To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Aging and Adult Services Annual Report Update
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE the Aging and Adult Services Annual Report Update report from the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) regarding Aging and Adult Service efforts in Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On May 23, 2000, the Board of Supervisors referred to the Family and Human Services Committee an annual report on the progress made on the issue of elder abuse in Contra Costa County. Between 2000 and 2015, the Committee received an annual status report from the Employment and Human Services Department.
On December 14, 2015, the Family and Human Services Committee received a report from the Employment and Human Services Department on this referral. At the time of the report, the new Aging and Adult Services Director was a recent hire, having only been with the department a couple of months. Since the new director had identified various strategies to address some pending issues, such as staffing and crisis response times, and program changes were in transition, the Family and Human Services Committee agreed to postpone the annual report until such time as the department would be prepared to discuss a timeline addressing the program and operational challenges discussed. An update was provided to the Family and Human Services Committee on February 7, 2017.
The most recent status update was provided to the Family and Human Services Committee on September 8, 2025. Please see the attached presentation.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not know about Aging and Adult Service efforts.