Regional Lifelong Community/Age-Friendly Community Survey

This survey is being sent to leaders of regional age-friendly and lifelong communities in the New England area. The UMaine Center on Aging is working with AARP to develop guidelines for communities that are considering a regional approach. The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. We hope you’ll contribute your valuable insights, experience – and especially stories - to help community leaders who are considering the appropriateness of a regional approach.

If you have any questions, please email Patricia Oh (patricia.oh@maine.edu).

1.When did you organize as a regional approach? (check all that apply)

From the beginning

After more than a year in operation as a single age-friendly community

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2.Why did you decide to take a regional approach?

3.How many municipalities are included in your regional approach?

4.Please describe your region. For example, your geography, political make-up, population, and the character of your region--is your region a college town, tourist destination, recovering from economic decline?

5.How would you describe your organization? (check all that apply)

all volunteer

a municipally-appointed committee (if so, in comments, tell us what percentage of member towns send an appointed representative)

led by municipal employees (if so, in comments, tell us what percentage of member towns send a municipal employee)

led by a local organizations (if so, please give us the name of the organization that coordinates the regional approach)

we have formed an independent 501c3 to organize our regional initiative

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6.Is each of your member municipalities an independently enrolled member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities

Yes

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7.Is there any kind of fiscal relationship/contract? If so, describe in the comment section.

Yes

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8.What have you found to be the benefits and downfalls of the regional approach?

9.Do you have any suggestions for communities considering a regional approach? Please share any other information or stories that you think would be useful to people considering a regional approach.

10.Are you willing to be listed as a resource for other people considering a regional approach? If so please tell us how would you prefer to be contacted.

Yes, by phone (please list the phone number you would like listed in the comment box)

Yes, by email (please list your preferred email in the comment box)

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