Welcome to DDS’ Aging Resources Webpage. On this page you will find resources and tools that can help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are aging, as well as their caregivers and loved ones.
- Area Agencies on Aging – this website is a place for older adults, adults with disabilities, family caregivers, and residents in long-term care facilities all over California to find local resources to help with a wide variety of needs.
- Coordinated Family Support Services – this regional center service option helps with the coordination of services and supports to allow adults to continue living in their family home.
- Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs – these programs match volunteers/mentors with individuals who have developmental disabilities. There are 21 counties in California that have Foster Grandparent and/or Senior Companion opportunities available.
- Regional Centers – California’s 21 non-profit regional centers (also called RCs) are the local organizations who identify who is eligible for services under the Lanterman Act. RCs also provide case management services and contract with service providers to make sure Californians with developmental disabilities get the services they need.
- Aging Resources – California Department of Aging
- Alzheimer’s Disease Program “Take on Alz” – California Department of Public Health
- Alzheimer’s Disease & Down Syndrome: A Practical Guidebook for Caregivers | National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
- Autism Resources – California Department of Developmental Services
- CalAIM Statewide Dementia Learning Collaborative- Archstone Foundation
- Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf/Blind Resources – California Department of Developmental Services
- Down Syndrome and Dementia | NTG 2022 (the-ntg.org)
- Down Syndrome Organizations in California
- Emergency Preparedness for Consumers – California Department of Developmental Services
- Emergency Preparedness for Providers – California Department of Developmental Services
- Emergency Preparedness Guide for older adults with disability – California
- Fall Prevention Resources
- The Arc and the Center for Future Planning
- The Arc of California – Caring Futures
- Wellness & Safety Bulletins – California Department of Developmental Services
DDS and the California Department of Aging are co-leads under the national Bridging Aging and Disability Networks grant. The goal of the grant is to support the cooperation between disability and aging networks at the State level; and to better support individuals with I/DD and their caregivers as they plan for their futures.
California’s State Alliance Team is meeting to develop and improve a workplan that will be implemented through 2026. The following groups are part of California’s State Alliance Team:
- Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter
- Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA)
- California Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- California Department of Aging
- California Department of Developmental Services
- California Department of Rehabilitation
- California Federation of Independent Living Centers
- Chinese Parent Association for the Disabled
- Disability Rights California
- State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- The Arc of California
- University of Southern California, Center of Excellence on Developmental Disability
- University of Southern California, Family Caregivers Support Center
Last modified: November 20, 2024
