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State aging agency outlines nutrition and caregiver gaps; ombudsmen seek stable funding after volunteer decline
Summary
The California Department of Aging told lawmakers that nutrition and caregiver supports remain in demand; long‑term care ombudsmen described emergency response roles and asked for non‑general‑fund support to restore program capacity after volunteer losses.
Officials and stakeholders described continuing unmet needs in Older Americans Act (OAA) and state Older Californians Act programs, including nutrition, caregiver respite, HICAP counseling and the long‑term care ombudsman program.
Nicole Shimo Saka, deputy director for administrative services at CDA, said California receives about $244 million annually in federal and state Older Americans Act funds, with 68% currently going to nutrition services. Since 2020 CDA said it has secured a $52 million general‑fund increase for nutrition that helped provide roughly 2 million additional meals per year,…
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