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Innov Aging
Innov Aging
innovateage
Innovation in Aging
2399-5300 Oxford University Press US 

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1731
igaa057.1731
Abstracts
Session 5015 (Symposium)
AcademicSubjects/SOC02600
Living and Learning Partnerships on Age-Friendly University Campuses
Montepare Joann  Farah Kimberly  
Lasell University, Newton, Massachusetts, United States
2020 
16 12 2020 
16 12 2020 
4 Suppl 1 Program Abstracts from The GSA 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting “Turning 75: Why Age Matters”535 535
© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.2020This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Abstract
Campuses and communities have a long and varied history of partnerships around educational efforts. In response to current shifts in age demographics and the number of adults aged 65+ increasing dramatically, new partnerships around living and learning are emerging. In particular, university-based retirement communities (UBRCs) associated with institutions of higher education are growing as housing options for older adults in the United States. The establishment of the Age-friendly University (AFU) initiative offers a guiding framework for how UBRC partnerships may be effectively mounted. This presentation will use the case example of the Lasell University – Lasell Village partnership to demonstrate how AFU principles can be implemented through age-friendly curricular programming and intergenerational exchange. Logistical considerations such as individualized learning plans for UBRC residents, an on-campus location, shared resources, and governance policies will be also be discussed as components of successful partnerships.