Welcome to the California Geriatrics Society.
Education
Moira Fordyce, past chair of California Geriatrics Society and chair of the American Geriatric Society Public Education Committee, hosts OLDER, FITTER, WISER on TV and the web. Check the latest schedule of programs.
Newswire
Please visit our California Geriatrics Society Newswire for the latest breaking news about jobs, legislation, webinars, and more.
Latest News Updates
Veterans and Caregiver Support Legislation (pdf)
CAGS is committed to advocating for high quality care for older adults in California. This will occur through a combination of collaborative and educational efforts with legislators, health care professionals, older adults and their caregivers, and health care organizations with similar goals
Our Vision
Advocate for:
- Access to quality health care in California for older adults of all cultural and ethnic groups.
- More teachers of geriatrics in all health disciplines
- Advance geriatric practice
- Encourage research into aging in health and sickness
- Promote continuing education meetings and seminars on geriatric issues
- Students and health care providers in all health-related professions about normal aging, the special health care needs of older adults, acute and chronic disease management, and end of life issues
- Consumers of all ages about normal aging, disease and aging, what geriatrics has to offer, eldercare issues, and available resources
- Be a resource for state and local elected officials for older adult related issues in California
- Promote developments and standards of care for geriatric practice