Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
12-2024
Keywords
aging, mobility, community, transportation, gerontology, disabilities, loneliness, social isolation
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Gerontology | Social Welfare
Abstract
This report describes an assessment undertaken by the Center for Social & Demographic Research on Aging (CSDRA) within the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, on behalf of the ad hoc Senior Center Building Committee. The goals of this project were to document the features of other communities building processes, engage residents in preliminary conversation about their needs and preferences as they consider aging in Easthampton. Results of that work are described in this report and recommendations to the ad hoc building committee are provided. These recommendations are meant to provide an objective description of this preliminary community engagement and inform them as they put forth recommendations to the City as to how new space could meet some of the needs and preferences of a growing and changing population of older people in Easthampton
Community Engaged/Serving
Part of the UMass Boston Community-Engaged Teaching, Research, and Service Series. //scholarworks.umb.edu/engage
Recommended Citation
Coyle, Caitlin E. and Berger, Sue, "Planning for the Future of the Easthampton Council on Aging" (2024). Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging Publications. 101.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/demographyofaging/101
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