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Job and Family Services presents senior demographics and adult-protective referrals to Knox County commissioners
Summary
Scott Boone, director of Job and Family Services, told commissioners the county has 15,724 residents aged 60+, reported 5,698 at or below 199% of the federal poverty level and 3,582 below 150%; he also reported 282 adult-protective referrals Jan. 25–Sept. 30.
Scott Boone, director of Job and Family Services, told the Knox County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 16 that the county’s population of older residents is sizable and includes many with economic and care needs. "To date, in Knox County, we have 15,724 residents that are age 60 and older," Boone said.
Boone gave a breakdown of income thresholds and related figures, saying 5,698 older residents live at or below 199% of the federal poverty level and 3,582 are at or below 150% of the poverty threshold — “so about 40% total” of the county’s 60-plus population. He also reported 1,447 residents identified with Alzheimer’s or dementia, 2,359 living…
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