Ohio Communities Face Graying Challenges

NewsMax
March 28, 2012

Ohio’s population is getting older, but the state’s counties are not prepared to meet the needs of the exploding numbers of senior citizens, aging experts warn. Some 10 years ago, those aged 60 or older did not comprise 25 percent of any Ohio county.

But in eight years, researchers told the Columbus Dispatch, more than half of the state’s 88 counties will hit that mark — and in some areas, the number of senior citizens will be closer to 33 percent

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