By Winston Jones
Staff Writer
Douglas County Sentinel
September 22, 2010
The senior population is the fastest growing in America, and we have to start planning our society differently, Maureen Kelly of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s (ARC) Area Agency on Aging, told a Tuesday meeting.
Kelly spoke at the noon GreyStone Power Luncheon held by the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce at the Douglasville Downtown Conference Center.
“In 2000, one in 10 people were over the age of 60,” Kelly said. “By 2030, it’ll be one in five.”
Kelly said older people can no longer be considered a special population.
“We’re a graying society,” she said.
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