American Society on Aging, Las Vegas, NV March 16,2009 Planning to Make Indiana Elder-Friendly

Not “When is old age?” but “Where is old age?”

Our work should help create good places to grow up and grow old… livable, lifespan communities

Indiana Partnerships for Lifespan Communities “…a comprehensive, participatory, and data driven initiative to create good places to grow up and grow old in Indiana.”

Indiana Partnerships for Lifespan Communities The first application of the AdvantAge Initiative on a statewide basis

 Develop a model of an “elder friendly” community  Develop a method to measure community “elder-friendliness”  Help communities interpret and use this information to create action plans to support older residents’ health, well- being, and independence as well as their social and civic engagement

Indiana Partnerships for Lifespan Communities : Groundwork  State level partnerships and Steering Committee Division of Aging, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Center on Aging and Community, Indiana University (project mgmt.) Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging Self-Advocates of Indiana, Inc.  Professional Development Workshops Statewide Building Community Partnerships: Mike Winer Communities for All Ages: Nancy Henkin  Fund Development for statewide survey and community engagement 16 Indiana Area Agencies on Aging Indiana Division of Aging (FSSA) Daniels Fund, Denver, Colorado Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Indiana Partnerships for Lifespan Communities: 2008 Statewide Survey 4,500 older Hoosiers, 15 samples of 300 Local engagement 16 mini-grants to support local community participation, e.g.: public awareness convening stakeholders, steering committees small pilots participatory research to supplement survey data inclusion of adults with developmental disabilities workshops, focus groups, family supports research Engagement with philanthropy Materials and workshops for Indiana Grantmakers Alliance, Indiana State Chamber of Commerce Foundation Collaboration with statewide NNORC project: Communities for LIfe

Communities for Life Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities A partnership of the Indiana FSSA Division of Aging & the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community

Indiana’s Vision Indiana’s is one of the first state agencies to adopt this NNORC model and allocate significant funding to it. Unique characteristics of this model include: –Statewide reach –Neighborhood NNORCs -- vertical, not horizontal –Economic, geographic and racial diversity – reflective of Indiana’s population

Indiana’s New NNORCs 1.Huntington NNORC - Aging & In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana, Fort Wayne 2.LaSalle Park NNORC - REAL Services, South Bend 3.Linton NNORC – Generations, Vincennes 4.Martindale/Brightwood NNORC – Martin University, Indianapolis 5.Midtown Gary NNORC - Gary Community Health Foundation

Rural NORCs/Urban NORCs Comparison SettingRural NNORCsUrban NNORCsIndiana HEALTH Exc/very good/good84%64%81% Fair/poor15%35%19% IADL (LIMITATIONS) None89%88%94% One or more11%12%6% ADL (LIMITATIONS) None94%77%86% One or more6%23%14% LIVES ALONE39%40%36% LIVES w/OTHERS61%60%63%

Rural NORCs/Urban NORCs Comparison SettingRural NNORCsUrban NNORCsIndiana OWN HOME95%82%87% RENT5%16%11% YRS. /COMMUNITY <109%5%12% >1091%95%87% FRNDS IN N’HOOD None34%24%26% Some/lot/all66%75%74% EMPLOYMENT Full/pt time30%19%27% Not working70%81%73%

CFL Accomplishments… CFL NNORC staff have: Participated in four days of intense group training Received one-on-one training and technical assistance Successfully initiated community asset mapping to reveal and explore resources and assets and show the interconnections among assets. Participated in the state-wide AdvantAge Initiative Survey and NNORC-specific training on its utilization in strategic community-planning Developed relationships with neighborhood stakeholders and community leaders

CFL Accomplishments… Developed a structure of governance through the development of resident-led steering committees Organized community-wide advisory committees Launched resident education and community awareness campaigns; engaged the local media Coordinated other localized data collection activities (surveys, focus groups, etc.) Partnered with local universities/colleges to provide evaluation and analysis of the data collected Assisted their steering committees in the development of NNORC work plans and time lines

Banner Issues for Implementation Home Safety Assessment Trained information resource guides COPS Program with Gary Police Dept. Tree of Three Home Safety Assessments Home Safety Products Pantry Information Distribution System On site NNORC case management Transportation vouchers /Provider training Home Safety Assessments Hunting- ton Gary Indy South Bend Linton

Observations A different role for senior leaders Direction of influence is reversed Community organizing is a key role for professionals Service vs Community orientation ratio is changing, albeit slowly State agency can influence the process

Contact Information Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D. Director, Center on Aging and Community, Indiana Institute on Disability & Community, 2853 East Tenth, Bloomington, IN, (812) Phil’