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Age-Friendly San Rafael

  1. Age-Friendly San Rafael
  2. Action Plan

Action Plan

The San Rafael Age-Friendly Task Force is developing an Action Plan. The first step was to perform a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) analysis. Next, the group will conduct focus groups and focus on raising awareness of age-friendly issues in the community.

Outdoor Spaces & Buildings

Strengths

  • Beautiful parks and open space
  • Hiking / biking trails

Weaknesses

  • No intentional inter generational activities
  • ADA accessibility
  • Safety

Opportunities

  • Inter generational Center
  • "Trips for Grandma" based on the successful "Trips for Kids" model
  • Pickleball courts

Threats

  • Fire, flood, invasive species

Housing

Strengths

  • Longtime homeowners
  • Residential senior care facilities

Weaknesses

  • Rents unaffordable
  • Not enough housing options for older residents
  • Older renters are being forced out

Opportunities

  • Shared housing, small units
  • Accessory dwelling units
  • Housing included in shopping malls and community centers
  • No-cost permits to adapt homes

Threats

  • Increasing numbers of older adults with dementia
  • Isolation of suburban homeowners when they stop driving / lose spouse
  • Lack of coordination and accessibility to services
  • Physical in accessibility
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