CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Advisory Council on Aging  
1:00 PM  
Monday, April 14, 2025  
400 Ellinwood, Pleasant Hill, CA  
Room 303 (Third Floor)  
Health Workgroup  
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1:00 Open Meeting: Terri Tobey called the meeting to order at 1:06 pm.  
Roll Call  
Alan Goldhammer, Sarah Green, Thomas Lang, Brian O'Toole,  
Terri Tobey, and Dennis Yee  
Present  
Lorna Van Ackeren, and Michael Wener  
James Donnelly  
Absent  
Non-voting  
1:05 Approve March 2025 Draft Minutes  
HL.03.10.25DraftMinutes  
25-1320  
HL.03.10.25DraftMinutes  
Attachments:  
Motion:  
Yee  
Second:  
Goldhammer  
Aye:  
Goldhammer, Green, Lang, O'Toole, Tobey, and Yee  
Absent:  
Result:  
Van Ackeren, and Wener  
Passed  
1:10 Member Reports:  
Nutrition - No report  
County Wellness Update - No report  
Medi-Cal:  
The Federal government pays about 50% for Medi-Cal.  
Expect cuts through funding for support for services.  
States will have to choose which programs to close or have general funds pay for services that  
will be cut.  
Pace of change is unprecedented.  
Sarah is sharing information from Justice in Aging, including their suit against the Social  
Security Administration.  
1:30 Presentation: Christina Irving, Community Engagement Coordinator, Family Caregiver Alliance  
presented on the services they provide (presentation attached with agenda)  
FCA started as a task force in San Francisco in 1975.  
Contracted through Contra Costa County for the Family Caregiver Program.  
Presentation shown was attached with April agenda.  
Questions:  
Retreats - Staff hope to increase them, usually once in the year in different countries.  
Assessment - use validated research tools, dementia behaviors, caregiver's health (better or  
worse), implement Sarah Burton scale, legal planning, to determine need.  
Contracts with Beacon, Accent Care, and a few other for respite.  
What happens with family disputes during assessment? How often does this happen?  
Answer: Occasionally offer medication if the family can't address the issue on their own. Doesn't  
happen too often.  
Is medical training offered? Answer: No. FCA has how-to-videos. Also help caregivers to get the  
training that they need through the care recipients' medical provider.  
What is done with the cases of suspected abuse/neglect? Answer: Doesn't happen too often. If  
abuse is happening, as mandated reporters, FCA will report it to Adult Protective Services.  
Where do classes take place? Answer: Most are virtual because this is what caregivers perfer.  
FCA link shared during the meeting: "Services By State - Family Caregiver Alliance".  
FCA Presentation  
25-1321  
FCA Overview - professionals  
Attachments:  
2:00 Break  
2:05 Discussion:  
Discussion about workgroup membership.  
Concern about changes at the federal level that affects programs, including dismantling of the  
Administration of Community Living and the changes at Health and Human Services, that is  
deciding where OAA will be placed.  
Legal Assistance for Seniors 19th Conference on Elder Abuse on May 20, 2025, 9:00 am-5:00  
pm. The website that will provide any interested party more information is  
https://www.lashicap.org/19th-conference-on-elder-abuse/  
2:10 Community Presentations, Tracking, etc.  
Data tracking for the end of the year report - Terri needs brief description of the presentation and  
who was the audience.  
Thomas - Presentation opportunity with Good Table, in El Sobrante, that is starting a health  
workgroup - There's a tabling opportunity at the Farmers' Market to share information - Jim to  
check with Alicia about ACOA promotional material.  
2:20 Public Comment: None.  
2:25 Next Proposed Meeting is Monday, May 12, 2025, 1:00-2:30 PM.  
Next presentation will be on Medi-Cal by Brian O'Toole, Esq. from the Law Offices of Brian  
O'Toole.  
2:30 Adjourn - Meeting adjourned at 2:31 pm.  
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