“Age Friendly and Dementia Friendly WY Projects”

Panel Discussion

Age Friendly Jackson HoleBecky Zaist

- Mission: to ensure and enhance accessibility and inclusivity of older

adults and people of all ages and abilities in all aspects of life in

Jackson Hole.

Age Friendly Jackson HoleBecky Zaist

Age Friendly CasperDave Hough

Rides for Seniors identified as a top need through the Age Friendly Casper Action Plan process.

AARP Community Challenge Grant offered “quick and simple” funding opportunity for projects.

Transit manager suggested installing a bus shelter at the 3rd busiest stop in Casper.

Total project cost: $9,081. Would have saved $1,000 had we been permitted to use volunteers.

Age Friendly CasperDave Hough

Age Friendly CasperDave Hough

Age-Friendly Laramie: Developing a Community for Residents of All Ages

Bernard A. Steinman, Ph.D.

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Toni Elliott

Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences

Presented at Wyoming Conference on Aging

October 4, 2018

AARP Age Friendly Communities Network

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Survey after survey finds that

today’s older adults want to remain in their homes

But most houses haven’t been designed to adapt. In fact, American homes have traditionally been designed and built for

able-bodied 35 year olds

78%of adults ages 45+ agree

or strongly agree with the statement: “What I’d

really like to do is stay in my current residence for

as long as possible.”

Source: AARP Home and Community Preferences of the 45+ Population, 2014

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Survey after survey finds that today’s older adultswant to stay in their community

For the past 50 years, communities have developed around cars and other motor vehicles as our principal form of transportation

80%of adults ages 45+ agree

or strongly agree with the statement: “What I’d

really like to do is stay in my current community for

as long as possible.”

Source: AARP Home and Community Preferences of the 45+ Population, 2014

Google “AARP Livability Index”

Age Friendly Network Process

Step 1: ENTERING THE NETWORK

Step 3: IMPLEMENTATION & EVALUATION (Years 3-5)

Step 2: PLANNING PHASE (Years 1-2)

Step 4: CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF IMPROVEMENTS (Years 5+)

Where are we in the process?

Step 1: Entering the network

Gathering leadership Wyoming Center on Aging (Bernard A. Steinman, Research Director) Eppson Center for Seniors (Tammy Comer, Executive Director) City Government AARP (Sam Shumway, State Director) Other stakeholders

Next Steps Community visioning meetings Committee formation And… finally…

Visioning Results

Enrollment in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities

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The Built Environment

The Social Environment

Our Vision and the “8 Domains of Livability”

Age-Friendly Laramie CommitteesThe

Thank you!

Questions? Contact: Bernard A. Steinman, PhD

Wyoming Center on AgingUniversity of Wyomingbsteinm1@uwyo.edu

Dementia Friendly Wyoming

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