This report, the fifth in AARP’s “Beyond 50” series , presents a new agenda for examining, building and retrofitting our communities to support successful aging. Specifically, it…
- explores how people age 50 and older can continue to be independent and able to exercise choice and control in ways that are beneficial to and affordable for them and society
- demonstrates the connections among community engagement, housing, transportation, and successful aging
- highlights the consequences of community features that fail to account for the diversity of, and continual change in, residents ‘ needs
- illustrates how persons age 50 and older contribute to, and benefit from, well-designed communities that promote community engagement