The Village Movement is an innovative movement in communities that coordinates services for older adults. Villages are one of the most promising options to cope with the upcoming “Graying of America” dilemma. The Village Movement began in 1999 with a group of older adults…
In the summer of 2016, a series of conversations happened in the many communities of Door County. It was an effort to understand what our residents wanted as they age here. The Door County Community Foundation describes the project as not a strategic planning…
The Age-in-Place survey launched on October 4th, and at its close on October 25th, it had 1,233 responses. Now that doesn’t sound like much but put into context, it’s actually extraordinary. Customer surveys can typically garner 25-30% response rate but these have an “invested”…
Full disclosure! When we were planning for the Age-in-Place survey six months ago, we honestly hadn’t considered how people could complete it outside of the internet. We knew that there were access troubles in the county, and certainly there were those who didn’t have…
On October 4th, the Age-in-Place survey will be launched! Door County residents will have a chance to voice their needs and preferences to stay in their home of choice as they age. Survey takers will answer questions about the types of services that would…
