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'I. CALL.TO ORDER
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The following member.s were present: .
' Members; Chair Troy Wigestrand, Cynthia Burns,AI Dieckmarr, IVlike O'Donin,.
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Staff::.Terry Higashiyama, Margie Beitner, Leslie Betlach;Kr.is Stimpson
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The.June 9;2015; meeting was calfed to.order b.yChair;Troy Wigestrand, at 4:30 p.m.
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Roll calf was taken; all:Corr�missioners were:present. Troy thankerl Cynthie Burns for;he�
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' ' commitment as chair and tlie City stafffor tHeir hard work�and dedication:..He also'
commen:ted that he would like t�C;o�tinue in thi�strid:e:
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1.1..: APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Terry Higashiyama noted.one change to the June Agenda=.T e intro uction o t e go
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cour.se:concessionaire anti tour of the natural area wi�l need to:tie r:escheduled:for:a
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later date as Ki�ll Be mer was unable to attend..A moti�n was made b C nthia Burns
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` to appr�ve the June.9, 2015, agencJa as am�nded: Larry Reymann seconded the motion,
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III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES .
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` A motion was.made b IVlike 0'Donin and se�onded b C n�hia Burns to a rove the
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May 2015 min:utes as written; mvtia.n carried. The minutes were appraved:as
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' : IV: BOA.RD�CORAMUNICATION
Terry Higashiyama i.n.troduced one guest:in attendance,Avn[:Mungra; Avni is a possible
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candidate for the Youth Commission position on th..e bba�d.
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foT#he Committee and thenked her for her time and commitment to the Parks
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City:CenrerPlan—lVlike:0'Donin .
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The next meeti�tg is scheduled€or.J.une 25, 2015. Mike.also asked abou#the graffiti ,
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along tlie traif and mentioned that he.had heard a lot of response on how quick it was
taken;care of. Te�ry:Higashiyama explained:tFiat last week Tuesday evening the t:rail:was
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tagged all the way down the traiL TPrry mentioned the City had to change out signs at :
several�ocati�ns due to the:graffiti%vandalism. :: . .
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Larry noted there are two riieeti;ngs:of interest coming up; please feel free;to attend.
Larry thanked Leslie Betlach for foll�owing this matter and fior the flyers handed out with
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Larry.a so touc ed on the documenta.ry he is participating in;Seahurst/Burien.—they .
received a grant to produce a documentary.; This is a great helR to engage citiiens:and
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ood thin s are ha enin with kids:and sense of ownershi m the community.
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Troy"Wigestrand asked;about the Eastside.R.ail Corridor upcomi�g meeting. Leslie:noted
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t istakes o�.from:tfie mouth to Ron Ftegis Park-there are six�(6)conceptual plans
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Commission Ordinance-Troy Wigestrand:and Al Dieckmor�. . ::
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T ey aye received the packet of:information from ot(ier cities to look over and discuss;:. . .. ` .
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and,wilF be looking.at the.history and see what virorks for othe�cities: 1'his item will.be
left on agenda for:futur.e discussion. �
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Mike O'Donin asked about the memorial benches.and'trees along the.trail:and whether::..
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ci#iiens can request me..m..orials for pets..Terry Higashiyama $uggested persons.re.v.iew
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t e new memorial olic that is osted on the Cit 's web a e under Communit -
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Services: The"Growing Tree'.'located at the Re�ton:Community Centeris one way a
person can donate in merriory of anyone. KriS Stimpson also mentioned they have a et
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Kcis Stimpson applied fo�.a grantforthe Life;Jacket toaner:Program. The City recei:ved.a
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grant worth $.1,0OO.OUfirom Sea Tow(a company located on East Coast). This grant
helped pr:ovide 50 life jackets: Jackefs were placed on a stand near the:pay box at the
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- Coulon Boat Leunch and can be used free of:c�arge by park patrons: Kris reported that:
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'' the program is workirrg real.ly well• `. .
