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How ready is Colorado for its over-65 population?

Thousands on waiting lists for meals and rides to medical care

Joan Wiehoff, 88, is one of the first to arrive for lunch at the Custer County Senior Center in Silver Cliff on Feb. 20, 2024. Wiehoff joined other seniors in the basement of the town hall where the senior center is located to eat egg salad sandwiches and soup for one of 3 weekly meals served there. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Joan Wiehoff, 88, is one of the first to arrive for lunch at the Custer County Senior Center in Silver Cliff on Feb. 20, 2024. Wiehoff joined other seniors in the basement of the town hall where the senior center is located to eat egg salad sandwiches and soup for one of 3 weekly meals served there. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Bruce Finley of The Denver Post
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“This is going to be difficult. More people in nursing homes. More people living in isolation. More amber alerts for older adults. More ‘I’ve fallen and can’t get up’ calls to the fire departments. More people having a hard time just meeting their basic needs."
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