[nfbmi-talk] Here's A Newsline Fix

[Fred Wurtzel]

No, I don't think you are old.  I'm just preparing you to take care of us
old geezers when when we knock on your door there in Oakland County, where
the money is.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

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I dare you send this to me. Do you think I'm old?
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From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at comcast.net>
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> For those of you missing Newsline, here is something from the Free Press.
>
>
>
> Seniors in Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties will nearly double their
> population
>
> in the next 25 years -- from just less than 13% of the tri-county 
> population
> this
>
> year to 23.4% by 2035.
>
>
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>
> It's a population explosion that will be mirrored throughout southeast
>
> Michigan
>
> , according to a forecast done by the Southeast Michigan Council of
> Governments.
>
> (Along with Wayne, Oakland and Macomb, the southeast region includes
> Washtenaw, Livingston,
>
> Monroe and St. Clair counties.)
>
> To look at it another way: In 2000, there were just three communities in
> those seven
>
> counties in which the 65-and-up population made up about 25% of the
> residents; by
>
> 2035, 86 southeast Michigan counties will have that number, according to
> SEMCOG.
>
> "It's a shift of monumental proportions," said John Paul Rea, who
> contributed to
>
> an in-depth look at the implications of aging in Macomb County through 
> 2030.
>
> In addition to expanding
>
> health
>
> care, that means improving and adding to mass transportation, establishing
> mixed-use
>
> and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods and shopping centers to accommodate
> those who
>
> no longer drive, and continuing the evolution of senior services from the
> old model
>
> of card tables and quilting clubs to those that meet baby boomers' more
> active lifestyles.
>
> Several communities have begun to look at the way they support seniors --
> not only
>
> because seniors will need more services, but also because they represent a
> $16.6-billion
>
> chunk of southeast Michigan's
>
> economy
>
> .
>
> The Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition said it is hoping to tap into
> that economic
>
> potential by making, even branding, Oakland County as senior-friendly.
>
> Among the ideas: creating lending libraries for assistive devices such as
> wheelchairs
>
> and walkers, establishing time banks so seniors and others can exchange
> services
>
> and chores and finding ways to lure medical professionals with a focus on
> geriatrics.
>
> All this could help retain seniors in the area or even draw new ones,
> coalition members
>
> said. That's crucial, because retaining 100
>
> retirees
>
> results in more than $4 million in spending in the local economy each 
> year,
> according
>
> to the coalition's report, "Preparing for the Silver Tsunami, A Wave of
> Opportunity."
>
> "There's a tendency to say 'Oh no, (seniors) are going to need all these
> services.
>
> They'll need so much, they'll bankrupt us,' " said Jim McGuire, research
>
> director
>
> at the Southfield-based Area Agency on Aging 1-B, which covers six
> counties. "They're
>
> really a net gain to the community."
>
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