We drive policy, program, and systems improvements through grantmaking to help older adults age well in their homes and communities. Our grants explore solutions around the real needs of older adults, focusing primarily on what those historically left out of decision-making say they need.
The Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) will conduct a shared power analysis with Equity Community Organization Groups (ECO Groups) to understand the impact of the investment model to support community action and change and to assess the potential for this model to be scaled and spread across California.
The Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) will conduct a shared power analysis with Equity Community Organization Groups (ECO Groups) to understand the impact of the investment model to support community action and change and to assess the potential for this model to be scaled and spread across California.
Initiatives to Advance Long-Term Services and Supports Reform
The history of policy efforts in long-term service and support (LTSS) is an important source of information and context as policymakers consider future reforms. This three-part project will (1) support the creation of a concise, practical compendium of LTSS financing reform solutions for federal policymakers; (2) explore how individuals with LTSS need to access the home care system and how that varies by program eligibility, create a journey map of how individuals enter the system to access home care, and the key barriers they face; (3) will analyze recent state activity and state goals on LTSS reform by cataloguing new state laws and programs as well as active discussions to enact new financing options.
Initiatives to Advance Long-Term Services and Supports Reform
The history of policy efforts in long-term service and support (LTSS) is an important source of information and context as policymakers consider future reforms. This three-part project will (1) support the creation of a concise, practical compendium of LTSS financing reform solutions for federal policymakers; (2) explore how individuals with LTSS need to access the home care system and how that varies by program eligibility, create a journey map of how individuals enter the system to access home care, and the key barriers they face; (3) will analyze recent state activity and state goals on LTSS reform by cataloguing new state laws and programs as well as active discussions to enact new financing options.
This grant, with co-funding from West Health and Stanley and May Smith Charitable Trust, the Center for Health Care Strategies(CHCS) will continue to support states in a national movement of Multisector Plans for Aging (MPA). This includes 1) continuing to engage and support 20 MPA Learning Collaborative (LC) states, 2) engaging and supporting seven new states that are just beginning to engage in MPAs, and 3) creating a toolkit and in person workshops for states and stakeholders at all phases of MPA development to learn about developing, implementing, refreshing, and measuring progress in MPAs.
This grant, with co-funding from West Health and Stanley and May Smith Charitable Trust, the Center for Health Care Strategies(CHCS) will continue to support states in a national movement of Multisector Plans for Aging (MPA). This includes 1) continuing to engage and support 20 MPA Learning Collaborative (LC) states, 2) engaging and supporting seven new states that are just beginning to engage in MPAs, and 3) creating a toolkit and in person workshops for states and stakeholders at all phases of MPA development to learn about developing, implementing, refreshing, and measuring progress in MPAs.
Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Education and Support
With co-funding from the California Health Care Foundation, this project will help promote promising models of integrated care. The Local Health Plans of California (LHPC) Institute will develop a portfolio of Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) education and technical assistance (TA) offerings to support local plans in preparing for implementation of the Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) mandated requirement for all Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCP) to implement and operate D-SNPs by January 2026.
Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Education and Support
With co-funding from the California Health Care Foundation, this project will help promote promising models of integrated care. The Local Health Plans of California (LHPC) Institute will develop a portfolio of Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) education and technical assistance (TA) offerings to support local plans in preparing for implementation of the Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) mandated requirement for all Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCP) to implement and operate D-SNPs by January 2026.
Cofunded with Arnold Ventures and the Commonwealth Fund, this project will enhance the Medicare knowledge and capacity of select state Medicaid staffers, in service of improving state ability to design and implement policies to support the dually eligible population.
Cofunded with Arnold Ventures and the Commonwealth Fund, this project will enhance the Medicare knowledge and capacity of select state Medicaid staffers, in service of improving state ability to design and implement policies to support the dually eligible population.
Advancing Health Equity in AI for Older Adults Using the California Safety Net
The project examines biases in healthcare algorithms deployed in community-based care settings to ensure equitable care for marginalized older adults. Outputs include a geospatial mapping tool that integrates hospital-level data with social determinants of health to visualize healthcare technology disparities across communities.
Advancing Health Equity in AI for Older Adults Using the California Safety Net
The project examines biases in healthcare algorithms deployed in community-based care settings to ensure equitable care for marginalized older adults. Outputs include a geospatial mapping tool that integrates hospital-level data with social determinants of health to visualize healthcare technology disparities across communities.
Supporting remote career opportunities for midcareer and older workers in Appalachia
This work supports Generation.org’s remote training program that trains adult learners in rural geographies and place them into new, remote-friendly careers. The SCAN Foundation’s funding focused on recruiting older adult learners for this program.
Supporting remote career opportunities for midcareer and older workers in Appalachia
This work supports Generation.org’s remote training program that trains adult learners in rural geographies and place them into new, remote-friendly careers. The SCAN Foundation’s funding focused on recruiting older adult learners for this program.
A Bipartisan Aging and Long-Term Care Agenda: Integrating Care, Improving Affordability, and Elevating Consumers’ Voices
This project will provide policy insights and evidence-based research to better understand 1) how to best move forward on integrated care policy for dually eligible beneficiaries, 2) make long-term care more accessible and affordable for older adults with low or moderate incomes, and 3) amplify the consumer experience of older adults to inform policy reforms. The work will provide promising pathways for bipartisan consensus on reforms that advance a high-functioning health and aging system for all.
