“What makes life good for older people makes life good for everybody”

December 8, 2016 – Akron Beacon Journal

Akron Beacon Journal article highlights the positive impact of a growing aging population.

… many seniors remain active physically, still pay taxes and stay engaged in their communities, often through volunteer work. Communities also are seeing the value of becoming age-friendly because improvements made for senior citizens — such as places being more walkable — tend to benefit everyone.

“What makes life good for older people makes life good for everybody,” said Suzanne Kunkel, Executive Director at the Scripps Gerontology Center and Professor of Sociology and Gerontology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. “That’s a really important message.”

Communities also need to look for ways to promote intergenerational activities, she added.

Read more in this Akron Beacon Journal article by Rick Armon

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