OHCA Spring/Summer 2019

The Oregon Caregiver SPRING/SUMMER 2019 www.ohca.com 16 DATA & RESEARCH T he 2018 Oregon Long Term Care State Report was published by OHCA last fall and provides insightful data and trends on Oregon’s aging population and the economic impact of the long term care sector. The report can be accessed at www.ohca.com/ news/publications. The report shows that approximately 70,000 Oregonians receive some form of long term services and supports. This reflects the rapid growth in Oregon’s aging population—specifically the increase in adults 85 years of age and over who are most likely to need some form of supports and services to carry out their functions of daily life. Accord- ing to data from the American Commu- nity Survey, 84,668 Oregonians were 85 years of age or older in 2015. This group Key Highlights from the 2018 Oregon Long Term Care Report By Walt Dawson, D.Phil is projected to more than double by the year 2035 to 173,634 Oregonians. Also included in the report is county level population data, which shows both the number and percentage of the population 65 years of age and older living in each Oregon county. This data highlights the faster growth of aging in rural and frontier regions of the state where the growth of older adults has Source: Population Research Center, Portland State University. July 1, 2017. Corrected May 31, 2018. 65+ Population by County PERCENT OF POPULATION AGE 65+ 10–15% 16–20% 20–25% 26–30% 31–36%