Join us for an important conversation on aging in place with gerontologist, Sara Robinson. Sara Robinson is a gerontologist and has been a champion supporting people to age in their homes and communities with broad community information and support. She has gained experience as a hospice volunteer, a Marin Villages steering committee member, and through her work for the 11 Age-Friendly and Age and Disability-Friendly Communities around Marin. When she worked as the Age Forward Coordinator for the County of Marin, she began attending our Elders Advisory Council meetings, sharing her wealth of knowledge about how communities can implement actionable strategies to make aging in place, not just a concept, but a reality.

We like to think that during that time, Sara became endeared to our little community, and we are so lucky that her involvement has continued. Now, as a Project Manager for the Marin Aging and Disability Institute, Sara has been instrumental in helping us understand the needs of older adults in our region.

With her leadership and guidance, we conducted an incredibly in-depth Older Adult Needs Assessment, surveying over 500 residents of the Valley and Nicasio. Today, we’re here to talk with Sara about why an age-friendly lens is so valuable in community building and what we’ve learned from the survey about aging in place.