Longer Lives, New Challenges: How Increased Life Expectancy is Shaping the Future of Our Safety Net
Local Aging Departments in Maryland are experiencing shortfalls in the face of the rising needs of older residents living longer than before. In a Herald Mail article, Maryland's new Secretary of Aging, Carmel Roques, says federal, state, and county services for older Americans are not ready for the level of need that is coming. In an address to the Washington County Commission on Aging, Secretary Roques pointed out that half of the five-year-olds alive today…