Colorado’s gray wave drives up costs, exposes policy gaps
By Thelma Grimes | Colorado Politics
“The only reality in the world is that we are going to get older and we’re going to die.”
Nobody can escape that reality, according to Christian Itin, a member of the Colorado Strategic Action Group on Aging.
“I think we need to remind folks that this will happen to me,” he said. “It will happen to you. It’ll happen to your family. We can’t put our heads in the sand and hide from that reality.”
In Colorado, the older population is growing fast, with ramifications for the major challenges the state already faces, notably housing, healthcare costs and workforce needs. It also affects student enrollment, which, in turn, means a direct impact on school financing.
Many have sounded the alarm over Colorado's graying population, saying thi...