America is getting older and Connecticut is getting grayer. By 2025, adults age 65 and up will populate at least 20 percent of almost every town in our state.
But just how prepared are we to address the needs of our aging community?
This hour, we take a look at Connecticut’s “silver tsunami”. We talk to experts and journalists, and find out how these changing demographics could impact our state's economic and social fabric.
A little later, we also consider some of the environmental implications. A significant percentage of Connecticut woodland owners are over age 50. We find out what that means for the future of our forests.
GUESTS:
- Greg Bordonaro - Editor of the Hartford Business Journal, which has an ongoing series called "Connecticut's Silver Tsunami"
- Julia Evans Starr - Executive Director of Connecticut's Legislative Commission on Aging
- Dr. Lisa Walke - Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs in the Geriatrics Section at the Yale School of Medicine
- Mary Tyrell - Executive Director of the Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; her report “Understanding Connecticut Woodland Owners” was done in collaboration with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Forestry Division
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John Dankosky and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.