Every day until
2030, 10,000
Baby Boomers
will turn 65.
Californians age
65 or over have a
1 in 5 chance of
developing some
type of dementia.
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
7 out of 10
people will require
long term care in
their lifetime.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2020) Access to Caregiving
is a Growing Concern
By 2030, California will be
facing a shortage of as many
as 3.2 million care providers.
The number of
Alzheimer’s patients
over the age of 55
who will need care is
expected to grow by
97% in Santa Barbara
County by 2040
Source: CA Master Plan for Aging, 2021
Source: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Facts and Figures in California: Current Status and Future Projections, (2021) Caregiver wages are far below
the living wage for Santa Barbara
County. The hourly wage for
private-pay caregivers in Santa
Barbara County ranges from
$16-$25/hour
The hourly wage for IHSS providers was
recently increased to $17.22. The living
wage for one person with no children is
$24.85, with one child $47.49 and with
two children is $60.34
Source: Caring Together Santa Barbara County survey, 2022 Source: Glasmeier, Amy K. Living Wage Calculator. 2023.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Other/Mixed Race
2 Black
4 Asian
11 Latino, immigrant
34 22
Latino, US born
Caregivers in Santa Barbara County
Note: Universe includes employed individuals ages 25 to 64.
Data represent a 2014 through 2018 average. Source: Central Coast Regional Equity Study, December 2021.
In 2018, 73% of care providers identified as people of color Numbers in Percent
In SBC, an estimated
99,000 people, or 29%
of the adult population
are unpaid family
caregivers; nearly 1 in
4 family caregivers are
seniors taking care of
other seniors.
Source: Final Report on the Santa
Barbara County Community
Caregiving Initiative (2016-2022) and
Worn Out and Invisible, Family
Caregivers in Santa Barbara County
Why We Need a Master Plan for Aging
Source: CA Health Care Foundation (Jan 2023)
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Attachment C
Santa Barbara County’s Population is
Aging and Changing
22% of the current population
in Santa Barbara County
is age 60 or older
4%
7%
11%
78%
Under 60 60-69 70-79 80 +
The number of seniors in California with
disabilities will increase by 135%, from
1.2 million in 2019 to 2.7 million in 2060.
1 in 3
people over the age of 60 in
Santa Barbara County live with a disability
Santa Barbara County Older Population Growth by 2060
0 17,500
35,000
52,500
70,000
2020: 99,102 2030: 113,407 2040: 118,341 2050: 126,199 2060: 130,778 Men Women
California Department of Finance, County Population Projections (2020-2060) Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, B18101, 2022 Source: “A Long Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors,” , Legislative Analyst’s Office (2016).Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2020), ACS 1-Year Estimate Challenges to Affording Aging
in Santa Barbara County
$0
$1,500
$3,000
$4,500
$6,000
Single
Renter
Single
Own Home
Mortgage
Single
Own Home
No Mortg
Couple
Renter
Couple
Own Home
Mortgage
Couple
Own Home
No Mortg
Avg SS
Benefit
in SB
Max SSI
Benefit
Average
Income
Single Renter $3,626
Single Homeowner, with mortgage $3,992
Single Homeowner, no mortgage $2,174
Couple, Renter $4,771
Couple, Homeowner, with mortgage $5,137
Couple, Homeowner, no mortgage $3,319
$1,659
$1,134
Average Income $3,067
Social Security Covers Less Than Half of the Cost of Living in Santa Barbara County Cost of Living Monthly for
a 65+ senior in good health
Cost of Living (UMass Elder Index) vs. Social Security and SSI, 2021 Source: Umass Boston 2022 Elder Index and Social Security Office of Retirement & Disability Policy OASDI Beneficiaries by State & County (2021) of households with
one or more people
aged 60 or above
receive food stamps
or participate in the
Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP)
33%Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022: ACI 1-Year Estimates, S2201 Source: Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care 2023 Point In Time Count.
43.8%
of homeless adults are
over the age of 55 in
Santa Barbara County
and have high rates of
disability (39 % mental
health, 27% physical, 9%
developmental, 29%
chronic health condition).
Source: CA Department of Aging, Master Plan for Aging Data Dashboard <100% FPL 6.5%
100-199% FPL 15.5%
> 200% FPL and <
Elder Index Standard
14.2%
Total share of seniors in
economic hardship
36.2%
Senior Poverty
Average Social Security Benefit
Maximum SSI Benefit
<100% FPL
100-199% FPL
> 200% FPL and < Elder Index Standard
0% 4% 8% 12% 16%