Each dot marks one of California’s 33 Area Agencies on Aging
California 2030
By 2030, more than 10 million Californians will be age 60 or older. The state asked how its aging network could prepare for a larger, more diverse population and a more complex future.
A California Department of Aging initiative supported by Collaborative Consulting
01 · A different California
Californians age 60 and older outnumbered residents under 18 for the first time.
California has changed dramatically since its aging network took shape nearly 50 years ago. People are living longer. Communities are more racially, culturally and linguistically diverse. Needs vary widely across urban, rural and geographically isolated regions.
The source states the crossover and the year. It publishes no series behind it, so this drawing carries direction only — no axis, no values, no implied magnitude.
02 · By 2030
1 in 4 Californians
will be 60 or older — nearly 10 million people
By 2030, they will represent nearly one in four people in the state.
100 marks, one per 1% of Californians; the 25 accent marks are the quarter aged 60 or older. Growth varies across the state, creating different needs in different communities.
03 · A network from another era
33 areas · 58 counties · smallest 1, largest 7 · Appendix A
Colors show who runs each area · Appendix A, CA 2030 Final Report (Jan 2024) · PSA 25, the City of Los Angeles, operates inside LA County (PSA 19)
California 2030
The network has evolved, but it has never been designed.
CA2030 Stakeholder
04 · Evidence, not assumption
The work combined quantitative research, qualitative interviews, future-focused trend analysis, promising practices from other states, and a statewide community survey. Participants included leaders and staff from every Area Agency on Aging, state and local government, advocates, service providers, aging and disability experts, and people with direct knowledge of community needs.
Each mark is one of the 253 stakeholders and experts interviewed.
05 · A shared future state
Together, these traits created more than a vision. They became a practical standard for evaluating what needed to change.
06 · Nine areas, three places to begin
9 areas of recommendation
Narrowed in an on-site workshop with CDA leadership · feasibility · impact · capacity
3 priorities selected with CDA leadership
The three priorities are interdependent. Clear services require clear expectations. Clear expectations require meaningful performance information. Funding and local structure determine whether the network can deliver.
07 · From report to implementation
Findings informed SB 1249, signed into law in September 2024.
Collaborative Consulting helped create action teams, structure weekly work, research change scenarios, and engage Area Agencies on Aging through surveys and webinars as decisions became clearer.
08 · Change still underway
As of July 2026Some elements remain under public review, including how a new funding formula would affect different communities. That continuing debate reflects the balance at the heart of system change: statewide consistency, local flexibility, equity, transparency and responsible transition.
09 · The Collaborative Consulting value
CA2030 shows how Collaborative Consulting helps organizations move from a complex question to coordinated action — research, future-focused analysis, stakeholder collaboration, strategy and implementation support in one connected process.
The result was not a plan created for the network. It was a direction built with the network, supported by evidence, and designed to keep moving after the initial engagement ended.
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