Dubbed the “silver tsunami” by one supervisor, the population of elderly residents in Fairfax County is expected to swell in coming decades. An October report found the number of residents past 70 years old will grow 58 percent from 2005 to 2020. Kay Larmer, who recently retired from nearly three decades of coordinating long-term care in Fairfax, says the county must adjust to accommodate seniors who stay in the area as they grow older.
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