REPORT FROM HARVARD AND AARP FINDS MOST OLDER ADULTS DO NOT RESIDE IN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES

摘要

A rapidly aging population has helped spur recognition of the importance of creating livable and age-friendly neighborhoods, where people of all ages can maintain independence and a high quality of life. A new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the AARP Public Policy Institute finds that most older adults in the U.S. do not reside in livable communities-places that score high on the AARP Livability Index- and there are significant differences between who has access to the country's most livable communities. According to "Which Older Adults Have Access to America's Most Livable Neighborhoods? An Analysis ofAARP's Livability Index," these differences depend on whether the resident is a homeowner or renter, whether they have a disability, and by race/ethnicity and income.