Costa Mesa is the latest OC city to end free rides for seniors as the mobility program’s cost has increased while demand has tripled in less than 10 years.
Tag: Orange County Seniors
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Can OC’s Transportation Services Keep Up With the Senior Wave?
As Orange County cities make cuts to their local senior mobility programs, county leaders grapple with a growing population of older adults.
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Another Orange County City Dials Back Senior Transportation
City officials in Mission Viejo are limiting the number of rides allowed per month for its senior mobility program after other cities made similar cuts.
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It’s About to Get Tougher For Seniors to Get Rides in Two OC Cities
Officials in Fullerton and San Clemente are limiting how many times older residents are allowed to use senior taxi services per month for certain trips amid funding concerns.
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Seniors to get Affordable Housing in Costa Mesa
After nearly two decades of being included in the housing element, Costa Mesa city officials approved plans for a fully-affordable senior residential building.
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Los Alamitos Creates Regional Support Plan for Seniors Across North OC
The city’s 20-year plan aims to improve senior resources locally and regionally.
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Fullerton Expands Rent Assistance For Seniors in Mobile Homes
The change comes after a local mobile home park owner announced he plans to lift age requirements to live in his park late last year after seniors pushed back on rent hikes for years.
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OC Officials Reluctantly Contract With Elderly Services Provider Behind on Old Goals
OC Supervisors, citing fears of seniors going hungry, approved a contract with Age Well Senior Services after concerns they haven’t lived up to their end of the bargain in a previous deal.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Orange County Seniors Are Expected to Be Hit Hardest by Incoming Food Cliff
An expected cut in food benefits, coupled with inflation costs, is only going to make access to food harder for Orange County seniors, food bank leaders warn.
