Transcript Mayor Joyce Jay

Aging in Wheat Ridge
MAYOR JOYCE JAY
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Wheat Ridge Population
• Jefferson County has the highest
senior (age 60+) population in
Colorado
• Wheat Ridge has the highest
percentage of 60+ residents in
Jefferson County
• 36% of Wheat Ridge Residents are
55 and older
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Wheat Ridge Features
 Livability named Wheat Ridge 5th best place to
retire in America.
 Lutheran Hospital Senior Emergency and Geriatric
Behavioral Health Unit
 New Morningstar Facility
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Wheat Ridge Features
 Wheat Ridge Recreation Center
 The Active Adult Center
 Senior Resource Center
 Town Center Apartments
 Wheat Ridge Fire Department
Falls Prevention Project
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Wheat Ridge Features
 Wheat Ridge Police Department
 Lockbox
 Life Trak
 Colorado Senior Connections
 Latino Age Wave Project
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2015 CASOA Report
 In the 2015 Community Assessment Survey for Older
Adults Wheat Ridge rated higher regionally in
several services but one is particularly noteworthy.
 48% of our residents reported “excellent or good”
availability of financial and legal planning services.
 High enough?
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The Next Generation
 Half of all babies born in
2007 in the U.S. likely to live
to age 104.
 Saving up to 40 years of
money is a lot more
challenging.
 Plan, Plan, Plan.
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Thank you to you all!
I appreciate your commitment
to helping seniors in Jefferson County.
Joyce Jay
[email protected]
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