Resources for creating age-friendly communities.

City Manager Mark Vanderpool found an innovative solution to a problem that many communities face: how to help seniors struggling with snow removal.

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, the city of Asheville is home to nearly 90,000 residents spread across the city's 45 square miles. Most nonresidents and tourists know Asheville as the site of the Biltmore Estate, a chateau-inspired 1890s-era Vanderbilt mansion that, with more than 250 rooms and four acres of floor space, remains the largest privately owned house in the United States.  

The Homes for Generations II program was designed to address Coon Rapids, Minnesota's aging suburban housing stock.

Calls to 9-1-1 by Upper Arlington, OH, residents were not always emergencies, and many came from the elderly, who made up a third of the city's population. These calls placed a burden on the city's fire and EMS services and personnel. Elderly residents in Upper Arlington now have a valuable resource to get the help they need in non-emergency situations freeing the city's emergency medical services to handle emergencies.

One in five adults will be age 65 or older by 2030. Answer five easy questions to gauge whether your community is ready, and then read about free resources to help you adapt.