Take our survey or share with multiple people in your community to see how Aging-Friendly your community is!. Reach out to the Life Span Program Manager, Sara Richie (sara.richie@wisc.edu) with questions or support with surveying your community.
The survey focuses on several areas of community living that affect the quality of life of all residents of a community:
- Housing
- Transportation, Accessibility, and Parking
- Sidewalks and Pedestrian Crossings
- Community and Health Care Services
- Family Caregiving
- Nutrition and Wellness
- Arts, Culture, and Lifelong Learning
- Employment and Workforce Development
- Public Safety and Emergency Planning
- Respect and Social Inclusion
- Community Connectedness: Civic Engagement and Volunteer Opportunities
- Taxation, Finance, and Protection Against Fraud
- Community Leadership and Intergenerational Collaboration
In 2013 an academic article was written using data collected with this survey tool in 2011 and 2012: Perceptions of Aging-Friendly Community Characteristics published in Vol. 8. Issue 2 of The Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy.
