One study shows that Georgia is one of the most indisputable states of the right age.
The population of this 65 and older is growing, and the vast majority of them want to stay at home instead of retirement, rather than retirement assisted living or retirement communities.
Overall, it is a provider of online advanced life catalogs and other resources, studying 10 categories of data to compare all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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These categories include isolation risks for older people, quality of home health care, availability of home health assistants, timeliness of emergency care, smart housing adoption, housing costs, road safety, local walking, delivery access and weather hazards.
The best states support older people who desire to stay in place, making it easier to walk around, stay healthy and be supported.
It is very common that Georgia is not one of them. Taozhou ranks first. 48, behind Alabama, before North Carolina. Kentucky ranks second.
Georgia fights for meal delivery for seniors, “Under the American Seniors Act, services every 100,000 seniors.”
According to high, Georgia ranks in all aspects of advanced care:
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Elderly people living alone: 40.5% (ranked: 11)
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Family Health Institutions with 4.5 or 5 Star Rating: 17.5% (Ranking: 16)
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Each family health or personal care assistant senior citizen: 37 (ranked: 46)
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Waiting time between ER arrival and departure: 161 minutes (rank: 33 (tie))
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Population interacting with home devices via the Internet: 25.7% (ranked: 27)
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Homeowners over 65 earn more than 30% on housing income: 25.1% (ranked: 29)
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Elderly people involved in fatal car accidents: 20.7 per 100,000 drivers (ranked: 38)
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Average walking score for the largest city: 26 (rank: 43 (lie))
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Average annual precipitation: 49.9 inches (grade: 41)
Although Florida’s retirement community is considerable, it ranks the latest in the study, mainly because of the limited availability of its home health assistants and how much older people are in their salary for housing and weather hazards.
Utah ranks number one in aging. Overall, older people there face the lowest risk of social isolation, as well as the lowest risk of precipitation. Seniors in Utah also lead the nationwide use of smart home technologies, and these devices are high, which can help older people stay independently for longer.
The other states in the top five are North Dakota, New Jersey, Idaho and Texas.
Overall, no country is perfect, with huge differences between different aspects of advanced care. Mississippi, for example, has aging of 45, but ranks third in the quality of home health facilities.
A record 4.2 million Americans will turn 65 this year, and 75% of Americans say they want to stay at home and in their communities as they age, rather than switch to assisted living or retirement facilities.
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