Director, Multifamily Outreach Enterprise Community Partners Atlanta, Georgia
This Innovation Talk delves into how planners can leverage design to address the unique needs of older adults, focusing on the intersection of health, healing, and equity in aging-focused home repair programs.
Drawing from a 2023 workshop series led by Enterprise Community Partners, this presentation highlights how innovative design strategies have been effectively applied in affordable home repair programs. Learn about practical methods, including the person-centered health action plan process, to identify critical health needs—such as loneliness, mental health, and mobility—and select design strategies that address these challenges.
The presentation provides real-world examples of how these design strategies have been successfully implemented by community development organizations in Michigan and Maryland. These examples demonstrate positive impacts on older adults' lives and the broader community, offering planners actionable insights to apply in their own work.
Leave with strategies to foster environments that support healthy aging and advance equity and be part of the ongoing dialogue on how planners can adapt to the changing needs of an aging society, ensuring that all community members, regardless of age, can thrive.
Learn novel design methods that prioritize health and joy in aging-focused home repair programs.
Understand how to integrate equitable design solutions that address the unique needs of older adults, ensuring that planning efforts support inclusive and accessible communities.
Discover effective approaches to involving older adults in the planning and design process, fostering collaboration that leads to more responsive and impactful community development.
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