Changing Aging

AARP Magazine recently announced it’s top cities for successful aging in the United States.  Minneapolis and Saint Paul didn’t make it.  Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts’  recent editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune sheds light on why.

AARP’s top 5 livable communities for seniors are Atlanta, Milwaukee, Portland, Boston and Chandler, Arizona.  Atlanta’s regional commission is all over successful aging.  In Milwaukee, they hosted a very cool senior housing design competition at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  The Milwaukee Aging Consortium and Aging Maven also highlights what’s occurring in Milwaukee in creating a livable community for all ages.  Great stuff here for the Twin Cities and other communities.