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Sense of Community in “Akan” Tribe in Cote d’Ivoire

I had a privilege to work with a wonderful community in Cote D’Ivore (West Africa) to design the retirement village for elderly priests in this summer. I have spent approximately three weeks to learn about the culture, visit traditional villages, assess the needs of community, exchange ideas each other, and then design their community together. [...]

Power-Up Friday

This week I’m reporting from beautiful Sedona.
On the Aging in Community front, I recently heard from Irene
Zola of Save Our Seniors. Irene was profiled for a new project
in Manhattan that is carving out a section of the Upper West Side to sustain
aging in community.
This community does not require a “buy-in”, but will subsist on
volunteerism and [...]

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Aging in Community: Caring from a Distance
A few weeks ago, I got “THE CALL.” The call will likely come to each of you one day, most likely out of the clear blue when you least expect it, although you may have seen the handwriting on the wall that it would be coming.
I saw the warning [...]

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$5 Million for Community Aging in Place Programs

Yesterday the Administration on Aging (AoA) announced the availability of $5 million for Community Innovations for Aging in Place (CIAIP) grants.

The Community Innovations for Aging in Place program, included in the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006, is modeled after Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCS). NORCS [...]

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