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' In addition; Kris Stimpson:noted that the City,was awartled.anoth.e.r grant fhrough the:. �
" King County Van Pool Program. King County Councilmember,Daqe Upthegrove=
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delivered a blue 15-passenger van to:the City on May 12; 2015, and it wilf be used for
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Kris also shared that Debbie Little,.Recreation Program.Coordirrator atthe 5enior Center .
received th.e:"Professional of:the:Yea�"award from Washington State Assaeiation of
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-= Senior:Centers(WSASC); Debbie has been with'the City of Renton for 35 years and at :
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#he Renton Senior Cen.ter fqr 27 years.::Debbie is an outstanding individual and is very. .
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T�rry Higashiyama advised:that Community Services also received the following_grant ;
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unds from various sources:
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1, .King Conservation:Distric#-$10,500 in:2�15 for marketing and promotion of Renton
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Farmers Market. ,
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2. Partnerships to Improve:Community Health(:PICH):-The City was awa�ded .
_ : $20,539.00 in 2015/3 yea�grant-for 20.1b and 2017.: For support of the new EB.T
` 'Program at the Renton Farmers:Market-granted arnoun#coutd be mo.ce orless
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3. :.Un�ted Way of:King County-$2,500 and:�4 Corps IVlembers/:Summer Lunch :: : ::
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` Prdgram in.partnership with tfieRenton School District: These funds help:buy
supplies and provide support to the 2015 Kin�County Summer M:eals Campaign End '
Summer Hunger. The Gorps Members.will be instrumental in marketing, recruiting:
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and retaining participants to#he summer meal sit.es by providing recreation
activities, provide nutrition:infqrmation and encourage the youth to par�icipate in
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` Terry Higashiyama briefly reviewed the candidates for the 2016 Elections. Terry
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reminded al1 board commissianers that they can campaign a.s a.tizens residents;
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Tim Searing commented an the availabil6ty of funding sources-:and asked whether
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tfi:ings.seem to be:improving. Terry Higashiya.ma noted that.the:+Li�y continues:to tiuild a
base and gr.ow.f�om there. We are..striving for suct�ss.and accountabil_ity i:n:the
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� Community S�ervices De.partment;while improving community enyironments;
encouraging agencies ta support the City's efforts. Terry commented that during,lean
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times the City needs to keep finding ways to keep movfrig forward;small steps,
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providing.supporting data:
Troy Wigestranil inquired as:to how:many children are served through the Summer
Lunch Program. Terry said'she can retrieve:that informa#ion and provide'it to him. Tim
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' Searing asked whQ is aceepted into this program. Ter noted..tli:at all who are underl8.
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;. are accep#ed i.n.�o the Lunch:Program. There ar�:no:questions asked:of those who show
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up for free lunches;just that they meet the.age crit�e�ia.
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IVo:Smoking policy--Terry Higashiyoma
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The Health Department is pushing to "Ban!' smoking in Pa�ks and on Trails. Metro:
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1'ransit banned smoking in all Tr.ansit Areas. The City i� looking at banning smoking in
, the Piazza Park: This policy is ci�frently.being reviewed. The Bpard.of Parfc
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Commissioners approved movin ahead:with a"No Smokin ' y
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Ceslie provided handouts for the.following three publiG meetings: '
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➢ , June 11,2015 (6:00-7:30 p.m.)-0pen House:�:Lower Cedar:River Restoration `
Assessment Pr.oiect; Renton City Hall=J�h Floor Council:Chembers
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�➢ J�tne 15;2015(5:30—8s00 p:�:)-Cedar River Co�ridor Plan Ftecreation Workshop
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at RentonTechnical College;:Culinaire Room
➢° June 23,2015(6:00=8:00 p.m.)-Eastside Rail Corridar Regional Trail Master
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Leslie Betlach encouraged boar:d commissioners tfl attend meetings and be:a part of
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, public input process.
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In reference to the Cedar River Co�ridor Plan Recreation Workshop and.the:Lower Cedar . . :. :. .
