Materials for SB 1026

Here are the materials and information on SB 1026 (State Sen. Jackson's Fall Prevention Bill) mentioned at our meeting.

Thank you for voting to support SB 1026. The results of yesterday's Senate vote are that it passed 39 to 0! Hooray! It has been sent to the Assembly…which is where we now need to focus our requests for support!

Click here for the materials. The materials include the latest Version of the Bill, the two research reports discussed at the meeting, and a supplemental table to the Economic Burden report. Specifically, note that the Economic Burden document (see page 4 bottom left) states that CA is the state in the nation with the "highest estimated all payer health care spending for older adult falls." Note, however, that CA was NOT on the page 5 table. However, supplemental table, referenced on page 4, does include our CA data. Thank you to the Board of Supervisors for supporting SB 1026!

(Posted on behalf of Cheri Jasinski, Coordinator Sen. HBJ Working Group on Aging and Older Adults.)