Concerning trends for seniors prompt shift in San Diego County

The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation is set to hold its first-ever “State of Seniors” address Tuesday, observing that a rapidly growing population of older Americans will further strain already-stressed health care systems as the local population age 60 and older moves from 730,000 today to 1 million by 2040. It is not all difficult tidings. The address includes a new $2 million effort aimed at increasing longevity in seniors by better matching outreach to seniors’ needs. Economic insecurity is cited as the largest threat currently impacting older residents. In its latest “State of Seniors Report,” the authors observed a 15% increase in the number of housing cost-burdened residents in 2025 as compared to 2024. “A single older adult in San Diego now requires more than twice the average Social Security benefit of $2,071 per month to meet basic needs,” the report states. The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to increasing “awareness and action toward issues impacting seniors,” with initiatives that address issues from elder fraud to senior loneliness. Homelessness among residents age 55 and older is also on the rise. Researchers estimate that the number of unhoused seniors increased 5% from 2024 to 2025. Food
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