River.ReStoration Assessment Project; Larry Reymann pointed out that there is a need . `
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far:r.�ver safety education in reference to�looding for houses, etc:-safety and the ; : :
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personal respor�sibilities of all citizens. fihere is a need for balance between habitat and
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` Terry Higashiyama dist�ibuted an.invitation for the REACH Hope Center to all.boa�d '
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commissioners� Along with that the followirig hanclouts were provided: : :: :
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•'• Senior Business Plan=Final Copy
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Mike:Q'Donin inquired about the tree timb:that fell on 2"d S�reet by the Renton:High:
- School. Discussio.n followed on the clean-up and assista�ce involv'ing severa�l C'ity
`:: Departments.:Tim Searing asked;how the City determine$if the other tree:s are in bad
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sha e Leslie Betlach ex lamed the Cit: has fiired an outside Certified Arborist:#o.take a
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` look at all.trees.in this vicinity to determine the risk level and Yeport on condition of
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„ Terry Higashiyama:thanked,Al Dieckman for his role in the pa.rk:Ranger Volunte:er :: :; :
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Program and for helping with the organization and an-going efforts. Al noted last year
there were a total of eleven (11)volunteers.and they are`hoping to.add two additional .
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volunteers this yeae. 1lllarlene Wnter asked what the age requicement is to voluntee�:as
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a �erk Ranger.: The age requirement:is et least 18 years old due#o the volunteer
position requirements and having to:deal with people on the trail. If someone is looking " .
to.vofunteer and does not meet the a e re_ uirement the can call Teresa Nishi:to.find :
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Terry Migashiyama stated there wil) not be a Rark Board meeting in July, 2015. She ;
�` in�ormed all present that the staff is pla:n.r�%ng a tour of the Ced.ar::River Watershed for
the August m.e;eting and then.al.l are invited to a barbeque at Terry's house:after the
tour. .Netificafion will be sent to all boacd commissioners once the tour time is.
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Tim Searin asked about"Movies in the Park"this ye.ar: .Kris Stimpson said:#here are
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Terry Higashiyama mentioned the.u.pcommg Community Services Rentan River Days :. :..
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Leslie Betlach advised the Riverview:Perk Bridge Constr�ction Project will sta:rt this week �
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(Week of June 8 ). Marlene�Vllintec asked about:the:restrooms being ckosed at
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Riyerview Park. Leslie.i�idicated the water,sewer and electric:are:being hung underthe
liridge so it is.necessary for the restroomsto be closed during construction. .
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Terry info�med the board ihe Police caughC the person setting fires:in the Port-a-toil.ets:
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Mike.O`Donin inquired.about the Milfoil process at the beaches;w.hy no#harvest? .Staff �
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pellets sit orr leaves under water and:kilis the Milfoil: •
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having to look d.irectly into the sun while watching performers. Kris indicated that
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� Troy remincfed all board mem6efs the next meeting will be in August. A rnotion was . ..
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- made by Larry Rey:rrr�nn and seconded by AL Dieckman to adjourn the June�20�5: : :
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OPEN HOUSE
Lower Cedar River Restoration Assessment Project
Featuring information and exhibits about potential Chinook salmon habitat restoration
sites along the Lower Cedar River. Residents are invited to learn about the project, ask
questions of City staff and the consultant team, and provide feedback.
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Learn about the project, talk to City � ��i� _ �� z���� � � :�f��U'�3 ,���` ;�� '.��y'��
staff, and tell us what restoration you '2 3 �-5"��� -'., � I ����*n�* `. �, � s�r ,3� �°
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1700 Edmonds Avenue NE 18665 116th Ave SE following sites Monday—Friday.
