Colorado Launches 10-Year Plan To Support Aging Well Across The State

The Colorado Department of Human Services recently adopted a 10-year, Multi-Sector Plan on Aging to serve as a blueprint for supporting aging well across the state. The plan includes strategies to strengthen the direct care workforce, foster economical residential care alternatives, and offer enhanced support for the state's community-based waiver program that currently underwrites some assisted living services across Colorado.;

Colorado is home to more than 1.3 million people over the age of 60, which is 15% of the state’s population, according to the report. Within the next 25 years, more than 25 . . .