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In gerontology, an '''Elder Village'''<ref name = "Evans" /> or '''Senior Village'''<ref name = "Moeller">Philip Moeller, "[http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-best-life/2011/01/28/senior-villages-take-root-as-movement-matures Senior Villages Take Root as Movement Matures], ''U.S. News & World Report'', January 28, 2011; accessed 2013.05.18.</ref> (usually shortened to "Village") is an organization, usually staffed by volunteers (often with a small paid staff), that provides services to the elderly in order to allow them to remain in their homes as they age. Villages are a part of the "[[aging in place]]" movement, and are found in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. Some Villages provide services to the physically handicapped who are not elderly as well.{{cn}} |
In gerontology, an '''Elder Village'''<ref name = "Evans" /> or '''Senior Village'''<ref name = "Moeller">Philip Moeller, "[http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-best-life/2011/01/28/senior-villages-take-root-as-movement-matures Senior Villages Take Root as Movement Matures], ''U.S. News & World Report'', January 28, 2011; accessed 2013.05.18.</ref> (usually shortened to "Village") is an organization, usually staffed by volunteers (often with a small paid staff), that provides services to the elderly in order to allow them to remain in their homes as they age. Villages are a part of the "[[aging in place]]" movement, and are found in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. Some Villages provide services to the physically handicapped who are not elderly as well.<!--is this true?-->{{cn}} |
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Most Villages have members, to whom they provide services upon request. Services offered typically include transportation, light home maintenance and repair, and social activities. Most Villages do not provide medical services or involved home maintenance, but provide referrals to those who do. |
Most Villages have members, to whom they provide services upon request. Services offered typically include transportation, light home maintenance and repair, and social activities. Most Villages do not provide medical services or involved home maintenance, but provide referrals to those who do. |
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Villages tend to operate on one of three models. The first, pioneered in the 1990s by Community Without Walls in Princeton, N.J., has numerous members who belong to one of a number of "houses." Annual dues are very low (or non-existent), and much of the activity of such a group is social. Nearly all services are provided by volunteers. If members need additional assistance, they pay more in dues, plus fees for any services they require, such as a home health aide. The second form delivers both volunteer and paid help. Dues are higher (and often subsidized for low-income members), and the level of services tends to be more comprehensive.<ref name = "Gleckman" /> This has been termed the "classic village model".<ref name = "Moeller" /> A third model amounts to being a service exchange. One member might pick up groceries for a neighbor; another volunteer might then fix the first's leaky faucet.<ref name = "Gleckman" /> While Villages have tended to be found in urban areas, with significant concentrations of both service providers and recipients, but they are spreading.<ref name = "Bernstein">Nell Bernstein, [http://www.caring.com/blogs/caring-currents/elder-villages-independence-community-seniors Elder Villages Offer Independence Plus Community], Caring.com; updated Oct. 21, 2008; accessed 2013.05.17.</ref> Many experts believe that the second model, with both paid staff and volunteers, has the most widespread applicability.<ref name = "Gleckman" /> Villages are largely found in middle-class and upper-income neighborhoods; the movement has received some criticism for its perceived failure to reach more diverse communities to date.<ref name = "Mandhana" /> |
