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- California’s community health centers will play an increasingly prominent role in delivering comprehensive health care to older adults with low incomes as this population grows and becomes more diverse.
- The CHCF Strategies for Older Adults Services Task Force convened health center leaders to develop a 10-year vision for the role of health centers caring for older adults and to define a road map that gives stakeholders shared strategies for moving forward.
- This vision and road map chart a path for health centers to leverage their strengths as high-quality providers of comprehensive care, expand older adult services and capabilities, pursue value-based business models, and explore innovative reimbursement approaches.
California is on the cusp of a demographic shift that will see its older adult population grow and diversify significantly over the next 10 years. California health centers, with their deep-rooted history of providing comprehensive and culturally competent care to diverse communities and their responsibility as essential primary care providers to Medi-Cal enrollees and the uninsured, will likely play a pivotal role in ensuring that older adults with low incomes in California receive the holistic, integrated, and person-centered care they deserve.
In November 2023, CHCF launched a seven-month effort that convened health center thought leaders and innovators to explore the role of California health centers in serving older adults with low incomes. Through a series of interactive sessions, the Strategies for Older Adult Services Task Force articulated a 10-year vision for a sustainable role for California health centers in caring for older adults with low incomes, as well as a road map describing strategies and steps to advance the vision.
The resulting vision and road map are intended to inform planning and collaboration among California health center and regional consortia leaders, Medi-Cal managed care plan partners, California aging and health state agencies, and other older-adult stakeholders committed to improving the care and health outcomes of California’s older adults with low incomes.
Authors & Contributors
Rafael A. Gomez
El Cambio Consulting