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Total Awarded: $225,000
Award Year: 2024
National
Long-Term Care, Medicare Health and Social Supports, Medicare-Medicaid Integration, Multisector Plans for Aging
A Bipartisan Aging and Long-Term Care Agenda: Integrating Care, Improving Affordability, and Elevating Consumers’ Voices
This project will provide policy insights and evidence-based research to better understand 1) how to best move forward on integrated care policy for dually eligible beneficiaries, 2) make long-term care more accessible and affordable for older adults with low or moderate incomes, and 3) amplify the consumer experience of older adults to inform policy reforms. The work will provide promising pathways for bipartisan consensus on reforms that advance a high-functioning health and aging system for all.
The Regents of the University of California, Davis
Rural Policy Publications
To increase awareness and understanding among advocates and state policymakers of the unmet needs and challenges faced by California’s rural older adults, this project will synthesize community feedback from rural MPA efforts to generate state policy recommendations that address critical issues of rural aging.
The Regents of the University of California, Davis
Rural Policy Publications
To increase awareness and understanding among advocates and state policymakers of the unmet needs and challenges faced by California’s rural older adults, this project will synthesize community feedback from rural MPA efforts to generate state policy recommendations that address critical issues of rural aging.
California Integrated Care at Home – Financing Plan
To advance access to long-term services and supports, LeadingAge California will explore opportunities to blend and braid existing financing sources to pilot a model of care that bridges housing, health care, and LTSS in affordable housing communities called California Integrated Care at Home.
California Integrated Care at Home – Financing Plan
To advance access to long-term services and supports, LeadingAge California will explore opportunities to blend and braid existing financing sources to pilot a model of care that bridges housing, health care, and LTSS in affordable housing communities called California Integrated Care at Home.
Engagement and Workshops to Support the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)’s Aging Research Agenda
Through this project, PPIC will build off findings in a recent report on California’s Aging Population to develop a research agenda focused on California’s aging population and the policy solutions needed to support the state’s older adults and those who care for them.
Engagement and Workshops to Support the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)’s Aging Research Agenda
Through this project, PPIC will build off findings in a recent report on California’s Aging Population to develop a research agenda focused on California’s aging population and the policy solutions needed to support the state’s older adults and those who care for them.
Advancing the Safe, Effective, and Equitable use of AI Within the California Safety Net
Health AI Partnership (HAIP) is at the forefront of equitable and safe AI and the leading organization focused on safety net settings, such as Federally Qualified Health Centers, and has created a “Practice Network”, a selected group of community clinics that will adopt AI solutions with HAIP’s best practices and implementation guidance. Co-funded with the California Health Care Foundation, this project is scoping an operational plan.
Advancing the Safe, Effective, and Equitable use of AI Within the California Safety Net
Health AI Partnership (HAIP) is at the forefront of equitable and safe AI and the leading organization focused on safety net settings, such as Federally Qualified Health Centers, and has created a “Practice Network”, a selected group of community clinics that will adopt AI solutions with HAIP’s best practices and implementation guidance. Co-funded with the California Health Care Foundation, this project is scoping an operational plan.
California Master Plan for Aging (MPA): Aging and Disability Lived Experience Advisory Board (AD-LEAB)
With support from the MPA Fund, Mandala Change Group will partner with the California Department of Aging to develop the Aging and Disability Lived Experience Advisory Board (AD-LEAB), bringing the experiences and expertise of underserved and underrepresented older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers to inform MPA implementation.
California Master Plan for Aging (MPA): Aging and Disability Lived Experience Advisory Board (AD-LEAB)
With support from the MPA Fund, Mandala Change Group will partner with the California Department of Aging to develop the Aging and Disability Lived Experience Advisory Board (AD-LEAB), bringing the experiences and expertise of underserved and underrepresented older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers to inform MPA implementation.
California Collaborative for Long Term Services and Supports (CCLTSS)
CA Advocacy Network 2024-25
Founded by The SCAN Foundation in 2011, the CCLTSS advances long-term services and supports reform in California by uniting state and county-level organizations to educate policymakers, build consensus on policy solutions, and strengthen advocacy for programs that support older adults and people with disabilities across the state’s system of care.
California Collaborative for Long Term Services and Supports (CCLTSS)
CA Advocacy Network 2024-25
Founded by The SCAN Foundation in 2011, the CCLTSS advances long-term services and supports reform in California by uniting state and county-level organizations to educate policymakers, build consensus on policy solutions, and strengthen advocacy for programs that support older adults and people with disabilities across the state’s system of care.
CA Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan State Technical Assistance
The Center for Health Care Strategies will provide technical assistance to the California Department of Health Care Services Office of Medicare Innovation and Integration as the state continues to advance their goals to improve care for people dually eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal.
CA Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan State Technical Assistance
The Center for Health Care Strategies will provide technical assistance to the California Department of Health Care Services Office of Medicare Innovation and Integration as the state continues to advance their goals to improve care for people dually eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal.
