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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board, acting as the Governing Board of the El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging (AAA):
1) Approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Update to the 2024-2028 Area Plan on Aging (Area Plan), a plan that AAA is required to prepare and submit to California Department of Aging (CDA), identifying goals for service delivery that reflect the priorities of the Older Americans Act; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Transmittal Letter for submission of the FY 2026-2027 Update to the 2024-2028 Area Plan to the CDA.
FUNDING: 31% State, 19% Federal, 1% Charge for Services, 6% Donations, and 43% General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
CDA administers programs that serve older adults, adults with disabilities, family caregivers, and residents in long-term care facilities throughout the State of California (State). These services are provided regionally or locally by contracted public or private non-profit agencies that are designated by the State to address the needs and concerns of these individuals, known as an AAA. California’s aging network is geographically divided into 33 Planning and Service Areas (PSAs). Within each PSA, the local AAA shares responsibility for planning and administering services that address long term care needs for aging clients. Within El Dorado County, HHSA’s Community Services Division (CSD) is designated by the Board to administer the local AAA, identified as the PSA 29. As such, CSD is responsible for planning, coordinating, administering, and monitoring local AAA programs and services that are funded through the Older Americans Act (OAA).
AAA is required to submit an “Area Plan” every four years to the CSD that describe its efforts and planned activities to best serve the needs identified by older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers in their designated PSA. The 2024-2028 Area Plan titled “We All Age -- Just Differently,” covers the period of July 1, 2024, th...
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