DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Senior Services Strategic Plan Briefing
SUMMARY:
This item provides a briefing on the San Antonio Senior Services Assessment conducted by The University of North Texas to examine the capacity of city services to remain responsive to the needs of a growing older adult population in the City of San Antonio.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
At the request of City Council, a comprehensive strategic planning process for the City of San Antonio Senior Services program was conducted by KGBTexas on September 16, 2011. The report outlined multi-year recommendations to improve Senior Services programming through FY 2018. Since FY 2011, the number of active senior center participants has grown 168% from 9,000 to 24,127 and the total General Fund contribution for senior services has increased by 132% from $3,520,864 to $8,162,424.
On March 21, 2019, City Council approved an inter-local agreement with The University of North Texas, Department of Public Administration to conduct a Senior Services Strategic Plan. The plan aligns with the City of San Antonio's commitment to being recognized as an Age Friendly City.
ISSUE:
This report examines the capacity of the City of San Antonio, including but not limited to the Department of Human Services, to respond to the needs of a growing older adult population in the City of San Antonio.
The research emphasized current conditions and recommendations in the three key areas:
* Evolving Demand for Senior Center Services: an assessment of current users and services provided at City of San Antonio operated Senior Centers relative to future demand and need in the context of advancing the city's work in the area of becoming an age friendly community.
* Location Decisions for Future Senior Centers: a protocol to guide future senior center location selection relative to the themes and policies of creating age friendly cit...
Click here for full text