Rethinking the Senior Center: Age & Dementia Friendly South County

What Older Adults and Caregivers in Our Region Are Saying: LifePath’s 2025 Needs Assessment

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Rethinking the Senior Center: Age & Dementia Friendly South County

When people hear “senior center,” they usually picture a place older adults gather for programs and activities. But what if a senior center became something more—a place that leads its community in asking bigger questions, such as: What kind of community are we for older adults and people living with dementia? What kind of community

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What Older Adults and Caregivers in Our Region Are Saying: LifePath’s 2025 Needs Assessment

Every four years, LifePath, the Area Agency on Aging for Franklin County and the North Quabbin areas, conducts a region-wide survey to understand the needs of older adults and caregivers. In response to LifePath’s 2025 Needs Assessment, we received 545 surveys in total—453 from older adults and 93 from caregivers. People from all over the