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Supporting Multisector Plans for Aging Funders Community

This grant, with co-funding from West Health, Health Care Foundation of Western and Central NY, and Taub Foundation, will support a Grantmakers in Aging Funding Community to champion Multisector Plans for Aging (MPA). GIA will convene 22 funders who are exploring opportunities to support Multisector Plans for Aging in their state. The Community works to: Increase awareness and understanding of MPA among the GIA network and the broader philanthropic community. Create a formal community of practice to share information, strategies, and solutions related to MPA. Cultivate relationships with new funders engaged through MPA efforts to expand and strengthen the GIA network and forge strategic partnerships across sectors.

The Cost of Prejudice: What does it really cost when we discriminate against people in the provision of health care services?

This grant to UMass Boston will examine how various forms of perceived discrimination (e.g. racial, age, gender, weight, sexual orientation, physical disability, wealth, etc.) impact both older adults’ experiences with the health care system and any health care costs associated with those experiences within the delivery system.

Searchable LTSS Financing Initiatives Compendium

To advance long-term service and support (LTSS) reforms policymakers might consider the history of policy efforts in this area as an important source of information and context. This project will create a user-friendly website to showcase the LTSS Compendium of legislative reform solutions proposed over the last 30 years, as well as those put forward by researchers and think tanks.

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.

2025 MPA Implementation Advocacy Project

With support of the MPA Fund, Justice in Aging will facilitate stakeholder engagement to advance and ensure implementation of the Governor’s California Master Plan for Aging (MPA), with a focus on creating a universal home care system and ending older adult homelessness.

Addressing Gaps in Emergency Response Systems for Older Adults Impacted by Wildfires

California wildfires greatly impact older adults and long-term services and supports providers serving them. LeadingAge California will document the challenges LTSS providers faced during recent fires, gaps in emergency system responses, and recommendations to strengthen emergency preparedness and response protocols in LTSS settings (e.g., senior housing, assisted living, nursing facilities).

HCBS Definition and Consensus

A shared language is essential to advancing effective home and community-based services (HCBS) policies. Through this project, HSRI will conduct a national environmental scan, engaging diverse voices, and synthesizing findings into a definition of HCBS. The aim of this definition is to support alignment in policy, advocacy, and service delivery—ultimately strengthening the effectiveness, equity, and coordination of HCBS for individuals with long-term support needs.

Strategies for Improving Long-Term Care: Educating State Policymakers

To advance long-term service and support (LTSS) reforms, states are uniquely positioned to leverage federal flexibilities to develop solutions. This project aims to strengthen the capacity and efficiency of state legislatures to consider policy options and innovations to support aging individuals, particularly policies around long-term care financing.

Developing a National Rural Strategy & Reimagining Rural Policy for the 21st Century

The project will launch a bipartisan commission working to improve federal policies that advance equitable rural prosperity in the 21st century. The Commission’s research will include older adults with lived experience, as well as experts in the field of aging. The Commission will propose a national rural strategy that identifies the opportunities and priorities for achieving equitable rural prosperity.

ECO Group Toolkit

To further advance systemic change through lived experience, the Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) will create a Toolkit to support creation and operation of additional ECO Groups within and beyond California.

Supporting States in Preparing for the Long-Term Care Challenge: Lessons from Washington State

This project will result in the creation and dissemination of six strategy toolkits designed to help state policymakers and stakeholders as they consider long-term care financing (LTCF) solutions. Developed by the Executive Director of WA Cares, Washington state’s successful LTCF program, the toolkits will capture lessons learned and practical tips for how to advance LTCF policy at the state level.

Medicaid HCBS/LTSS County-Level Data Dashboard

Affordable, accessible long-term care at home and in the community is essential for older adults to age well. This data analysis will result in a public-facing online data map that identifies all Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and institutional Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) users in the United States by county.

ECO Groups Phase 2

With co-funding from the California Health Care Foundation and Metta Fund, four California-based organizations will support “Equity Community Organizing Groups” (ECO Groups). In this second phase of the project, each community will begin to implement solutions that advance health care issues and address the needs in their community, ensuring that older adults are leading the efforts and lived experience is at the center.

ECO Groups Phase 2

With co-funding from the California Health Care Foundation and Metta Fund, four California-based organizations will support “Equity Community Organizing Groups” (ECO Groups). In this second phase of the project, each community will begin to implement solutions that advance health care issues and address the needs in their community, ensuring that older adults are leading the efforts and lived experience is at the center.