Village Movement California Advocates for Villages

VILLAGE MOVEMENT CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES FOR VILLAGES

Village Movement California is our statewide coalition of community –based villages that is working to create society-wide change in the way we age. Village Movement California envisions a society where people of all backgrounds and economic means can age with dignity, purpose, and self-determination and it is playing an active role at the state level to bring about systemic change that will include a role for Villages throughout the state to support aging adults.
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With the Master Plan for Aging in place, it’s time to update aging services to meet the needs of California’s growing and diverse older adult population and to make sure villages, an important component of this initiative, are included. To that end, the California Department of Aging (CDA) and its partners are leading a statewide discussion to reimagine and reinvent regional aging services.

More and more diverse Californians want to live in their chosen homes and communities as they age. Nationwide, a new poll from the SCAN Foundation found that 88% of Americans prefer to receive assistance living at home or with loved ones. People age 60+ are now almost 25% of the population. They need a strong network that easily connects them to services that help them live where they choose. Such a structure is essential for a California where all ages can thrive, and key to all California adults and families navigating and accessing their choices for home and community living.

The Department of Aging is considering implementing a Aging Hub and Spokes structure for every community in the State. The “Hub” agency will provide people with information, planning, and care coordination for aging services. The “Spokes” will then connect people to a range of community, county, health, and other partners to support healthy living for older adults. In this way the Hub and Spokes network can deliver person-centered and culturally responsive information and resources.

Village Movement California’s position is that Villages must be included as a “Spoke” program in each region of the state. VMC is mobilizing Villages across the state to make that case during upcoming regional townhall meetings led by the Department of Aging. Members of Pasadena Village will participate in one of the townhalls and report back to our members. To learn more about Village Movement California visit their website at Village Movement California

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