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As Alaskans age, what options are there for staying in the state? | Alaska Insight

Alaska Public Media | By Lori Townsend,

Published May 5, 2022 at 9:05 PM AKDT

The number of Alaskans who are at or nearing retirement age is growing rapidly, but are services keeping pace?

Lori Townsend speaks to David Washburn from the Older Persons Action Group and Jessica Parks from RurAL CAP to learn what's being done to address the increasing demand for elder care across Alaska.

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Lori Townsend

Lori Townsend is the news director and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452.

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Valerie Lake

Valerie Lake worked at Alaska Public Media from 2017 to 2025. She was the managing producer for Indie Alaska, director for Alaska Insight, and led the video production team. Valerie Lake has previously gone by the names, Valerie Lloyd and Valerie Kern.

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