Tag: Age friendly communities

Family Corner 4/26/17

Producer/Host: Sue Mackey Andrews
Engineer: John Greenman

Issue: Thriving in Place: Quality Life for Seniors

Program Topic: Ensuring Quality of Life for our Seniors

Key Discussion Points:
a) Communities throughout Maine are working together to ensure that Seniors are recognized as valuable members of their communities!
b) Thriving in Place or TIP are working to reduce isolation, expand socialization and connect medical, healthcare and community services to Seniors
c) Many communities in Maine are also implementing Age-Friendly Communities status to welcome Seniors to their communities

Guests:
Meg Callaway, Piscataquis Thriving in Place
Anne Schroth, Thriving in Place Downeast

Talk of the Towns 1/13/17

Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Community concerns and opportunities

Program Topic: Making Age Friendly Communities in Maine

Key Discussion Points:
As people the world over grow older, there is more attention paid to making their communities “age friendly”… what might be a good working definition of “age friendly community”?
How did the Bangor, Ellsworth and Bar Harbor decide to sign on as partners in the AARP Age Friendly Community Network? …
What are some of the opportunities / problems you would like to address?
Who is involved in your community (characterize the network within your towns)?
What challenges and successes are you finding in your work?
What are your hopes for the future of your communities and Maine as we create communities that are more “age friendly?”

Guests:
Patricia Oh, LMSW, MS Livable, Age-Friendly Communities Consultant AARP Maine
Jo Cooper, Executive Director, Friends in Action, Ellsworth
Doreen Willett, Executive Director, Island Connections, Bar Harbor
Patty Hamilton, APRN, City of Bangor Public Health and Community Service