Faye
Malek
Manitowoc County UW
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Extension
Family Living Educator, Department Head
Creating Aging Friendly Communities
Today’s Focus
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Look at demographic trends to understand the
scope of the aging population
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Ask ourselves what can be done to address
aging friendly communities
How prepared are we?
http://www.governing.c
om/gov
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data/baby
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boomers
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county
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population
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map.html
Human Aging
Whether we like it or not, all of us
experience aging.
How is the aging of entire populations most
often measured?
Number of persons age 65+
Percent of persons age 65+
Median age
Measuring the Population
There are several ways to graphically illustrate
the aging of a population. One of the most
common is the population pyramid.
Number (millions)
Factors Affecting Population Aging
T
he
“shape” of a
population
pyramid is determined by a
combination of several factors. One is birth rate.
Population Aging
Four Perspectives
Global
National
State
County
Population Aging
A Global Perspective
Within the next 10 years, for the first time in
recorded human history….
…
the percentage of persons age 65+ in the world
will be greater than those age 5 and younger
Considerable Interest
in Global Aging
Population
Age 65 or
Older
2007
Older people now constitute 15% of the
combined population of
developed
nations,
but they will account for 26% by 2050.
Population Aging
U.S. Perspective
Life Expectancy at Birth from
1900 to 2010
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a
n Increase of 30+ Years
47.3
78.3
Life Expectancy at Birth
1900
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2050
(United States)
Life Expectancy Calculator
http://
gosset.wharton.upenn.edu/mortality/perl/CalcF
orm.html
The baby boomers
started turning 65 in January 2011.
Approximately 8,000 to 10,000 of them
will turn 65 every day
and this will
continue for 20 years.
Median Age by State
2010
Percentage of Americans
Age 65
Expected to Survive to
Age 90
Population Aging
WI Perspective
Number of Persons in Wisconsin
Turning Age 65 Each Year
2000
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2030
2011:
Baby Boomers
begin turning 65
Population Pyramids for
Wisconsin
1900 and 2035
Percent of Population Age 65+
2010
Ranked 1
st
17.3%
Ranked
24th
13.7%
Persons Age 65+ by County
2010 and 2035
See Handout
Population Growth Over Time
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020 Projection
% Growth Since 1960
Manitowoc County Population Growth Since 1960
With Comparison to Eastern Extension District and State of Wisconsin
Manitowoc County
Eastern District
Wisconsin
What impacts
w
ill aging
h
ave on
Manitowoc County?
Qualities of
Aging
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Friendly Communities
Handout
Qualities or Attributes of an Aging
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Friendly Community
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Inclusive
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Sustainable
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Healthy
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Accessible
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Interdependent
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Engaged
Source:
Thomas, W. H.,
& Blanchard, J.
M. (2009).
Moving beyond
Place: Aging in
community.
Generations,
33(2), 12
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17.
Identifying the impacts of, and
possible responses to, an aging
population.
Partners for Livable Communities
Community
“Report
Card”
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How
“ageless” is
your
community?
http://livable.org/storage/documents/Services/Technical_Assistance/Aging_in_plac
e_technical_assistance2010.pdf
World Health
Organization Guide
http://www.who.int/ageing/publications/Age_friendly_cities_checklist.pdf
Checklist of
essential
features of age
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friendly cities
Survey
Focus of Survey
The focus of the Survey is to collect information on the
extent to which a person perceives that the community in
which they reside has “aging
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friendly characteristics” in
each of 14 areas. After reading a list of aging
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friendly
attributes for each area, the respondent indicates how
many on in her/his community.
1 = None of them
2 = A few of them
3 = About half of them
4 = Most of them
5 = All of them
Unless America makes
a
commitment
to
livable, “aging
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friendly” communities
, baby
boomers and
other persons of
a
range of
ages and with a
variety
of abilities
will find it
difficult to
age successfully
and
remain
engaged with
their
communities.
Those communities
that
design for
livability empower
their residents
to remain
independent and
engaged,
and
offer a
better quality of life.
A Call for Action
How prepared are we?
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Is our community a good place
to grow up and grow old?
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Will it meet our needs when we
are 65, 75, 85, 95…or even 105?
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If not,
what can we do now
to
begin to make it a friendly and
supportive environment for
persons of all ages?
Are you willing to take the risk?
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