CHAPTER 10.5. Older Adult Wellness Program

Heading of Chapter 10.5 amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 337, Sec. 34.

§§ 9650–9681 · 18 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 9650–9654 · 5 sections

   • § 9650 The definitions contained in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise.
   • § 9651 “Wellness” means optimizing opportunities for physical, social, and mental well-being throughout the course, in order to extend healthy life expectancy,…
   • § 9652 “Older adult” means any person 60 years of age or older.
   • § 9653 “Person with a disability” means the same as the term is defined by regulations established pursuant to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973,…
   • § 9654 “Older adult wellness program” means the program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 9660).
2. ARTICLE 2. Older Adult Wellness Program §§ 9660–9663 · 4 sections

   • § 9660 There is in the California Department of Aging an older adult wellness program.
   • § 9661 (a) The older adult wellness program shall have all of the following functions: (1) Focus on educating California’s older adults, as well as caregivers,…
   • § 9662 The department shall deliver, or provide for the delivery of, older adult wellness program information through a variety of means, including, but not limited…
   • § 9663 This article shall be implemented only to the extent funds are made available for the purposes of this article in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
3. ARTICLE 2.5. Campaign to Change Cultural Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of Older Adults §§ 9664–9665 · 2 sections

   • § 9664 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Ageism is the systematic stereotyping of, and discrimination against, persons based on age.…
   • § 9665 (a) The Legislature requests that the California Department of Aging partner with the Industry Coalition on Age Equity in Media, which is a joint coalition of…
4. ARTICLE 3. Program for Injury Prevention in the Home Environment §§ 9675–9681 · 7 sections

   • § 9675 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Program for Injury Prevention in the Home Environment.
   • § 9676 The Program for Injury Prevention in the Home Environment is hereby established. The department, through the Senior Housing and Information Support Center in…
   • § 9677 The department may provide a program grant to an eligible local public agency or nonprofit organization for the services specified in Section 9678 and for the…
   • § 9678 (a) The Program for Injury Prevention in the Home Environment shall include funding for injury prevention needs, including injury prevention equipment and…
   • § 9679 (a) The department, in consultation with groups, including, but not limited to, the State and Local Injury Control section of the State Department of Health…
   • § 9680 (a) The director shall establish a methodology for awarding grants under this article, in consultation with groups described in subdivision (a) of Section…
   • § 9681 (a) Funding of projects pursuant to this article shall be subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature in the Budget Act or another statute. (b)…