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Urban Family Center at Campbell Hill Elementary School W WW,rentonschools.us/Page/156
Creston Point A ts. 6418 5.124th Street,Seattle
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LUNES A JUEVES
Iglesia St.Matthew's Escuela Primaria New Benson Hill M6viles de Lunes a Viernes.Informacion sobre
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13445 Martin Luther King Jr.Way S.,Seattle 6418 5.124th Street,Seattle
Desde 12:00 p.m.hasta 1:00 p.m. Desde 12:00 p.m.hasta 1230 p.m. 22 dE lU11io— 14 de AgOstO
Compass Center(solo para residentes) Escuela Primaria Highlands �UNES A VIERNES
419 S 2nd Street 2720 NE 7th Street Centro de Residentes
Desde 1230 p.m.hasta 1:00 p.m. Desde 12:00 p.m.hasta 1230 p.m. Emerald Heights Apartments
Escuela Primaria Tiffany Park 12200 SE Petrovitsky Road
23 de lunio—13 de Agosto 1601 Lake Youngs Way SE Skyway Boys and Girls Club
UNICAMENTE DfAS LUNES,MARTES Y JUEVES Desde 12:00 p.m.hasta 12:30 p.m. 12400 80th Avenue S.,Seattle
Arbor Wood Apartments 8 de Julio— 14 de Agosto Royal Hills Apartments
(solo para residentes) LUNES A VIERNES (solo para residents)
6830 S 129th Street Agencia RAYS—Cynthia Green 3000 Royal Hills Drive SE
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, 12704 76th Avenue S,Seattle 6900 5.125th St.,Seattle
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TO: � _ Distribution List (See Page 2 on reverse side) �
CC: Terry Higashiyama, Community Services Administrator
FROM: . Kris Stimpson, Recreation Director
: . , Shawn Daly, Recreation Supervisor �
, Debbie Little, Recreation Goordinator ` �.
SUBJECT: , "Final" Sen�ior Business Plan �
G1/e are pleased to provide you with the final Senior Business Plan. The plan�documents
the planning process which occurred over a period of 12 months. The plan time frame
included public outreach via focus groups and interviews wifh stakeholders.
The Senior Business Plan will be a key to the direction of where we provide�City
resources for the seniors of Renton, and where additional resources are needed. The �
plan discusses the need for transportation, more partnerships, and improved support
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All of us appreciate the community involvement we have received regarding this
project. � � .,
Please feel free to contact me at 425-430-6713. Thank you for�rour participation and
support in this project. � �
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Page 2 of 3
Iune 1,2015
D}STRIBUTIQN LIST .
Mayor Denis Law
CAO Jay Cavington.
Renton City Council .
. Planning Committee:
Lynn Bohart, Renton Community Foundatian
Susan Dailey, Renton Housing Authority �
� Shawn Daly, City af Renton
Terry Higashiyama, City of Renton � .
Debbie Little, City of Renton .
Kris Stimpsan, City of Renton .
� Jim Sullivan,Seniar Housing Assistance Graup (SNAG)
Shelfey Thompson, Merrill Gardens
Kate Turpin,Senior Services
Dianne Utecht, City of Renton
Stakeholders: . , �
, Senior Citizens Advisory Committee "
South Sound Senior Center Directors
Valerie Baldisserottn, Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL} .
Janet Ceballos, Alzheimer's Associatian
Boliver Choi, Chinese Informatian and Service Center
Mark Gropper, Renton Housing Authority
Dan Kellagg, Legal Services
Tanya McGee, Seniar Information and Assistance '
Oleg Pynda„ Ulcrainian Senior Center
� Ann Rhyner, Greenwood Memoria! Park
Fter�ton Ecumenical Association a#Churches {REACN) .
UW MedicinejValley Medica! Center ,
Rer�ton Area Nonprofits Unite (RAI\1U)
Charles Hoy-Ellis, UW Graduate Student
Other:
• City of Renton Department Administratars
Parl<s Commission
Muman Services Commission
Library Board .
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Acknowledgements
Mayor and City Council ► Lynn Bohart, Executive Director, Renton
► Denis Law, Mayor Community Foundation
► Ed Prince, Council President ► Susan Dailey, Resident Services Coordinator,
Renton Housing Authority
► Randy Corman
► Jim Sullivan, Chairman of the Board, Senior
► Marcie Palmer Housing Assistance Group and Renton
Business Owner
► Armondo Pavone
► Shelley Thompson, Senior General
► Ruth Perez Manager, Merrill Gardens
► Don Persson ► Kate Turpin, Vice President/Programs,
► Greg Taylor Senior Services of Seattle/King County
Staff
► Terry Higashiyama, Administrator
► Kris Stimpson, Recreation Director
► Shawn Daly, Recreation Supervisor
► Debbie Little, Recreation Coordinator
► Dianne Utecht, Human Services
Coordinator
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Many of you know that the baby boomer generation is reaching retirement. This "age wave" provides stress
on services, but also provides us with strong opportunities. This generation will be the healthiest, most
educated and most affluent in history. However, there are still many vulnerable older adults within our
community that we need to serve. The city will need to partner and collaborate with other agencies, such
as businesses, nonprofits, and philanthropic organizations to expand capacity to provide these necessary
services.
