SEATTLE: The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released a report on the housing challenges being faced by the elderly living in urban environments.
The report looks at how various cities are coping with the challenge.
6. In Manchester, an aging population has been made worse by high rates of chronic disease, which usually starts before somebody hits 65. So the city has started thinking of its seniors’ policy in terms of people 50 or older, given their high unemployment and tendency to have medical conditions.