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Age Options presents needs assessment showing isolation, housing and caregiver gaps for Skokie older adults
Summary
Age Options reported results from a Suburban Cook County needs assessment and local demographic snapshots, noting that 27% of Skokie residents are 60 or older and that issues include limited awareness of services, loneliness, housing affordability and caregiver burden.
Age Options presented its Aging in the Suburbs needs assessment to the Skokie Village Board on Nov. 3, summarizing demographic information for the village and survey findings about service awareness, social isolation, housing, food security and caregiver burden.
Jason Echols, manager of planning and evaluation at Age Options, told trustees that 27% of Skokie's population is age 60 or older…
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