The City of Renton has taken steps to address the needs of the older adult population by initiating this
Older Adult Business Plan. The plan addresses trends in transportation, healthcare services, recreation
opportunities, housing, service partners, and more.
Older adults provide a wealth of knowledge in the workforce, a pool of talent and experience. Seventy
percent of older adults want to work in some capacity in their later years. In addition, older adults provide
an incredible amount of volunteer hours. At the Renton Senior Activity Center alone people have provided
over 12,000 annual volunteer hours. We couldn't provide programs in the community without community
vol u nteers.
In order to create "A Community for Everyone, For Life," we must provide affordable housing, adequate
public transportation, accessible physical and mental health care, lifelong learning opportunities, recreation
opportunities, and public safety.
I applaud the staff, the planning team, and the stakeholders for their hard work, time and effort. This plan
will guide us in the next five to ten years in our planning efforts.
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Denis Law
Mayor
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Table of Contents
PURPOSE AND CONTEXT 6
VISION 15
GOALS � 16
STRATEGIES 18
� OVERVIEW OF GOALS AND STRATEGIES 22
APPENDIX A. �`�
The Planning Process
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In the United States today, the
average life expectancy is almost
79 years, which means we can all
expect to live at least one-third of
our lives as adults over the age of for Life. The Plan sets a course anticipate and prepare for these
50. That is a significant portion of for how Renton can best support key drivers.
one's life. What do older adults older members of the community
want? What do they need to so that the last third of life can be � 7'he Population of Older
remain productive and engaged the best third. Adults in Renton is
members of our community? Growing.
How do they want to contribute Major demographic shifts are
to their own community? This This Plan will guide city decision- reshaping the composition of
conversation is taking place across making and investments between communities across the United
the nation, as local governments 2015 and 2020. There is no States. Our population is growing
and municipalities prepare for crystal ball that predicts what the older, and over the next two
an older adult population that needs and preferences of older decades, the Boomer Generation
is unlike previous generations in adults will be in 2020.
many ways. However, national and Percent of Renton Population in
The City of Renton is proactively local trends can provide Older Age Brackets, 1990 - 2010
direction for planning. Zs�i -
planning for the increase in and This section discusses �'
changing preferences of older five trends that are key Zoo, ' Zo.s%
adults in the community. To best i�,��; la.l%
drivers Of older adult ��, '' •85yearsandover
prepare for the future, the City
service needs and �s�ro � • �•� ■75to84years
conducted a business needs demands at the national
analysis of city-provided services level, corroborated by 10°% ■65to74years
for older adults, including an �ocal experience and ■60to64years
environmental scan of services 5�,
viewpoints. � ■55 to 59 years
and opportunities available for �
Renton's older adults.The resultof The Plan's goals and o°ro '
this effort is its inaugural Business strategies are designed 1990 i000 ioio
Plan: A Community for Everyone, to position the City to Source: U.S. Cen��+s
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(persons born between 1946 and for local governments with limited Q The Po�ulation of Older
1964) will reach their 8th and 9th or diminishing revenues. Renton Adults in Renton is
decades.As the average age of the is fortunate to have great, high- Increasirtgl� Diverse.
