REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 20, 2025
FROM
SHARON NEVINS, Director, Department of Aging and Adult Services
SUBJECT
Title
San Bernardino County Area Agency on Aging Area Plan Update for 2025-26
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the submission of the San Bernardino County Area Agency on Aging Area Plan Update for 2025-26 to the California Department of Aging.
(Presenter: Sharon Nevins, Director, 891-3917)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The San Bernardino County Area Agency on Aging Area Plan (Area Plan) is non-financial; therefore, approval of this item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Submission of the Area Plan Update (APU) is a requirement by the California Department of Aging under Title 22, Section 7304 of the California Code of Regulations, enabling the local Area Agency on Aging (AAA), also known as Planning and Service Area 20, to receive funding for services provided to older adults, adults with disabilities, family caregivers, and residents in long term care facilities countywide. Each AAA is required to develop an Area Plan, for up to a four-year period determined by the State, as well as submit annual updates to clarify goals and objectives, update demographic information, and adjust service unit levels to coincide with the proposed funding. A Board of Supervisors (Board) approved annual APU is due to the State no later than May 1st of each year. An extension, requested by the Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS), was granted by the State to submit this APU by June 1, 2025.
In 1976, the State of California designated San Bernardino County (County) as the local A...
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