National reports and surveys centered on the topic of creating aging-friendly communities
To help cities and counties more effectively plan for the impacts of an aging population, several national organizations (The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, the International City/County Management Association, the National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities and Partners for Livable Communities) jointly launched a project entitled “The Maturing of America: Getting Communities on […]
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In 2008, the Sierra Health Foundation joined the Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation, MetLife Foundation and The California Endowment in support of an online conference offered by the Friendly Communities Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services at the University of California at Berkeley. This unique conference series was designed to support individuals and organizations nationwide […]
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The term ‘aging in place’ deals with a variety of issues, one of which is having older Americans age in their own communities and homes. Almost 89 percent of the elderly in the United States wish to reside in their own homes, creating a powerful impetus for elderly-friendly (aka “aging-friendly”) communities. To allow older Americans to stay in […]
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In May 2007, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (in collaboration with the MetLife Foundation) published a guide designed to help communities build the collaborations needed to create aging-friendly communities. This guide, “A Blueprint for Action: Developing a Livable Community for All Ages”, can be accessed online on the Aging In Place Initiative […]
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The report Creating Aging-Friendly Communities (March, 2009) from the Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services University of California at Berkeley describes an innovative approach to assisting communities to prepare more effectively for the aging of the U.S. population. It documents a 2008 conference of the same name with the following primary goals: (1) capture […]
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Communities for All Ages is a national initiative that helps communities address critical issues from a multi-generational perspective and promote the well-being of all age groups. Both a vision and a life span approach to community building, Communities for All Ages represents a new way of thinking and acting. It focuses on helping organizations, community […]
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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 […]
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In May 2009 the AARP Public Policy Institute published a report entitled, “Planning Complete Streets for an Aging America”. This report is a good resource for communities desiring to increase the safety and travel options for older adults. Despite the oncoming stream of older boomers, over two-thirds of transportation planners and engineers have not begun to consider the needs of […]
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The University of Minnesota has released its latest version of Implications. This issue of Implications examines the strategies the Twin Cities and Vancouver metropolitan areas have used to make their communities more age-friendly. Similarities and differences between the two approaches and the overall importance of designing communities with consideration of the aging population are discussed.
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