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Clark County’s award-winning Aging Readiness Plan aims to support an aging population

Number who need care soon to outstrip available caregivers

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By Chrissy Booker, Columbian staff reporter
Published: August 15, 2024, 6:08am

By 2035, more than 25 percent of the population in Clark County will be 60 or older.

That’s why the Clark County Commission on Aging, planning commission, county council and other community partners created a plan for this huge demographic shift.

Known as the Aging Readiness Plan, it outlines ways to support older residents and other vulnerable communities.

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