South Australia can no longer afford to marginalise older workers, writes Jane Mussared, chief executive of COTA SA.
South Australia is changing before our eyes, with greater cultural and lifestyle diversity than ever before.
Our new age profile is a significant part of this changing picture. People over 65 now comprise 14 per cent of our population, a proportion expected to increase to at least 21 per cent by 2041, and the age group that used to be lumped together as 60-plus now includes increasing numbers of people in their 80s, 90s and 100s.
This is both a medical and a social triumph. We have worked hard to achieve longer and healthier lives. Despite this, we are stuck with stereotypes of older age that don’t fit with this reality.
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