The Summer 2009 issue of Generations, a journal published by the American Society on Aging, included an article entitled, “Lifelong Housing: The Anchor in Aging-Friendly Communities“. C0-authored by Jon Pynoos, Rachel Caraviello, and Caroline Cicero, the article describes the role of housing in aging-friendly communities, the problems of living in conventional housing as people age […]
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The Centers for Disease Control – Healthy Aging Research Network (CDC-HAN) has launched an Environmental Policy and Change (EPC) Clearinghouse. The EPC Clearinghouse is valuable resource for communities desiring to create environments that promote healthy aging. The EPC Clearinghouse is a searchable database of online resources including more than 130 tools, best practices, case studies, […]
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In Sept. 2010 a study released by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, “The MetLife Report on Aging in Place 2.0: Rethinking Solutions to the Home Care Challenge,” reported that communities, government, and the public and private sectors will need to make major changes to accommodate older Americans’ desires to remain in their homes. The age […]
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In December, 2009, the Housing Policy Division of California’s Department of Housing and Community Development published an annotated bibliography entitled, “Aging in Place & Universal Design Resources”. Edited by Linda M. Wheaton, and compiled by Joel Tochterman, the bibliography identifies a number of resources that would be helpful for communities engaged in becoming more aging-friendly.
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UC Berkeley’s Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services and Community Strengths host a website on Creating Aging Friendly Communities. You can join a free resource network that includes a weekly online discussion, and interactive, online tools to learn and build capacity for change. It also affords access to the “Collaboration Cafe” where you can interact […]
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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 47-page document (Word format) addresses 10 categories of “elder-friendly” communities. Each section of the document includes questions to help direct community discussion and information gathering plus supportive information.
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“Global Age-Friendly Cities” is a Guide published in 2007 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Guide reviews 35 cities world-wide with regard to eight basic issues: (1) Outdoor space and buildings, (2) transportation, (3) housing, (4) social participation, (5) respect & social inclusion, (6) civic participation & employment, (7) communication & information, and (8) community support & […]
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