In response to a caller request in January, today’s show focuses on issues that older adults face in Dane County. According to the Dane County Area Agency on Aging, the number of folks 65 years and older is forecast to grow by more than 30,000 in the next fifteen years. Statewide, the senior population is growing rapidly, especially in urban areas. Yet the number of licensed nursing beds and teh available workforce for nursing homes is declining.
To talk about these issues, we’re joined by two guests, Jodie Castaneda and Addie Costello. They talk about issues like transportation, isolation, changes to local funding and Medicare, and the racial and ethnic inequalities in our area.
Featured image courtesy of Sara Gabler/WORT.
