The SCAN Foundation

The Archstone Foundation, similar to The SCAN Foundation, supports programs that seek to improve the continuum of care for older adults. The Archstone Foundation's "Supportive Communities for Aging" request for proposals (RFP) is open to eligible organizations in Southern California. The goal is to support and enhance the integration of aging services that will increase the quality of life for those age 65 and older living independently in the community. The Archstone Foundation seeks innovative ideas that are community-driven, leverage upon existing services and establish and/or form partnerships for collaboration across systems.

Proposals are due no later than April 1, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. For more information on the RFP and the application process please visit www.archstone.org.

An editorial from Bruce Chernof, MD, president and CEO of The SCAN Foundation, is featured on the Web site, HealthyCal.org, an independent, non-profit journalism project dedicated to informing Californians about public health and community issues.  The piece discusses the serious implications of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed 2010-2011 budget on California’s low-income seniors.

Read the rest of the article here: http://www.healthycal.org/budget-would-cut-support-for-seniors.html

A Feb. "Policy Note" from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled Californians could lose vital home care and end up in nursing homes under the recent budget proposal from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.  According to the report, the governor's proposed cuts to the $5.5 billion In-Home Supportive Services program would turn back the clock on three decades of how society cares for the elderly and disabled.  The SCAN Foundation sponsored the research, which received wide media coverage throughout the state.

Read the LA Daily News article by clicking here:

http://www.dailynews.com/ci_14422157

Read the Contra Costa Times article by clicking here:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_14422157?nclick_check=1

Listen to the KPBS San Diego audio clip by clicking here:

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/feb/17/ucla-report-finds-governors-cuts-would-hurt-disabl/

Read the UCLA Newsroom article by clicking here:

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/even-severely-disabled-seniors-153776.aspx

Read the Kaiser Health News report by clicking here:

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2010/February/19/Health-Policy-Research-Roundup.aspx

Read the YubaNet.com, news provider to the Sierra, article by clicking here:

http://yubanet.com/california/Even-severely-disabled-seniors-would-lose-home-care-under-proposed-state-cuts-study-finds.php

California Budget Crisis Diaries, a recurring feature on the state of the California economy from the San Diego News Network, referenced a recently published fact sheet from The SCAN Foundation that details the dramatic effects Gov. Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal could have on California’s vulnerable elderly population.