General Observations


• Eagle was the only county to increase its ratio of facilities.

• Garfield has the best ratio.

• San Miguel and Summit counties have no facilities.

Routt County Observations:

• Routt ranked second again this year among all counties.

 

It is important to note that when a county has a measurement of “NA”, the county neither benefits nor is negatively impacted within the Index.

Social Aging and Wellness

RCLI=.88

Senior Care san miguel grand chaffee summit pitkin gunnison eagle la plata routt garfield

Are there appropriate quality facilities to care for the community’s aging population?

As our population ages, the need for better, larger and additional senior care facilities will become an increasing area of concern for all communities. The capacity of skilled nursing facilities assisted-living facilities, and senior apartment housing available in a community is a reflection of the care and support of its senior population.

Routt County