A report will head to the board of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health on Wednesday on the issues older adults are facing in the area.
The report will be presented on Wednesday, and suggests the number of older adults, considered to be anyone 55 years or older, is projected to grow by more than 50,000 by the year 2046.
The study says people in that age group are more likely to experience low incomes, particularly women 75 and older.
According to Public Health, older adults also account for 34.6 per cent of emergency department visits across the region – 22.8 per cent being of those being 75 years or older.
To address some of these issues, public health is aiming to have evidence based data and strategies provided to community partners to meet the needs of the aging local population.
The full report can be found here.
