Aging in Community: Three Models (2012 M. Powell Lawton Conference on Urban Aging)

Developing leadership, knowledge, and skills to address the challenges and opportunities of a diverse aging society

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Event Date:

03.26.2012 09:00 AM - 04:45 PM

Time Zone:

(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time

Event Link

Event URL:

www.pcacares.org/lawton

Link to Registration:

www.pcaCares.org/lawton

Event Location

Address 1:

LowesPhiladelphia Hotel

Address 2:

1200 Market Street

City:

Philadelphia

State:

PENNSYLVANIA

Short Description:

Local and National experts will compare and contrast: Villages, NORCs and Age-friendly Initiatives

Full Description:

Local and national experts will compare and contrast:: Villages, Age-friendly Initiaties, and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC) Support Programs.

Topics will include how they work; who they serve; strengths and weaknesses; funding issues; and their impact on aging services and neighborhoods.

The 2012 Lawton Award will be presented to Fredda Vladeck, founding director of the first Naturally Occurring Retirement Community supportive service program (NORC) in 1986. She is now Director of the Aging in Place Initiative of the United Hospital Fund, in New York.