American population increases, quality services. However, ability It is evident in schools and
the service needs of older adults to access those services varies neighborhoods that Renton is
are growing and diversifying. due to an individual's knowledge experiencing an increase in ethnic
about the services. The City can and cultural diversity. There have
Renton has experienced an take concrete steps to help older
increase in the number of been significant changes in the
adults access information about racial and ethnic composition of
older adults in the community. providers who can best fit their
Between 1990 and 2010, Renton's the community over the last two
needs. Communication about decades,with younger immigrants
population older than 55 years the services and organizations
increased by more than 11,000 representing an array of ethnic
that exist, and what they offer, is and racial backgrounds.
people. Some of the increase is a crucial component of Renton's
natural and some is attributable strategy for providing services to Towhatdegreeisgrowingdiversity
to in-migration and growing city older adults. true for older adults? Between
boundaries. While nation's rural 2000 and 2012, all age cohorts
population has been dominated grew more diverse (experiencing
by older age cohorts for decades,
there is indication that suburban
communities, such as Renton, will Renton Percent of Age Cohort that is non-Hispanic White, 2000 and 2012
see greater increases in the older
Under 5 years
adult population than urban- i
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SUbUI'b5 and are likely to remain 1oto14years estimate
in the suburbs in their advanced
15 to 19 years
years. Rising urban land prices
will support this trend, as suburbs 20to24years
such as Renton are likely to offer �'�
more affordable housing options 25 to 29 years
than urban-core cities.
30 to 34 years
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A larger older adult population will
35 to 44 years
represent an increase in demand
for services, and several existing 45to54years
older adult services in Renton
are already over-subscribed. 5sto6aYea�s
The ability to increase services is .,.,
challenged by increasing financial 65to74years
strain on social services at every 75to84years
level of government. Developing
partnerships and linkages among 85 years and over � �
community organizations that
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
provide services and opportunities
for older adults is a viable strategy s���n�c��. u.S. Ce>>�u�, ?ono;ACS?oo�o—���1� 3-�it�a�� E�t;n���tc5
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"After our children moved out of our home, we chose to downsize
��° � ' � ^ i� �� from Bellevue to Renton because we liked the small town and
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- "� We love the dog park, Farmer's Market, May Creek, and the local
restaurants. "
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Renton, historically, was a smaU towri metro�olitan center in the region, and are in ��
located betz��een tlie lake and the forest. In step witl� downtou>>2 Renton's desigficttion as
many zuays it still retains tlTat diaracter. As r� Regiorial Groz��th Center.
the physical afTd economic core of the city, TRANSITIONING ECONOMY
Renton's historie downtown offers sltoppirig
a�Td year-rounc� community events and Rentori's industrial sector is uf�dergoin�
aetivities. UpjTill from dowrttozvn Re�iton, a traf2sitioyz au�ay from lleavy industrial/
the landscnpe is charncterized by residefltinl mant�facturing toz��ctrd medium and light
development rtnd naturr�l areas. Tlie City is irz�ustrial uses. Although mnnufacturing
crossed by river sand creeks, arid its terrain is expectec� to remain str�ble, tlie number
is defined by ri�arian woodlands. The Cedar of li���ht arid medium industrial jobs in
River, containing the largest rufi of Sockeye wllolesale, transportation, communicc�tion�,
salmon in the coiitifientnl United States, and utilities is ��rojected to �iearly clou�le
runs tlTrougll the heart of Rerrton's Iii�torie ir2 the Renton area betzveen today and the
dozuntown. Tlie City's rivers and Lake year 2020. I�1 c�ddition, Renton i2as 1�een
Wr�shington are horne to runs of Chinook, experieneing nn inere�se in professional
Sockeye and Col10 salrnon. afid service jobs. As an exczmple, Boeing's
research a�id development facilities in arTd
But several factors place Refitor� on the around Renton spurrec� the development
tllreshold of change: the transition of of office�c�rks south of the dozvntown afad
Renton's industrial sector r�nd economy; at tlie north ef�d of the Greefz River I�alley.
continuing regiofinl and local populatio�i Corisequefitly, Renton l7as seen groz��th iri the
grou�tli; arzd t1Te City's place r�t the crossroads izum�er and types of commercial tiusinesses
of local, regioflnl, nationnl, arid iflternatio�2a1 in the city due to an increased demnr2d for
transportation. These factors foreslTr�dou� �>oods a�2d services.
a new role for Renton as an importafit
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a decrease in the proportion For one, diversity in marriage and ends of the weaith spectrum and
of the population that is non- family patterns has increased. On an increase in the proportion of
Hispanic White), with younger the whole,the Boomer Generation older adults who are living with
_
married later in life and are too few resources to meet their
, more likely to get divorced basic needs. While Renton's older
� �_..� than their parents. One adult poverty rate is less than the
I • �
, -; - __ _ study demonstrated that nation's, poverty has grown in
I {� �� 4 in 2009, 31% of Boomer Renton across all age categories.
