Aging in Barnstable: Striving for High Livability in a Cape Cod Community

Authors

Bernard A. Steinman, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Ceara Somerville, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Hayley Gleason, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Maryam Khaniyan, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Mai See Yang, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow

Document Type

Research Report

Publication Date

9-2015

Keywords

Barnstable, Massachusetts, older adults, aging

Disciplines

Demography, Population, and Ecology | Gerontology | Public Administration

Abstract

This report describes collaborative efforts undertaken by the Town of Barnstable Senior Services Division and the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging, within the Gerontology Institute at the McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Boston. Beginning in Fall 2014, these organizations partnered to conduct a study to investigate the needs, interests, preferences, and opinions of the Town’s older resident population, with respect to living and aging in Barnstable. The focus of this report was on two cohorts of Barnstable residents — those aged 50 to 59 (referred to as “Boomers”), and the cohort of individuals who are currently aged 60 and over (“Seniors”).

Comments

Commissioned by the Town of Barnstable Senior Services Division

Community Engaged/Serving

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

Recommended Citation

Steinman, Bernard A.; Somerville, Ceara; Gleason, Hayley; Khaniyan, Maryam; and Yang, Mai See, "Aging in Barnstable: Striving for High Livability in a Cape Cod Community" (2015). Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging Publications. 9.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/demographyofaging/9