Ideas for the Ageing Community

Unless you've been living in a cave and/or don't watch TV, ignore the newspaper, and refuse to listen to the radio, you're likely aware that the baby boom generation is slowly checking out of the day-to-day working life and taking up retirement in various forms. Okay, so why might this matter to many communities all over Utah?

Well, there are many reasons. For seasoned citizens to be full members of a community local officials might need to rethink the way some services or provided, or whether they are provided at all.

The Blue Moon Fund has completed some very comprehensive work on this topic and provides what appears to be a very hand dandy toolkit to help communities address the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population.

At our Midyear Conference next month in St. George we'll be hosting a workshop on this very topic.