Aging Friendly Communities

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Is your community Aging-friendly? 

Take this brief Aging-Friendly Community Characteristics survey on-line to tell us about where you live.  Or you can survey multiple people in your community using this paper version of the survey (4 pages). 

What Makes an Aging Friendly Community

Aging-friendly communities generally have one or more of the six characteristics listed below

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Reframing Aging – Toolkits and Resources from Frameworks Institute

By thoughtfully framing the way we think and talk about aging, we can make space for open conversations and positive problem solving. These ways of thinking can help reduce age-related discrimination and better address the needs and well-being of people at all ages.

Older couple walking during fall

Six Characteristics of Aging-Friendly Communities

Aging-friendly communities are generally inclusive, sustainable and healthy. They have many other characteristics as well.

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