'Michigan Matters' Focus: State Going Gray; Are We Ready?

Michigan is getting grayer by the year. By 2050, more than 25-percent of the state's residents will be over the age of 65.

Is our region prepared for the growing aging population?

Tom Kimble, president of AARP Michigan, appears with "Michigan Matters" Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain to talk about it.

The show is focused on the topic of aging and its impact on Detroit and across Michigan.

Kimble discusses AARP's efforts in Lansing to help caregivers taking care of elderly family members.

Letty Azar, the Chief Program Officer at Detroit Area Agency on Aging, and Michigan Matters host Carol Cain (credit: Ken Bryant, Jr./CBS 62)

Then Letty Azar, Chief Program Officer at Detroit Area Agency on Aging, takes to the "Michigan Matters" set to talk about her organization's work in helping seniors in Detroit.

Azar also talks about the nuances of her agency and others in the region getting training to help them assist LGBT customers.

Richard K. Carlisle, President of Carlisle / Wortman Associates, Inc., and Michigan Matters host Carol Cain (credit: Ken Bryant, Jr./CBS 62)

Finally, Richard Carlisle, president of Carlisle/Wortman Associates, an Ann Arbor based company, discusses the effect of aging population on communities He talks about the "generational wave" and how housing needs will change as a result.

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Watch "Michigan Matters" 11:30 a.m. Sunday on CBS 62.

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