AS DEMAND TO AGE IN PLACE SOARS, SENIOR CITIZENS ARE SEEKING MORE WALKABILITY AND DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES

A TREND THAT ALSO SERVES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES

 “As individuals we need to think of what cities we make,” said Rodney Harrell, Vice President, Family, Home and Community at AARP. 

He notes that AARP has an online, interactive Livability Index that helps people make better informed decisions. 

The AARP survey found adults age 50 and older are willing to consider home sharing (32%), building an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), (31%) and villages that provide services that enable aging in place (56%). AARP had created model legislation and done other advocacy for ADUs.