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Title

Aging in Bedford: A community needs assessment

Authors

Caitlin Coyle, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Rebecca Mailman, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Jan Mutchler, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow

Document Type

Research Report

Publication Date

6-2018

Keywords

Bedford, Massachusetts, older residents, aging, needs assessments

Disciplines

Demography, Population, and Ecology | Gerontology | Public Administration

Abstract

This report describes research undertaken by the Center for Social & Demographic Research on Aging within the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, on behalf of the Bedford Council on Aging (COA), to investigate the needs, interests, preferences, and opinions of Bedford’s population of residents who are age 55 and older. The contents of this report are meant to inform the Bedford COA, and other municipal entities, for the purposes of planning and coordination of services, but also to build awareness about issues facing the Town of Bedford’s senior residents.

Comments

Commissioned by The Bedford Council on Aging

Community Engaged/Serving

Part of the UMass Boston Community-Engaged Teaching, Research, and Service Series. //scholarworks.umb.edu/engage

Recommended Citation

Coyle, Caitlin; Mailman, Rebecca; and Mutchler, Jan, "Aging in Bedford: A community needs assessment" (2018). Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging Publications. 24.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/demographyofaging/24