SACRAMENTO – The Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, chaired by Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (D-Davis), will host a joint informational hearing on Aug. 12 with the newly established Senate Select Committee on Aging and Long Term Care, chaired by Sen. Carol Liu (D- La Cañada Flintridge).

The hearing will begin at 2 p.m. at the State Capitol, Room 113.

“Since 2010, I have had the privilege to serve as the Chair of the Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee and have focused on bringing attention and crafting solutions to address the needs of older adults,” Assemblymember Yamada said. “California’s demographics are rapidly shifting in both age and diversity, making it imperative for us to expand the conversations that focus on specific aging populations.”

California has the largest population of people age 65 and older of any state in the nation.  

The state’s long-term care system is not prepared for this growing segment of the population.

Both committees seek to develop a coordinated strategy to meet these needs.

Panelists for the joint hearing will include: Fernando Torres-Gil, Ph.D., professor of Social Welfare and Public Policy, director of the Center for Policy research on Aging Public Policy, UCLA; Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA, general manager, Los Angeles Department of Aging; Sandi Fitzpatrick, M.A., executive director, California Commission on Aging; and Sarah Steenhausen, M.S., senior policy advisor, The SCAN Foundation.

Yamada represents the Fourth Assembly District which includes all or parts of Colusa, Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties.