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Funders Regional Roundtable Sept. 21, 2009 , New Albany, Indiana Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D.

Aging Indiana. Silver Tsunami or Golden Opportunity?. Funders Regional Roundtable Sept. 21, 2009 , New Albany, Indiana Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D. Center on Aging & Community, Indiana University. By the year 2010, almost half of all women will be at least 50 years old. Source: Age Wave.

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Funders Regional Roundtable Sept. 21, 2009 , New Albany, Indiana Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D.

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  1. Aging Indiana Silver Tsunami or Golden Opportunity? Funders Regional Roundtable Sept. 21, 2009 , New Albany, Indiana Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D. Center on Aging & Community, Indiana University

  2. By the year 2010, almost half of all women will be at least 50 years old. Source: Age Wave

  3. The first of 77 million baby-boomers will turn 65 in 2011. Source: Age Wave

  4. Indiana NNORC’s • (naturally occurring retirement communities) • South Bend • Gary • Indianapolis • Linton • Huntington

  5. Aging is not about time and the body, but about relationships… and the meaning of place.

  6. “Community is the smallest unit of health.” Wendell Berry,Health is Membership InAnother Turn of the Crank

  7. Our work should help create good places to grow up and grow old…livable, lifespan communities

  8. Three year Administration on Aging Planning Demonstration Site Indiana Partnerships for Lifespan Communities The first application of the AdvantAge Initiative on a statewide basis “…a comprehensive, participatory, and data driven initiative to create good places to grow up and grow old in Indiana.”

  9. AdvantAge Initiative Tool Components • Elder-Friendly Community Framework • 33 indicators of elder-friendliness • Consumer survey • Technical assistance

  10. AdvantAge Initiative Survey Conducted in: 10 pilot communities: • Six neighborhoods of Chicago, IL • Indianapolis, IN • Jacksonville, FL • Lincoln Square, NYC • Maricopa County, AZ • Orange County, FL • Puyallup, WA • Santa Clarita, CA • Upper West Side, NYC • Yonkers, NY • National Survey • Grand Rapids, MI • Contra Costa County, CA • Parsippany, NJ • Newaygo County, MI • State of Indiana • El Paso County, TX • Chinatown, NY • 14 grantee-communities of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Partnerships for Older Adults program (CPOA)

  11. Figure 2.1, Indiana§ Percentage of people age 60+ who want to remain in their current residence and are confident they will be able to afford to do so Area 15=45% #1 Not Very Confident** 39% Disagree 5% Agree* 94% Neither/ DK/RF 1% Very Confident 61% Unweighted N=4,272 Weighted N=918,078 Unweighted N=4,509 Weighted N=973,489 We asked respondents whether they agree or disagree with the following statement: “What I’d really like to do is stay in my current residence for as long as possible.” For people who answered “agree” we calculated the percentage of adults age 60+ who were very confident/not very confident that they will be able to afford to live in their current residence for as long as they would like. Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and/or missing information. *Agree includes those who said Strongly agree or Somewhat agree. **Not Very Confident includes those who said Somewhat confident, Not too confident, Not confident at all, Don’t know, or Refused. § Excludes Area 2 (Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall & St. Joseph Counties) which was surveyed in 2006. Source: AdvantAge Initiative Community Survey in Indiana 2008

  12. Figure 8.1, Indiana§ Percentage of people age 60+ who do not know whom to call if they need information about services in their community* Area 12= 17% (lowest in state) Area 14= 35% (highest in state) Other Do Not Know Whom to Call 25% 2% 5% Family/ Neighbors Internet/Phone Book/ Other Media 10% City/County/ Office of Aging/ Social Services/ Other Agency 27% Senior Center 12% Medical Center/Health Professional 16% 3% Unweighted N=4,509 Weighted N=973,489 Church/Synagogue Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and/or missing information. *People were asked to indicate the best resource, such as a person or an organization, in their city, town, or county to get information on various services. § Excludes Area 2 (Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall & St. Joseph Counties) which was surveyed in 2006. Source: AdvantAge Initiative Community Survey in Indiana 2008

  13. Figure 12.1, Indiana§ Percentage of people age 60+ who thought they needed the help of a health care professional because they felt depressed or anxious and have not seen one (for those symptoms)* Area 11=53% (#1) Has not seen a health professional 30% Needed professional help Did not need professional help 92% 7% DK/RF 1% Has seen a health professional 70% Unweighted N=317 Weighted N=72,242 Unweighted N=4,509 Weighted N=973,489 *People were asked whether in the past year, there was a time when they thought they needed the help of a health professional or a counselor because they felt depressed or anxious. *People who answered “yes” were asked whether they obtained the professional help or counseling they thought they needed. Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and/or missing information. § Excludes Area 2 (Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall & St. Joseph Counties) which was surveyed in 2006. Source: AdvantAge Initiative Community Survey in Indiana 2008

  14. Figure 15.1, Indiana§ Percentage of people age 69+ who participate in regular leisure time activity* 12= 29% (#1) No activity 33% Area 15= 25% (#1) - potential Some activity 19% Regular leisure time activity 48% DK/RF 1% Unweighted N=4,509 Weighted N=973,489 Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and/or missing information. *“Regular leisure time activity” is defined as 1) light or moderate activity that causes light sweating or a light to moderate increase in breathing or heart rate and occurs five or more times per week for at least 30 minutes each time, and/or 2) vigorous activity that causes heavy sweating or large increases in breathing or heart rate and occurs three or more times per week for at least 20 minutes each time. People who engage in other combinations of the two types of physical activities described above are included in the category “some activity.” Those who are unable to or do not engage or seldom engage in physical activity are included in the category “no activity.” § Excludes Area 2 (Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall & St. Joseph Counties) which was surveyed in 2006. Source: AdvantAge Initiative Community Survey in Indiana 2008

  15. Figure 31.1, Indiana§ Percentage of people age 60+ who participate in volunteer work* Area 12=48% (#1) Participate in volunteer work 39% DK/RF <1% ‡ Do not participate in volunteer work 61% Unweighted N=4,509 Weighted N=973,489 Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and/or missing information. *People were asked if they do volunteer work and if so what type of volunteer work they do. ‡ This percentage is based on fewer than 20 respondents (Unweighted N<20) and should be interpreted with caution. § Excludes Area 2 (Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall & St. Joseph Counties) which was surveyed in 2006. Source: AdvantAge Initiative Community Survey in Indiana 2008

  16. Figure 33.1, Indiana§ Percentage of people age 60+ who would like to be working for pay* DK/RF 2% Area 15=30% (#1) 23% Would like to work for pay Working part time 13% Not working 73% Working full time 14% Would not like to work for pay 75% DK/RF <1% ‡ Unweighted N=4,509 Weighted N=973,489 Unweighted N=3,254 Weighted N=708,611 *People were asked what their current employment status is. *People who were not working were asked whether they would like to be working for pay. Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and/or missing information. ‡ This percentage is based on fewer than 20 respondents (Unweighted N<20) and should be interpreted with caution. § Excludes Area 2 (Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall & St. Joseph Counties) which was surveyed in 2006. Source: AdvantAge Initiative Community Survey in Indiana 2008

  17. Mammogram1Among Women Aged 65 and Older National2 Indiana3,4 Area 33,5 Huntington NNORC3,6 Area 15 1 The AdvantAge Initiative survey refers to mammogram in the past 12 months. National figure refers to mammogram in the past 2 years (data for 2005). 2 Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. March 2008. 3 AdvantAge Initiative Community Survey in Indiana, 2008 4 Excludes Area 2 (Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall & St. Joseph Counties) which was surveyed in 2006 (Unweighted N=1,786; Weighted N=423,327). 5 Area 3 includes Adams, Allen, De Kalb, Huntington, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley Counties (Unweighted N=109; Weighted N=43,306). 6 Unweighted N=45; Weighted N=297.

  18. Figure 3.1, Indiana§ Percentage of householders age 60+ in housing units with home modification needs* 4% DK/RF Not planning to modify 17% Area 14 17%= 6927 No modifications needed 85% One or more modification needed 15% 12=90% (#1) 14=69% (#15) Planning to modify 79% Unweighted N=4,509 Weighted N=973,489 Unweighted N=667 Weighted N=147,283 *People were asked whether their current residence needs any significant repairs, modifications, or changes to improve their ability to live there over the next five years. *People who said that their homes need modification were asked if they plan to make the change over the next five years. Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and/or missing information. § Excludes Area 2 (Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall & St. Joseph Counties) which was surveyed in 2006. Source: AdvantAge Initiative Community Survey in Indiana 2008

  19. Figure 3.2, Indiana-Area 14§ Type of modification needed Cosmetic/minor repairs Structural changes/ major repairs 3347 Better heating in the winter Bathroom modification 2755 Better cooling in the summer ‡ Medical emergency response system ‡ Accommodations for disabilities ‡ 1673 Fix problem with insects/rodents ‡ Unweighted N=302 Weighted N=41,845 ‡ <1% Other ‡ This percentage is based on fewer than 20 respondents (Unweighted N<20) and should be interpreted with caution. § Area 14 includes Clark, Floyd, Harrison & Scott Counties. Source: AdvantAge Initiative Community Survey in Indiana 2008

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  21. Active and Contributing! • 85% voted in last election • 37% contacted an elected representative • 89% made donation of goods or services to charity • 22% provide help to frail or disabled friend and family • 7% live with grandchildren • 23% non-working would like to work for pay • 39% participated in volunteer work • 81% report good to excellent health • 48% engage in regular physical activity • 88% engaged in at least one social, religious or cultural activity last week

  22. Next Steps Area plans feed into 2010 state plan New partnerships: Indiana Grantmakers Alliance Indiana Chamber of Commerce WFYI / State Policymakers Communities for Life New national tools: Educational modules Social marketing Evaluation

  23. www.agingindiana.org

  24. Contact Information • Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D. • Director, Center on Aging and Community, Indiana Institute on Disability & Community • 2853 East Tenth, Bloomington, IN, 47408 • (812) 855-2163 • staffor@indiana.edu • www.agingindiana.org • National AdvantAge Initiative • Mia Oberlink • Center for Home Care Policy and Research • 107 East 70th, New York, New York 10021 • 212-609-1537 • www.advantageinitiative.org

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