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Critical guidance on urban planning and building design that allows people to age in their own homes and communities. The focus is on lifelong neighborhoods, where healthcare and accessibility needs of residents can be met throughout their entire life cycle.

An account of the crucial role of place in the lives of elders and what researchers and city planners are doing and need to do to make communities more age-friendly drawing on sources from anthropology, community planning, gerontology, and phenomenology.

Shows how livability initiatives contribute to improved economic performance and a more vibrant, desirable and competitive environment for housing and commercial investment.

Designed to provide guidance for local governments that are planning and preparing for their aging populations, the toolkit emphasizes specific techniques for coordinating housing and healthcare supports to help seniors remain in their homes and communities as they age.

Ethnographic case studies exploring critical care decision-making, models of care for people with Alzheimer's disease, the way residents cope with nursing home life, the roles of family members and nursing home employees, and the formulation of assisted living.

Anthropologists and other social scientists present the issues and possible solutions as our population over age 60 rises to double that of 2000.

A detailed Toolkit and manual for AARP’s state chapter leadership teams on organizing and hosting charretes.

This report describes a Co-Designed approach to creating a Lifetime Community District in the block that will be vacated by IU Health Bloomington Hospital in 2020. The Co-Design workshop on site developed dementia-friendly plan.

An analysis of Mobile, Alabama’s Council District 6 done for Council Member Bess Rich. The analysis set goals for zoning code reform in the district.

A Livable Centers Initiative study on the Moreland Corridor that will help guide the efforts of the Little 5 Points Community Improvement District, a locally organized and managed, self-taxing neighborhood commercial district in Atanta, GA.

Webinar for AARP’s state chapter leadership teams on how AARP can become more engaged in hosting charrettes and participating in zonin code reform efforts.

The State Office Engagement Guide is a toolkit for AARP State Offices to use when engaging with local governments who have joined the AARP/WHO Age-Friendly Cities

Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros and a team of experts on aging, architecture, health, finance, and politics assess the current state of the interrelated issues of housing, communities, services, and financial concerns. Includes a chapter by Scott Ball and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.

This multi-media website raises awareness of the contributions of movement leaders and pioneers as well as people trying to live ordinary lives by preserving the memories and experiences of Hoosiers with disabilities, highlighting historic developments in the disability rights movement.

It has been stated many times that if a community can work for the young and the old, it will work for everyone. The purpose of this report is to measure the economics of this adage. What specific, quantifiable returns can be expected age-friendly communities?

This report summarizes findings and presents designs developed during the eight-day Charrette hosted by the Cobb County Development Agency. The charrette brought together local residents, Cobb County offi cials, and national experts to look at the historic Mableton community’s future as a walkable town center for people of all ages.

Atlanta, Georgia has one of the fastest growing and unhealthiest older adult populations in the country. As the older adult population continues to grow, community design and development approaches must be altered to meet the mobility and social needs of older adults. This report summarizes the findings of a nine-day Lifelong Communities charrette.

This handbook serves as a reference for Lifelong development and community design, resulting in communities and neighborhoods that promote healthy living, deliver comprehensive accessibility and offer targeted programming that meets the demands of increasing life expectancies.

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In this installment of the American Architectural Foundation’s Design for Aging guest writers series, Scott Ball describes the evolution in senior care facility design and in thinking about the senior housing industry.

Commons Planning led this effort to develop a statewide Livable Communities campaign for the California State Office of AARP. The document provides a framework for AARP to become a stronger resource in California communities while maintaining its position as the lead advocacy organization for 50+ adults.

Commons led a a charrette and designed a social marketing campaign on combating affordable housing NIMBYism for the
Sacramento Housing Alliance and AARP CA’s Livable Communities Initiative.

Commons conducted an process assessment of Habitat’s Aging In Place programing and provided recommendations and resources to assist in how it interacts with other care providers, with the community, with volunteers, and with professional contractors.

Commons developed a place-type mapping system for AARP Livable Communities Initiative. Classifying communities by place type allows the to be measured and compared, creating a basis for integrating livable community attributes into planning across many disciplines.

Commons created Aging in Place Program Training and
Learning Materials for Habitat for Humanity International and the AARP Foundation to assist in their efforts to help local chapters across the globe provide Aging In Place services and integrate efforts with the network of service providers that support older adults remain in the community.

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Scott Ball co-authored with Kathryn Lawler the Chapter “Changing Practice and Policy to Move to Scale: A Framework for Age-Friendly Communities Across the United States” for International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities.

For the Indiana State Department of Health, Philip Stafford led this effort to build a foundation of knowledge and stakeholder participation that could lead to improvements in health for people with disabilities.

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