with disabilities,
and caregivers since the MPA launched in 2021. The report
includes a summary of progress made to implement efforts across
the Five Bold Goals of the MPA: 1) Housing for all Ages and
Stages, 2) Health Reimagined, 3) Inclusion and Equity, Not
Isolation, 4) Caregiving that Works, and 5) Affording Aging.
Every two years, the MPA Cabinet Workgroup and various MPA
partners and stakeholders develop and recommend a new set of
initiatives to advance the MPA. The
2025-26 Initiatives include a total of 81 initiatives across
the Five Bold Goals that will be a focus of implementation over
the next two years. Some key 2025-26 initiatives to highlight for
counties include moving forward on implementation of
SB 1249 (Chapter 337, Statutes of 2024) related to Area
Agencies on Aging (AAA) core services, AAA designations, and
funding formula (#55), implementing the federal Adult Protective
Services rule (#62), and older adults homelessness initiatives
(several listed under Goal #1).
