Age wave readiness slideshow presented by Sara Link at TransformRVA, the Better Housing Coalition's 25th-Anniversary event on May 21st at the Omni Richmond Hotel.

1. Getting Better with Time:
Housing for the Age Wave
Transform RVA
Better Housing Coalition 25th Anniversary
May 21, 2015

2. Sara A. Link
Greater Richmond Age Wave
Road Map
• Coming of Age in America- 4 minutes
• Age Wave Planning
• Moving Change
• Our Business Opportunity
Robert J. Adams
HDAdvisors

3. By 2030, the proportion of the
U.S. population aged 65 and
older will double to about 71
million older adults, or one in
every five Americans.
Healthy Aging for Older Adults
http://www.cdc.gov/aging
Aging of America

4. AgingAmerica_Scribe_FINAL2_WM.wmv
The Demographic Shift:
Coming of Age In America

5. Change AGEnts
A Socio-Ecological Model
Public Policy
National, state, local laws and regulations
Community
Relationships among organizations
Organizational
Organizations, social institutions
Interpersonal
Family, Friends, social networks
Individual
Knowledge, attitudes, skills

6. Virginia
Age Wave Planning

7. Age Wave Goals
• Educate professionals & students by building a
culture of change and raising consciousness
• Engage regional leadership and governments
• Build public awareness and seek broader
support and participation
• Challenge ageism by improving images
• Disseminate targeted messages across key
sectors

9. REGIONAL Action
Workbook with Targeted
Strategies and Goal Areas
Share your ideas with us!
Rich Data Worth Sharing
Work Extends Across the
Life Continuum
Our Community Vision with
Real Voices
2012 START HERE

10. Moving Change
Through Key Deliverables
• Toolkit Community Resources for Successful Aging
• Scorecard to Monitor & Track Work
• GeroTrifecta (Students + Senior + Community Leaders)
• Business for Life / Aging 2.0

11. Moving Change
Education & Community Engagement

12. Engagement = Positive Health

13. Engaging Elders
80,000,000 Opportunities
Frieda’s best
live-long advice:
Learning new things
makes you happy
and keeps your mind
active

14. 14
Business Opportunity:
Our region will remain
competitive by investing in
matters that define our
quality of life and where we
want to grow old.

15. 15
9 in 10
Aging Boomers want to
live at home.
Source: Older Dominion Partnership Study

16. 16
Implication:
Our housing stock must
evolve to more age-
friendly universal
designs and health care
service networks
16

18. Shared Platform for Resources
- Work Groups
- Best Practices / Innovative Ideas
Progress & Community Spotlights
- Age Friendly Business, Toolkit,
Scorecard, GeroTrifecta
- Localities
Communication
Informing & Inspiring

19. Example: Richmond, VA

20. Example: California

21. VISIT US @ agewellva.com

22. Q&As