Creating Aging-Friendly Communities.
The writer considers the dramatic increase in America's older population, reflecting the aging of the baby boomers, and estimates the number to be approximately 80 million. In this context, he considers how nearly one-third of U.S. cities and towns do not offer any kind of assistance with home main...
| Publicado en: | Generations Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 5 - 12 |
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American Society on Aging
Summer 2009
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| Sumario: | The writer considers the dramatic increase in America's older population, reflecting the aging of the baby boomers, and estimates the number to be approximately 80 million. In this context, he considers how nearly one-third of U.S. cities and towns do not offer any kind of assistance with home maintenance or home modifications to accommodate the needs of older residents. The writer considers a new movement that has emerged in an effort to help communities become more “aging-friendly,” or places where people can live their entire lives without needing to relocate. He notes how environmental gerontology focuses on understanding how behavior varies across activity spaces in order to design appropriate interventions to improve functioning. |
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