VGCOA Webinar: 2026 Legislative Priorities

VGCOA Webinar: 2026 Legislative Priorities

November 18, 2025

Join the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging (V4A) and allied organizations across the aging network in Virginia for an essential briefing on our legislative platforms for the upcoming 2026 Virginia General Assembly Session. This collaborative webinar brings together leaders from V4A, Northern Virginia Aging Network (NVAN), Commonwealth Council on Aging, Alzheimer's Association of Virginia, LeadingAge Virginia & AARP Virginia, to present a unified voice on critical funding priorities & policy initiatives that will impact older Virginians & their caregivers.

*Increase in funding to support Virginia's 25 Area Agencies on Aging to address critical unmet needs for home care, personal care, transportation, meals, & case management services
*Affordable assisted living, eviction safeguards, and housing/long-term care initiatives
*Support for the long-term care ombudsman program
*Certified nursing assistant training, recruitment, & workforce development
*Infrastructure & access improvements across the continuum of care
*Dementia care & services
*Opposition to Medicaid cuts that would impact vulnerable seniors
*Coordinated state approach to aging services legislation

Learn about these legislative priorities, advocacy strategies, & how to engage with legislators to support Virginia's rapidly growing senior population. This webinar is essential for advocates, service providers, legislators, & anyone committed to elevating aging policy in the Commonwealth & preparing for what is to be a historic demographic shift. The Commonwealth is on the cusp of having more residents over 60 than under 20 for the first time in history.

Presenters:
*Martina James, Virginia Association Area Agencies on Aging
*Erica Wood, Northern Virginia Aging Network
*Sara Stowe, Commonwealth Council on Aging
*Josh Myers, Alzheimer's Association of Virginia
*Dana Parsons, LeadingAge Virginia
*Jared Calfee, AARP Virginia
*George Worthington, Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Commission