It’s always been important that we build towns and cities that are strong for people of all ages and abilities. Huge demographic shifts make it urgent too.
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AARP’s Livable Communities initiative is offering two new resources — a grant and a book — to help us make communities that work for everyone.
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Studies show older people spend a huge part of each day alone. Reducing loneliness among our oldest neighbors benefits us all.
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Our world is isolating and disempowering for Americans who don’t drive. As the number of senior citizens reaches an all-time high, this desperately needs to change.
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The next time you hear "age-friendly community," don't picture the senior housing complex on a pond at the edge of town. Picture the well-worn neighborhood where a network of support from neighbors of all ages means you just might be able to leave all your family photos up on the wall a few years longer.
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Making Room: Housing for a Changing America is a new report from the AARP and the National Building Museum that explores how the way Americans live together has changed—and how our housing stock hasn’t, but could.
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An assisted-living facility in Ohio offers a nostalgic, Norman Rockwell-esque setting modeled on traditional neighborhoods—the very sort of beloved, timeless places that we’ve all but stopped building in the real world.
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