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Aging 2030Preparing Minnesota for the age waveIt is 2011, and the baby boomers are beginning to turn 65 at the rate of 10,000 per day across the nation. Are we ready for the age wave? Our Transform 2010 project completed its run on December 31, and we have refocused our efforts and renamed our project to Aging 2030. The goal remains the same - to transform our systems and services so that we are ready for the demographic changes that have now officially begun. The large boomer generation begins to turn 85 in 2031, and by that year, all the boomers will be over age 65. In this project, we will focus on specific opportunities and challenges that are highest priority, based upon our experience with Transform 2010 and the issues many of you identified at our final 2010 forum in November 2010. Our vision for 2030Minnesota is a place where all individuals live well, age well and help others in their communities to do the same. News and eventsOwn your futureOwn your future is a public awareness campaign sponsored by Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon and Commissioner Lucinda Jesson, Minnesota Department of Human Services. Own your future is a partnership between the state and the federal Department of Health and Human Services and urges Minnesotans to include planning for long-term care needs in their retirement planning. As of April 2009, 26 states have participated in the Own Your Future Campaign to increase awareness of the need to plan for future long-term care services. To find out more about how you or your organization can be involved in this campaign to help get this important message out to Minnesotans, you may contact us at: Minnesota Department of Human Services Retirement surveyStaff conducted a 2011 retirement opinion survey at the Minnesota State Fair. Over 1,000 individuals completed the survey and picked up a copy of the Timeline to (the New!) Retirement (PDF). Results from the survey will be posted on this web page when they are available. Aging 2030 frameworkAging 2030 is using the same framework of major themes for action (PDF) used in the Transform 2010 project. The framework also includes strategies within each theme. The five themes for action are listed below. You can read more on each of these themes by going to the separate page that includes a variety of policy, data and other resources on the theme and strategies. Some themes are under construction as we populate the various sections. Data from the Minnesota Boomer SurveyWe have had many requests for a summary of the Minnesota Boomer survey that we completed in 2010. Links to the full report, a summary of the report and the PPT used to present the key findings at the forum are provided below. Report on MN Boomer Survey (longer version) PDF Aging 2030 presents at the American Society on Aging ConferenceStaff presented at two sessions at the ASA conference held April 26-30, 2011 in San Francisco. Below are the two PPTs from those sessions. How Minnesota is Preparing for the Age Wave PDF County-level demographic dataThis interactive web portal provides access to county-level demographic data, including both current data and projections out to 2035 and focuses on population counts by county, age and gender. Also includes detailed information on cost of living for households age 65 plus by county. DHS adds new reports as they are completed. 
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