Independent for Life – Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America

Published by the University of Texas Press in 2012, Independent for Life – Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America, is a book edited by Henry Cisneros, Margaret Dyer-Chamberlain, and Jane Hickie.  Both the Foreward by John Rowe and Chapter 1 by Henry Cisneros can be accessed online at the  University of Texas Press website. Note: […]

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Re-creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging

Re-creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging was awarded a National Mature Media Award. Edited by Pauline S. Abbott, Nancy Carman, Jack Carman, and Bob Scarfo.  Positive reviews are on the Health Progress website. Synopsis: The aging of the U.S. population and the rising average life span are transforming current perspectives on growing older, retirement, and senior living […]

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The Geography of Aging – Preparing Communities for the Surge in Seniors

Like the United States, Canada’s baby boom generation is about to turn sixty-five. In barely a decade, the number of senior citizens in every city, town, and village will double – and most communities are largely unprepared to deal with the consequences for housing, transportation, and community services. In a new book, The Geography of […]

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