Sacramento County Local News: Seniors

All Local Seniors News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Health Seniors Crisis & Personal Support

We Must Take Better Care of Our Home-Based Child Care Providers

04/09/2024
These professionals provide essential services, but their pay and working conditions do not reflect their value, and their health suffers.

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Families & Children Health Seniors Community Service & Support Crisis & Personal Support

The Better End

03/10/2024
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For more than four decades, YoloCares has helped families navigate life’s final stages.

From Folsom Times...

Seniors History

Folsom to Honor 100-Year Old WWII Internment Camp Survivor, Army Veteran

02/20/2024
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Shigeru Ochi has seen a thing or two in his lifetime. The Folsom resident turns 100, and the community is ready to honor him.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Seniors

California’s Chief Plan for Seniors Overlooks the Realities Rural Families Face

02/19/2024
California’s latest Master Plan for Aging underscores the need for policies to address the challenges aging populations face. But it fails to portray the realities for older adults in rural areas, who are at greater risk of poverty.

From California Healthline...

Health Seniors

Senate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families

01/25/2024
A U.S. Senate committee launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of both parties expressed concern about the high cost and mixed quality of care facilities.

From Folsom Times...

Seniors Community Service & Support

Nominations Open for Countywide 5 Over 50 Volunteer Awards

01/17/2024
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Sacramento County is celebrating volunteers who are 50 years of age and older for the county’s 5 Over 50 Volunteer Award.

From KFF Health News...

Health Seniors

America’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities

01/16/2024
The number of older adults with disabilities that affect their performance of daily tasks will soar in the decades ahead, as baby boomers enter their 70s, 80s, and 90s.

From Citrus Heights Sentinel...

Seniors Housing

Residents Facing Eviction at Senior Living Complex in Citrus Heights

01/06/2024
Residents of a low-income senior living complex in Citrus Heights are claiming they are being evicted from a place once described by the recently arrested former CEO of the regional Goodwill Industries as “a space for people to live out their dreams.”

From Rancho Cordova Grapevine Independent...

Seniors County of Sacramento

How Sac County Meets the Needs of Older Adults

01/03/2024
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According to the California Department of Aging, the population of Sacramento County residents over age 60 will increase 187% from 2010 to 2060. Conversely, the population of younger residents is decreasing.

From Folsom Telegraph...

Land Use & Development Seniors Housing City of Folsom

Community for Seniors, People With Disabilities, Families Eyes Folsom

12/27/2023
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Real estate company AKT Investments and UC Davis Health are partnering to create the “first of its kind” community for older adults and people with disabilities in Sacramento and El Dorado.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Seniors State of California

California Bill Would Give Cash Assistance to Undocumented Seniors

09/14/2023
California would become the first state to provide monthly cash assistance to undocumented seniors, pending a signature from Gov. Gavin Newsom. AB 1536 passed the Senate on a 32-2 vote. The governor has not stated a position on the bill.

From Sacramento News and Review...

Seniors Housing Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency

New Senior Housing Coming to Oak Park

08/18/2023
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The affordable housing development is designed for seniors who are 62 years old or older and is located across the street from The Arbors.

From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

Health Seniors

Real Costs of New Alzheimer’s Drug Will Mostly Fall to Taxpayers

08/14/2023
To qualify for Leqembi, patients must undergo a PET scan that looks for amyloid plaques, the protein clumps that clog the brains of many Alzheimer’s patients.

From Folsom Telegraph...

Seniors

Geri at Your Service

07/19/2023
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Two Vista del Lago High School seniors have created an app called Geri using ChatGPT API to serve as a virtual companion for lonely senior citizens.

From CapPublicRadio...

Homelessness Seniors Crisis & Personal Support County of Sacramento

‘Safe House’ Opens for Older, Unhoused Sacramentans

07/18/2023
Older adults make up the fastest-growing share of California’s homeless population. To meet their needs locally, Sacramento County opened Nottoli Place, a small shelter for adults ages 60 and up.

From The Sacramento Observer...

Economy & Jobs Seniors

‘A System in Crisis’

05/18/2023
The U.S, which has one of the least generous disability programs among developed Western nations, denies most initial claims, leaving applicants to endure a lengthy appeals process or face the decision to lose money by taking retirement benefits too early.

From The Sacramento Observer...

Health Seniors

Rate of Older Californians Dying of Malnutrition Has Risen

04/13/2023
A growing number of California’s oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a trend that accelerated during the pandemic. Deaths attributed to malnutrition more than doubled from 2018 to 2022.

From CalMatters...

Health Seniors State of California

CalPERS Settles for $800 Million Over Misleading Claims on Long-Term Care Insurance

03/19/2023
Retired California government workers will get tens of thousands of dollars if they give up their long-term care insurance.

From Rancho Cordova Independent...

Seniors Homelessness

New Shelter Opening for Area Seniors

03/09/2023
A new 15-bed facility for adults aged 60-plus who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability will open soon through the county's Adult Protective Services.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Seniors

Nearly 1.5 Million California Seniors Could Get Food Assistance

03/06/2023
Every day, thousands of older Californians can’t afford to stock their pantries. State data reveal that two-thirds of eligible Californians over age 60 do not participate in CalFresh, the state’s food stamp program, even though they qualify.