This website is designed to help seniors, caregivers and family members to learn about senior programs and services as well as being a portal to information and assistance in the local community. See the VCAAA FY1718 infographic for a snapshot of data on the diversity and needs of our service population, service performance, and the distribution of those services throughout Ventura County’s regions.
The dashboard below enables visitors to compare year-to-date goals to performance. This helps to visualize how well Ventura County Area Agency on Aging is doing and to understand why waitlists are necessary in certain programs, as goals are directly tied to available funding for services.
Data within each category is based on the Update #2 FY1819 Area Plan goals compared to actual service performance for the same time period.
Senior Nutrition Program
VCAAA will provide congregate meals and home delivered meals, and its Registered Dietitians will work with local governments, senior centers, service providers, Certified Farmers’ Markets and VCAAA’s Senior Nutrition Garden to ensure access to nutritional meals, fresh fruits, and vegetables; as well as nutrition counseling and education.
Data is based on the Update #2 FY1819 Area Plan goal compared to service performance at Fiscal Year End, June 30, 2019.
Senior Nutrition Stats
VCAAA will provide congregate meals and home delivered meals, and its Registered Dietitians will work with local governments, senior centers, service providers, Certified Farmers’ Markets and VCAAA’s Senior Nutrition Garden to ensure access to nutritional meals, fresh fruits, and vegetables; as well as nutrition counseling and education.
Transportation
VCAAA provides transportation tickets to eligible seniors (60+) and people with disabilities free of cost. The objective of providing transit options is to help these populations remain independent in their communities and sustain their mobility through changing circumstances. Using public transit and/or paratransit is a resourceful and environmentally conscious way to get around your city and throughout the County.
*Data is based on the Update #2 FY1819 Area Plan goal compared to service performance at Fiscal Year End, June 30, 2019.
VCAAA will advocate for and develop strategies to address housing and transportation issues that impact older adults and persons with disabilities and will examine other factors that contribute creating livable communities.
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Family Caregiver Resource Centers
VCAAA will provide programs and services that will help to relieve the burden of caregiving for unpaid, informal caregivers, including older adults (such as grandparents) aged 55 and older raising children aged 18 and younger (such as grandchildren).
Data is based on the Update #2 FY1819 Area Plan goal compared to service performance at Fiscal Year End, June 30, 2019.
Legal Services
VCAAA will provide programs and services that protect the rights and property of older adults, and will protect them from abuse.
Data is based on the Update #2 FY1819 Area Plan goal compared to service performance at Fiscal Year End, June 30, 2019.
Senior Support Line
VCAAA will provide services to reduce isolation and provide a human connection to help prevent loneliness for older adults with few or no connections in the community, to alleviate depression and health concerns of those living alone and to provide a check-in on older adults at-risk of losing their independence.
Data is based on the Update #2 FY1819 Area Plan goal compared to service performance at Fiscal Year End, June 30, 2019.
Caregiver Counseling – Preplacement
For unpaid caregivers, VCAAA will provide preplacement Counseling services.
Data is based on the Update #2 FY1819 Area Plan goal compared to service performance at Fiscal Year End, June 30, 2019.
Family Caregiver Resources Center
VCAAA will provide programs and services that will help to relieve the burden of caregiving for unpaid, informal caregivers, including older adults (such as grandparents) aged 55 and older raising children aged 18 and younger (such as grandchildren).
Legal Services
VCAAA will provide programs and services that protect the rights and property of older adults, and will protect them from abuse.
Long Term Care Ombudsman
The Long-Term Care Ombudsman will advocate with local government, facilities and the medical community about the dangers of overprescribing antipsychotic drugs for persons with dementia.
Caregiver Counseling – Preplacement
For unpaid caregivers, VCAAA will provide preplacement Counseling services
Housing / HomeShare
To aid in meeting the housing needs of older adults, VCAAA will offer the HomeShare Program, which matches home providers with home seekers who may be willing to help with household tasks, transportation, companionship, financial support or a combination of these in exchange for affordable housing.
Whom We Serve
Our goal is to target our services to those in need and to make sure that our program participants mirror the composition of the community we serve. According to Ventura County Public Health, the current total population of Ventura County is 860,013, an increase of 3,558 people from FY 2017-2018. An estimated 38.5% of the population speak a language other than English at home. People over the age of 65 make up 14.48% of the population in the county versus 13.69% of the state population. The poverty rate remains around 8% of the total population versus 12% statewide.We target our services to those in need and strive to ensure our program participants mirror the composition of the communities we serve.
♦ 2018 VCAAA Clients
♦ 2018 CDA Population Demographics for Ventura County 1
1 https://www.aging.ca.gov/docs/DataAndStatistics/Statistics/IFF/2018%20Population%20Demographic%20Projections.pdfOur Information & Assistance program links persons aged 60 and over (and their families and caregivers), who are in need of assistance, to the appropriate programs and services in their communities that can help solve the problems faced by older adults. This is considered the entry point/introduction to the services system network.
15,600 Information and Assistance calls were received in fiscal year 2017-18 for the following services and referrals:
Transportation: 42%
Housing/Stay at Home: 15%
Financial Assistance: 9%
All Other Inquiries: 34%
Ventura County Senior Population Growth
By 2023, the senior population in Ventura County is projected to increase 14% (from 196,588 in 2019 to 224,812 in 2023), while the total population is expected to increase by only 2% (from 864,821 in 2019 to 884,148 in 2023). Projections Prepared by Demographic Research Unit, California Department of Finance, January 2018.
VCAAA staff consistently reports a growing number of requests for information and services, and the agency’s contractors and senior advocates have been reporting growth in community needs for services for older adults.
Poverty Guidelines
| 2019 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia | |
| Persons in Family/Household | Poverty Guideline |
| 1 | $12,490 |
| 2 | $16,910 |
| 3 | $21,330 |
| 4 | $25,750 |
| 5 | $30,170 |
| 6 | $34,590 |
| 7 | $39,010 |
| 8 | $43,430 |
| For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $4,420 for each additional person. | |
By 2020, the senior population in Ventura County is projected to increase 14% (from 171,384 in 2016 to 194,903 in 2020), while the total population is expected to increase by only 1% (from 857,048 in 2016 to 867,772 in 2020), according to the California Department of Finance Population Projections, 2010-2060 Data Tables.
All SNP meals are approved by the VCAAA Registered Dietitian to meet U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans and geared toward the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) and Adequate Intake (AI) for vitamins and elements (minerals) for older, frail adults. These meals provide a minimum of one-third of the DRI and accommodate diabetic and low-sodium diets. The following table shows the demographics of VCAAA’s SNP recipients year-to-date (July 1 through March 31, 2017) for Fiscal Year 2016-17.
