Next installment of 'Our Halton' series to focus on Older Adults

Report takes a close look at the socio-demographic characteristics of this growing population group that makes up about 29 per cent of Halton residents in 2021

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NEWS RELEASE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HALTON
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In Halton, the older adult population is projected to reach 294,000 in the next 24 years (2022-2046)...older adults will represent 29.2 per cent of the total population.

In Issue #6 of Community Development Halton's Our Halton series, the focus is on Older Adults (aged 55 and over). The report takes a close look at the socio-demographic characteristics of this growing population group that makes up about 29 per cent of Halton residents in 2021. It also highlights the issues and challenges faced by many of the older adults such as social isolation and loneliness, elder abuse, falls, transportation and caregiving and poverty.

Join us for an on-line presentation of this information and a conversation about the report findings and how we can use the information for program and service planning in Halton.

Thursday April 4, 2024
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Via ZOOM

Registration at: www.cdhalton.ca/events. The event is free however registration is required to receive the ZOOM meeting link.
Download the full report at CDH_Our Halton - Older Adults_March15 - compressed.pdf - Google Drive.

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