The Community Alliance in Bejjing, China works towards accomplishing elderly care goals and is shifting from family-based care for the elderly, to community-based.

In February and March of 2008 a conference was held to highlight the why and how of creating aging friendly communities. See the presentations given at this event to learn more about this important topic.

News from Buffalo, NY on a recent study about the needs of older adults and aging in place. Also, the Long-Term Care Community Choices Act of Tennessee to assist with long term care elderly care.

The United Way in Ann Arbor, MI has identified and adopted 5 types of human services they would provide funding for, and aging in place is one of them.

Purchase College in Albany will build a senior community on-campus. The college has tried to get approval for the project for years; now be a reality.

A UK local council is providing monitoring and devices for older citizens to help remote caregivers care for elderly loved ones.

To some, respite care is care provided in the home; to others, care provided at a facility. Regardless of definition, respite care gives relief for caregivers.

Michael O’Neal, urban sociologist with AARP, discusses the ways in which the needs of an aging population coincide with community-building principles of New Urbanism.

Robert McNulty, Founder and President, Partners for Livable Communities puts forth what he believes are the core issues that the elderly and their communities are currently (and will continue) to face as the aging in place boom grows.

NORC’s, are areas that are predominantly senior citizens where supportive services are in place to assist them to stay in their own homes. These communities are a boon for those wishing to age in place and bring together the services offered by existing volunteer and for-profit community organizations in an area.