Author: Laura Landwirth
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Landwirth: Rising to the challenge in meeting the needs of our older citizens
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Colorado, like the rest of the United States, faces an unprecedented demographic shift over the next several decades. By 2031, the State Demography Office estimates that Colorado’s 65-and-older population will be 181 percent larger than in 2010 — growing from approximately 550,000 to more than 1.5 million people — and represent 21.9 percent of the…
