Boulder County, Colorado Print

Joined the AARP Age-Friendly Network:
7/28/2016

Lead Agency: City of Boulder

Government Agency

Action Plan Download

Boulder County developed its action plan with a regional outlook. The plan is divided into four focus areas. The first focus is on fulfilling basic needs surrounding built environment priorities like housing, transit, health, housing, and affordability. The second focus is on increasing personal connection and community involvement by encouraging social interaction, including older adults, and providing access to volunteer work and education. The third focus is on improving health and wellness by targeting access to affordable healthcare and end of life services. The fourth focus is to increase the quality of life for older adults and aging in place.

Action Plan Highlights

  1. Housing

    Enable older adults to safely remain in their homes by expanding home modification and maintenance services and increasing the prevalence of ADUs and other multi-generational housing options.

  2. Health and Community Services

    Advocate for more food choices in older adult nutrition programs at meal sites, long-term care residences, and other older adult housing locations, including healthier, special diet, and local food options, and ethnic or cultural preferences. Develop and implement a healthcare advocate program for single, unconnected, or language-isolated older adults in need of assistance navigating healthcare information.

  3. Outdoor Spaces

    Allow parks, open spaces, streets, sidewalks, outdoor venues, public restrooms, parking, rest areas, and buildings to be used and enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities by employing age-friendly design standards.

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Nearby AARP Community Challenge Grantees

Alameda Connects & Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District (AC & ACBID)

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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Public places

Description: Three murals will be painted on the ground along the corridor from Eaton Senior Communities to the Belmar downtown district. An ADA-compliant bench will be installed at a low-income apartment complex.

City of Boulder

Boulder, CO

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Transportation

Description: This project will install solar pathway lights will illuminate a neighborhood ensuring residents can safely walk their neighborhood at night.

ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

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