AARP Age-Friendly community designation and neighborhood resources to support healthy aging nationwide, 2012–2017
These findings suggest a meaningful association between local Age-Friendly designation and the availability of resources that can support aging in place. Although we did not directly measure health outcomes, neighborhoods with greater resource density are likely to experience multiple health benefits, including improved quality of life for older adults.
Authors
- Steven J. Melly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4332-3104)
- Alexandra Eastus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8093-5487)
- Stephen Louise D. Francisco
- Yvonne L. Michael
- Stephen Dickinson
- Jana Hirsch
Institutions
- Drexel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health & Place
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103613
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00