Item 7. Presentation: Austin Older Adult Quality of Life Study — original pdf

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Presented by: Nirali Thakkar, Cortez Consulting Austin Older Adult Quality of Life Study Today’s Agenda Previous Engagement O ur Task and Approach Focus Group Engagement Update ◼ ◼ ◼ Previous Engagement Age-Friendly Austin Survey highlights from the preliminary results in the March 2024 Commission on Aging meeting: 1. The survey received 409 responses total. 2. A majority of respondents identified as white (76.8%). 3. Respondents predominantly resided in Districts 5, 9, and 10. 4. The zip codes with the highest number of responses were 78745, 78759, 78723, 78749, and 78704. Kaleel, H. (2024, March 13). March Commission on Aging Meeting. Austin, TX.https://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/120_1.htm The Task at Hand: Building Partnerships: Results of Outreach: ● The scope of work in this project asked for this QOL study to prioritize several older adults who had not yet been meaningfully engaged: ○ LGBTQ+ Older ○ BIPOC Older Adults ○ Low Income Older ○ Older Adults living Adults Adults Alone ● Rely on networks to facilitate introductions ● Provide transparency to the partnership ● Provide compensation to partners ● Create a mutually beneficial process (offer activities such as bingo, yoga, etc). ● Utilize the existing systems within an organization to spread the word ● Build trust and buy-in by visiting programming sites in January ● 22 community partners, 10 that supported the focus groups. ○ Foundation Communities (3 properties) ○ Family Eldercare (2 ○ Meals on Wheels (2 programs) programs) ○ Jewish Community Center ○ SAIVA + AVSA ○ Caregiving Cafe Focus Group Engagement Update 01 02 03 Change in Zip Codes Change in Demographics Unique Perspectives ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 78701 (Capitol Studios at 309 E 11th Street) 78741(Arbor Terrace, at 2501 S I-35 Frontage Road) 78752 (Spring Terrace at 7101 N I-35 Frontage Road) Increased inclusion of BIPOC communities Increased inclusion of low-income older adults Increased inclusion of LGBTQ+ older adults Individuals participated in Vietnamese, Spanish, and ASL Individuals who experienced difficulty seeing, walking (due to physical impairments), and remembering participated. Individuals who lived alone participated, offering the perspective of social isolation and its impacts.