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 Posted: Sun 12:15, 18 Aug 2013 Post subject: Geauga counties prepare for growth in senior popul |
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Geauga counties prepare for growth in senior populations
As Ohio continues to age,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], officials are examining ways to keep senior citizens connected to services they need.
Projections completed by Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center indicate that several counties across the state will see one-third of the population reach the age of 60 or older by 2050,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Both Lake and Geauga counties are projected to see approximately 35 percent of their total population reach that age by then, and Geauga anticipates around 28 percent to already be there by 2025.
As this demographic grows,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], certain services are expected to have higher demand.
Sally Bell,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], director of Geauga Department on Aging,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], said she anticipates the need for transportation to increase for those 60 and older.
honestly expect that as we age, a community needs to be ready to transport. An elderly person can have a comfort level within their own 2-,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 3- (or) 5-mile radius,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but once they need to get outside of that it becomes a problem and in a rural community,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it can be a real problem,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Bell said.
The increase in general traffic that Geauga has seen also complicates things for seniors who need to get around,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], she added.
While Bell knows there will be an increased need for some services,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], she also said she hopes that society as a whole will age in a healthier fashion going forward.
Higher awareness of healthy eating habits,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], exercise requirements and social activities will keep seniors independently active until they closer to 75,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], she said.
we continue to promote healthy aging in this country and if people choose to participate by eating healthy and walking and staying socially connected with each other and finding a purpose in their life . I don think that the demand on our department is really going to be a lot different than it is today,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Bell said. if we choose to ignore all the information that is out there,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], obviously there no way that we can be prepared for a society that chooses not to help itself.
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