Aging

End of 2023 update! Learn more about the closure of Oakridge Treatment Center, the county budget, low-income senior apartments, a recap of 2023, and a personal thank you!

Oakridge Treatment Center Olmsted County public health declared Oakridge Treatment Center a public nuisance and revoked their lodging license.  This effectively closed the treatment center.  The action occurred due to safety and well-being concerns of the individuals…

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County’s Cost of Burials & Small Businesses in Olmsted County

Do You Know the Cost of Burial? The cost of burying indigent residents is increasing. 2014            $114,299            71 Burials 2015            $148,560            79 Burials 2016            $141,994            76 Burials 2017            $146,667            80 Burials 2018            $199,417            103 Burials The county averaged 65% cremations versus direct burials.  The County’s burial…





Our Aging Population

At an open meeting on November 7, the County Board discussed the current and future needs of the County’s aging population. (Read the Post Bulletin article, “Are we ready for growing senior needs?” http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/county-keep-sights-on-growing-senior-needs/article_d99886d5-b68c-51f8-a833-89f996b459e1.html I…