Last fall Washington Post author Emily Badger lamented in her title: “America is rapidly aging in a country built for the young” and this fall the same cry was heard from PBS Next Avenue author, Richard Eisenberg, when he wrote: Why Are There So Few Age-Friendly Cities? The first article is primarily focuses on the […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) provides some interesting statistics on their “Ageing and Life Course” page that link to fact sheets on the same topics. For example they state that 2 billion people will be aged 60 and older by 2050. That statement leads to a post on “10 facts on ageing and the life course” […]
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Age Friendly NYC is New York City’s plan to sustain and enhance its age-friendliness for its growing population of seniors. The plan grew out of extensive dialogue with older New Yorkers, as well as leaders from the academic, private and non-profit sectors about what older people need and want from an age-friendly city. This program […]
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A 2007 issue of the Public Policy & Aging Report (vol. 17, pgs. 15-20) included an article by Chun Lehning and Andrew Scharlach, “Structural Barriers to Developing‘Aging-Friendly’ Communities.” The article describes two structural barriers to developing ‘aging-friendly’ communities. The first type involves policies that have evolved over the past century, resulting in structural barriers to […]
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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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Older adults face an array of housing challenges. Many live in homes that lack accessibility features, are unaffordable or energy inefficient, or are located far from important destinations and amenities. Others need various kinds of assistance to maintain their independence and autonomy but cannot afford the supportive services that would allow them to age successfully […]
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According to a new survey of boomers, “as with just about everything else in their lives, the survey suggests, boomers will be choosing their retirement housing on their own terms — and quite differently from the way their parents did. Depending on your perspective, they’re either selective or selfish.” Read the full article from Next […]
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The AARP Public Policy Institute recently published a report entitled, Aging in Place: A State Survey of Livability Policies and Practices. The policies and practices mentioned in the report include integrating land use, housing and transportation; efficiently delivering services in the home; providing more transportation choices, particularly for older adults who no longer drive; and […]
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In 2006, the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors (Canada) endorsed the “Age-Friendly Rural/Remote Communities Initiative.” The Initiative had two objectives: (a) To increase awareness of what seniors need to maintain active, healthy and productive lives within their communities by identifying indicators of age-friendly rural or remote communities, and (b) to produce a practical guide that […]
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A five-year, $9.5 million grant has been awarded to a collaborative research program led by the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The purpose of the grant is to develop innovations that help older adults remain in their homes as long as possible. The grant comes from the federal Agency […]
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