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”).
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
Included in
Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Gerontology Commons, Public Administration Commons
Comments
Commissioned by the Town of Barnstable Senior Services Division