Every Californian deserves safe housing, affordable health care, and high-quality caregiving as they get older.

Because aging should be celebrated.

Five years after adopting a Master Plan for Aging, California has made important progress but our systems of care aren’t keeping up with the millions of adults who want to age in their homes surrounded by the people and places that matter to them.

Too many older adults and people with disabilities can’t access or afford the care they need. And too many families are trying to fill the gaps, with workers struggling to balance earning a living with caregiving.

This crisis is becoming more urgent: By 2030, nearly 10 million Californians will be 60 or older, roughly 25% of the state’s population.

Now is the time to prioritize the care reforms Californians need — by investing in services that allow older adults and people with disabilities to live safely, fully, and independently in their own homes and communities.

Read the Age Well CA Policy Priorities

  • CALIFORNIA'S SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS

    California’s over-60 population is projected to diversify and grow faster than any other age group over the next decade. By 2030 older adults will be about 25% of the state’s population. Nearly 10 million Californians will be 60 years old or older.

  • WHERE CALIFORNIANS WANT TO GROW OLDER

    Three out of four older Californians prefer to stay in their current homes and communities rather than move to institutional or assisted living settings.

  • AN INCREASINGLY UNAFFORDABLE CARE SYSTEM

    By 2033, 89% of Californians age 75 and older will not have enough financial resources to pay for private care.

  • MORE AND MORE CALIFORNIANS ARE IN THE "FORGOTTEN MIDDLE"

    In 2024, 5.5 million Californians age 50+ were earning too much for Medi-Cal but lacking the income to pay for private care. This population will reach 6.9 million by 2050.

  • GROWING STRAIN ON THE CARE WORKFORCE

    California is expected to have 1.8 million care job openings by 2032. The state has just over 900,000 care workers today, with job growth already hampered by low wages and high turnover.

  • THE AGE WELL CA SOLUTION

    The best way to help Californians age well is by helping them continue to live safely and fully in their own homes and communities. Learn more by reading the Age Well CA Policy Plan.

  • DISABILITY BECOMES MORE COMMON WITH AGE

    Disability affects Californians of all ages but prevalence increases considerably with age, from about 7% of adults aged 18–34 to 46% of adults 75 and older.

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