Villages tend to operate on one of three models. The first, pioneered in the 1990s by Community Without Walls in Princeton, N.J., has numerous members who belong to one of a number of "houses." Annual dues are very low (or non-existent), and much of the activity of such a group is social. Nearly all services are provided by volunteers. If members need additional assistance, they pay more in dues, plus fees for any services they require, such as a home health aide. The second form delivers both volunteer and paid help. Dues are higher (and often subsidized for low-income members), and the level of services tends to be more comprehensive.<ref name = "Gleckman" /> This has been termed the "classic village model".<ref name = "Moeller" /> A third model amounts to being a service exchange. One member might pick up groceries for a neighbor; another volunteer might then fix the first's leaky faucet.<ref name = "Gleckman" /> While Villages have tended to be found in urban areas, with significant concentrations of both service providers and recipients, but they are spreading.<ref name = "Bernstein">Nell Bernstein, [http://www.caring.com/blogs/caring-currents/elder-villages-independence-community-seniors Elder Villages Offer Independence Plus Community], Caring.com; updated Oct. 21, 2008; accessed 2013.05.17.</ref> Many experts believe that the second model, with both paid staff and volunteers, has the most widespread applicability.<ref name = "Gleckman" /> Villages are largely found in middle-class and upper-income neighborhoods; the movement has received some criticism for its perceived failure to reach more diverse communities to date.<ref name = "Mandhana" /> |
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The issue of sustainability, with the related issue of growth, has arisen in a number of villages. In some, the founders have been surprised at the difficulty they experience in their efforts to expand membership beyond the initial group, which can impair efforts to grow the membership to the point at which a Village can become self-sustaining. Many people approached by a Village do not feel ready to join, while the people most in need of a Village's services are less likely to hear about them.<ref name = "Mandhana" /><ref name = "Pianin">Alex Pianin, [http://www.currentnewspapers.com/admin/uploadfiles/NW%2002-27-2013%201.pdf Cleveland Park gym spotlights senior athletes in photo display]". ''The Northwest Current'', Feb. 27, 2013, p. 5.</ref> |
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Individual Villages may share ideas and experiences through the Village to Village ("VtV") network.<ref name = "VtVFAQ" /><ref name = "Mandhana" /> Established jointly by NCB Capital Impact and Beacon Hill Village, and developed in response to requests from Villages nationwide, the VtV network serves as a clearinghouse for inter-Village communications and helps communities establish and operate their own Villages.<ref name = "VtVFAQ" /> |
Individual Villages may share ideas and experiences through the Village to Village ("VtV") network.<ref name = "VtVFAQ" /><ref name = "Mandhana" /> Established jointly by NCB Capital Impact and Beacon Hill Village, and developed in response to requests from Villages nationwide, the VtV network serves as a clearinghouse for inter-Village communications and helps communities establish and operate their own Villages.<ref name = "VtVFAQ" /> |
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Elder Village
In gerontology, an Elder Village[1] or Senior Village[2] (usually shortened to "Village") is an organization, usually staffed by volunteers (often with a small paid staff), that provides services to the elderly in order to allow them to remain in their homes as they age. Villages are a part of the "aging in place" movement, and are found in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. Some Villages provide services to the physically handicapped who are not elderly as well.[citation needed]
Most Villages have members, to whom they provide services upon request. Services offered typically include transportation, light home maintenance and repair, and social activities. Most Villages do not provide medical services or involved home maintenance, but provide referrals to those who do.
History
The first formal Village was founded in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston in 2001.[3][4] Approximately one dozen residents of the historic neighborhood wanted "to remain at home" once transportation and household chores became difficult, dangerous, or even impossible. They also wished to avoid becoming dependent on their children, but did not want to move to an old-age facility. They founded an organization to provide these services to the organization's members, who must live in Beacon Hill or the adjacent Back Bay neighborhood.[5] The result has been called an "intentional community"[6] and a "virtual retirement community",[7] among other terms.
