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MASTER PLAN FOR AGING & COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

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On January 8, 2024, the County Human Services Department launched a county-wide Community Needs Assessment, or "CNA" as part of the Age Well Santa Cruz County initiative, to collect community feedback focused on aging in the county. The CNA survey was a collaboration between community members, elected officials, County and City leadership throughout the region, the Seniors Council, and other community-based organizations. The result is a framework and call to action to prioritize age-friendly policies, both locally and statewide, with the goal of creating a cohesive landscape of systems and supports. Over 3,200 residents 40 and older throughout the county participated in the survey.

COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY REPORT

Image of someone's hand completing a surveyOur comprehensive Santa Cruz County Master Plan for Aging CNA report, released in August of 2025, culminates 18 months of data collection and analysis. It reveals the needs and gaps that culminate in a crucial blueprint to promote healthy aging in every capacity, for all residents of Santa Cruz County.

  • CLICK HERE or on the image above to download the full PDF, final report

COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY DATA

3,230 residents from across Santa Cruz County took part in the CNA survey. Participation ranged widely, with people ages 40 to over 100 responding from all four cities and across each unincorporated area of Santa Cruz County. Survey participants included monolingual Spanish-speakers, people experiencing housing insecurity, veterans, caregivers for those of all ages, and people with disabilities. This data is now available! Use the boxes below to access respondent data in the categories of most interest to you:
 
Caregiving Data        Community Opinions Data        Future Planning Data
 
Health Data        Housing & Transportation Data        Needs Data
 
Safety & Emergency Preparedness        Service Usage        Survey Respondent Demographic Data

COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT DATA BRIEFS

Learn how our agency is using survey response data to uncover and address the needs of older and disabled adults by reading our Age Well CNA Survey data briefs, published in September 2024. Click the links below for each data brief:
 

Affording Aging Data Brief  Caregiving Data Brief  Health Reimagined Data Brief  Housing for All Ages & Stages Data Brief  Inclusion & Equity, Not Isolation Data Brief