Addressing Critical Needs of Seniors in Riverside County

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Use this Link to the Foundation’s 2021 Annual Report for accomplishment details and financial information. Public funding for services to seniors has not kept pace with the increase is number and longevity of older adults. More so now than ever, many seniors need help with nutrition, transportation, health services and housing. The FOUNDATION ON AGING provides the ideal vehicle for private citizens, businesses, and philanthropic organizations to collaborate with the Riverside County Office on Aging to respond to the diverse programmatic needs of older adults. You may be surprised to learn that the senior population is projected to more than double by 2030.

Annual Report

Ways to Support

The Foundation supports its work through donations and gifts. With your help, older adults who are vulnerable, at risk, and who may also be homebound, will be sure to receive the support to age with dignity, respect and independence.

Won’t you please help us protect seniors from the problems that can result from poor nutrition, lack of transportation and isolation?

Your contributions will directly help seniors in need. Work with us to strengthen, expand, and support senior programs.

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Board of Directors

Jody Hall Esser
President
Anna L. Martinez
First Vice Chair
Shirley Morgan
Second Vice Chair/Secretary
Leo Harrison
Executive Director/Treasurer
Cynthia Lemus
Office on Aging Advisory Council Liaison
Barbara Mitchell
Kevin Ford
Foundation on Aging Senior Care

Total Estimated and Projected Population for California Counties by Age: 2010-2060 in 1 Year Increments. California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF SENIORS

The Foundation on Aging partners with the Riverside County Office on Aging and other public agencies and organizations,to help meet the needs of older adults who are vulnerable and in need of services.

The Office on Aging provides 27 different programs and services. All programs and services are free to those who meet the minimum qualifications for each program. For more information on these services, please call 877-932-4100 or visit the Riverside County Office on Aging website at www.rcaging.org.

Priority Areas

The Foundation on Aging partners with the Riverside County Office on Aging and other public agencies and organizations, to help meet the needs of older adults who are vulnerable and in need of services. Currently, the Foundation supports the following programs for the elderly:

  • A fund to prevent disruption of utility service
  • Funding for improved senior nutrition through coordination of an annual Holiday Grocery Gift Card/Nutrition Support program
  • Caregiver training, education and recognition
  • Funding support for the County Office on Aging Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program annual holiday gift drive
  • Gap funding to cover home-delivered meals for seniors pending their acceptance/processing for participation in the County Office on Aging meal delivery programs
  • Transportation subsidies
  • The Office on Aging Annual HolidayGift Drive
  • Other senior supportive services that supplement Office on Aging efforts to address emerging, time-sensitive issues and outreach in isolated areas of the county

The Office on Aging provides 27 different programs and services. All programs and services are free to those who meet the minimum qualifications for each program. For more information on these services, please call (877) 932-4100 or visit the Riverside County Office on Aging website at www.rcaging.org

For information about other Foundation on Aging programs and services, use the Contact Link on this website.

Issues Impact

The Foundation on Aging works to make a significant difference in the quality of life for Riverside County seniors.

Public funding for services to seniors has not kept pace with the increase in and longevity of older adults.

The FOUNDATION ON AGING provides the ideal vehicle for private citizens, businesses and philanthropic organizations to collaborate with the Riverside County Office on Aging and other organizations focused on serving older adults, to respond to their diverse personal and programmatic needs.

Projections

RIVERSIDE COUNTY POPULATION PROJECTIONS

As of 2019, there were approximately 54.1 million adults age 65 and older in the United States, with one- fourth of those seniors living in one of three states: California, Florida, and Texas.

By 2060, that number is estimated to increase to approximately 95 million. This means that by 2060, 134 in every 1000 Americans will be 65 and older.

Also as of 2019, Riverside County is amongst the top three of the ten Counties in Southern California with the highest older adult population. According to the 2020 Census, the County’s population of adults 65 and older was approximately 366,000, or 14.8% of the total population. This number is projected to almost double by 2030, and almost triple by 2060 when the senior population is projected to reach 908,500.

According to the California Department of Aging, Riverside County is expected to experience a nearly 250% increase in its 60+ population between 2010 and 2060. During this same time period, the 85+ population is expected to increase by 700%.

The Department of Finance also projects that by the mid-2030’s, for the first time in United States history, the number of seniors 65+ will outnumber children under 18 years of age.

*Data from the Riverside County Office on Aging, California Department of Aging, California Department of Finance, 2020 Census and the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).

Use this Link to the Foundations 2021 Annual Report for accomplishment details and financial information

  Annual Report