The organization grew slowly, learning from its mistakes.[5] After four years in existence, Beacon Hill Village was the subject of an article in The New York Times,[7] and the idea spread. Beacon Hill Village prepared a how-to manual for sale to those who would found other Villages.[5] By 2010, there were more than 50 Villages in the United States.[4] As of 2012, there were some 90 Villages in operation in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands, with more than 120 other Villages in the formation process.[8]
Operation
A Village tends to be formed as a non-profit corporation, with members, directors, and officers.[9]: 2 Most are qualified as charitable organizations.[10] They may or may not have paid staff, a regular office, and other business trappings.[11]
Villages are largely funded through membership dues and fees, on the one hand, and donations and grants, on the other.[4] Some charge no dues.[11] They provide such services as transportation, grocery delivery, light home repairs, and dog walking, as well as organizing social activities.[4][12] They typically pool the resources of a community in providing services.[6] Most Villages do not provide medical services or involved home maintenance, but provide referrals to those who do.[13] Village staff and volunteers might select and screen these outside providers, and can help coordinate members' appointments with them.[1]
Villages tend to operate on one of three models. The first, pioneered in the 1990s by Community Without Walls in Princeton, N.J., has numerous members who belong to one of a number of "houses." Annual dues are very low (or non-existent), and much of the activity of such a group is social. Nearly all services are provided by volunteers. If members need additional assistance, they pay more in dues, plus fees for any services they require, such as a home health aide. The second form delivers both volunteer and paid help. Dues are higher (and often subsidized for low-income members), and the level of services tends to be more comprehensive.[11] This has been termed the "classic village model".[2] A third model amounts to being a service exchange. One member might pick up groceries for a neighbor; another volunteer might then fix the first's leaky faucet.[11] While Villages have tended to be found in urban areas, with significant concentrations of both service providers and recipients, but they are spreading.[14] Many experts believe that the second model, with both paid staff and volunteers, has the most widespread applicability.[11] Villages are largely found in middle-class and upper-income neighborhoods; the movement has received some criticism for its perceived failure to reach more diverse communities to date.[13]
The issue of sustainability, with the related issue of growth, has arisen in a number of villages. In some, the founders have been surprised at the difficulty they experience in their efforts to expand membership beyond the initial group, which can impair efforts to grow the membership to the point at which a Village can become self-sustaining. Many people approached by a Village do not feel ready to join, while the people most in need of a Village's services are less likely to hear about them.[13][15]
Individual Villages may share ideas and experiences through the Village to Village ("VtV") network.[12][13] Established jointly by NCB Capital Impact and Beacon Hill Village, and developed in response to requests from Villages nationwide, the VtV network serves as a clearinghouse for inter-Village communications and helps communities establish and operate their own Villages.[12]
References
- ^ a b Robin Evans, Senior villages that help elderly stay at home come to West Coast, San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 12, 2007; accessed 2013.05.17.
- ^ a b Philip Moeller, "Senior Villages Take Root as Movement Matures, U.S. News & World Report, January 28, 2011; accessed 2013.05.18.
- ^ Jane Gross, "A Grass-Roots Effort to Grow Old at Home", The New York Times, August 14, 2007; accessed 2013.05.17.
- ^ a b c d Haya El Nasser, 'Villages' let elderly grow old at home, USA Today, July 26, 2010; accessed 2013.05.17.
- ^ a b c Jane Gross, "Aging at Home: For a Lucky Few, a Wish Come True" The New York Times, February 9, 2006; accessed 2013.05.17.
- ^ a b Paula Span, "Sharing a Table, and Much More", The New York Times, October 15, 2010; accessed 2013.05.17.
- ^ a b Barbara Whitaker, "These Days, 'Retirement Living' Can Mean Many Things", The New York Times, February 6, 2005; accessed 2013.05.17.
- ^ Village to Village Network, "About VtV Network"; accessed 2013.05.18.
- ^ Emily A. Greenfield, Andrew E. Scharlach, Carrie L. Graham, Joan K. Davitt, and Amanda J. Lehning, A National Overview of Villages: Results from a 2012 Organizational Survey, Rutgers School of Social Work, Dec. 1, 2012.
- ^ Susan Straight, "'Village' groups, home alterations help more elderly people keep the homes they love", The Washington Post, July 27, 2012; accessed 2013.05.18.
- ^ a b c d e Howard Gleckman, It takes a village to keep some seniors at home", The Washington Post, February 9, 2010; accessed 2013.05.18.
- ^ a b c Village to Village Network, "Frequently Asked Questions"; accessed 2013.05.18.
- ^ a b c d Niharika Mandhana, Growing Older in an Urban Village, The New York Times, August 15, 2011. accessed 2013.05.18.
- ^ Nell Bernstein, Elder Villages Offer Independence Plus Community, Caring.com; updated Oct. 21, 2008; accessed 2013.05.17.
- ^ Alex Pianin, Cleveland Park gym spotlights senior athletes in photo display". The Northwest Current, Feb. 27, 2013, p. 5.