Aging in Community 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference Raleigh, NC October 26, 2017 Paul Klever Executive Director Charles House Association Chapel Hill www.charleshouse.org
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference The NUMBERS: By 2040: 65+ will DOUBLE 20% of the population 10,000 turn 65 EACH day
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference Life Expectancy: Social Security The Official Website of the U.S. Social Security Administration Women Men At 70 86.05 83.73 At 85 91.77 90.65
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference Healthy Aging – Active Aging Push MORBIDITY to the end
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference 70% of 65+ WILL NEED Long-Tem Care Support Services 45% of 85+ = Dementia WOMEN: 3.7 Years MEN: 2.2 Years LongTermCare.gov Admnistration on Aging
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference FAMILY and “Informal Caregivers” 51% of care recipients live in their own home, 29% live with their family caregiver, and 4% live in nursing homes and assisted living 78% of adults living in the community and in need of long-term care depend on family and friends as their ONLY source of help. THE FOUNDATION of Long-term Care National Center on Caregiving
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference The Three Phases of Later Life Active Years Supported Life Phase of Frailty
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference WHY Community? “Low Interaction” and Healthy Aging? = Smoking 15 cigarettes a day = Being alcoholic > Not exercising 2x – Being obese Source: www.plosmedicine.org; July, 2010
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference The Traditional Choice Continuing Care Retirement Community Built-in continuum of care OR Aging-in-Place The Gamble
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference A Third Way Villages Model Shared Housing Elder Cohousing Pocket Neighborhoods Special Interest Housing/ Senior Artist Colonies CCRCs-at-Home AGE INTEGRATED NEIGHBORHOODS
Aging in Community— Age Integrated Neighborhoods Active Years Outer Ring: Independent Seniors working together—neighborhood elders Inner Ring: Elders needing/wanting support Center/Core: Eldercare Home for fully supported living and support for Inner Ring Elders Supported Life Phase of Frailty
Aging in Community— 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference Are we Building HOUSING, OR Are we Building COMMUNITY?
Aging in Community 2017 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference Raleigh, NC October 26, 2017 Paul Klever Executive Director Charles House Association Chapel Hill www.charleshouse.org