R - �� �� � � - o
r�� • ' �, men and 37/0 of Boomer
, f „ women were unmarried,a Both family structure and
��
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� older adult's need for caregiving
��• � � _ ' individuals compared
to the same age cohort suppor ts. Mu l t ip le s tra tegies an d
� � approaches will be necessary
� in 1980 (Lin & Brown,
t 2012). Older adults that to meet the diversifying needs
� �. .� .
"i'� � .� live alone have a different of older adults. Old models
that assumed spousal-support
1_�i_ ���< <,t�;�; i��'>>t��t, 1������;, � ._,.., r�; ��f���f�iti;�> S2t Of f12edS th811 thOS2
who are coupled, and Will need to be updated to
cohorts experiencing the greatest may require additional caregiving accommodate new family
increases in diversity. This is likely and other supports. Additionally, structures and social supports.
driven by the natural increase in unmarried Boomers have a Individualized approaches, early
minority populations as well as poverty rate almost five times financial planning, and more
in-migrants that are more diverse. higher than married Boomers varied home-based supports
Though not as quickly as younger and are more likely to use social Will all be necessary to meet the
cohorts, older adults are growing assistance, have a disability, or diverse needs of older adults.
more diverse as well. The services lack health insurance. Q Access to Services is
to support the social, health, or
personal interest opportunities Secondly, wealth disparities a Challenge for Older
for older adults have not kept have increased. Just as income Renton Residents.
pace with the growing diversity in inequality is growing in the United Renton is a suburban community,
Renton. States, the older adult population Which presents both opportunities
is increasingly polarized in terms andchallengesforolderadults.The
Stakeholders prioritize addressing of financial resources. There is form of suburban communities is
the needs of diverse ethnic both growth in the purchasing historically low-density residential
and linguistic communifies in power of older adults at higher areas separated from commercial
Renton. Many call for improving
the cultural- and linguistic- Means of Transportation to Work, Renton Adults 60+years, 2010
competence of existing service
providers, and identifying and Total Percent
providing new services tailored to car,truck, or van -drove alone: 2,oss 69%�
the specific needs of these diverse car,truck, or van-carpooled: 518 �s°�o■
Public transportation (excluding taxicab): 197 7%�
communities. Walked: 68 2% �
Taxicab, motorcycle, bicycle, or other means: 22 1% I
Beyond ethnic and linguistic Worked at home: 92 3% I
diversity, the diversity of older 2,935
adults is growing in �other ways. Sourrc: U.S. Ccns�,s
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or other services. National studies Interstate 405. There are few particularly vulnerable to social
have linked suburban living and transportation options in Renton, isolation. As described above,
physical health, finding that and those that exist tend to have for the first time almost one-
older people walk less frequently specialized missions or are too third of new older adult cohorts
when they live in lower density limited to meet demand. In fact, have never married, and many
neighborhoods that are distant across all of the stakeholder do not have children. In addition
from services.A personal vehicle is feedback, transportation was to changing family structures,
almost always necessary to meet considered the most pressing increased mobility of some
one's daily needs in suburban need or the most significant portions of the population can
communities, though many older service gap in Renton. While the inadvertently leave older adults
adults will eventually no longer available transportation services isolated from their families. For
want to, or be able to, drive. are meeting the needs of some example, members of the Boomer
Without suitable transportation older adults in Renton, there is Generation came of age during
alternatives, older adults can face need for additional transportation the popularization of suburban
significant barriers to services in and mobility options. living and have continued to
their own communities, let alone live in suburban communities
barriers to accessing services in 0 Preveriting OlderAdult throughout their lives. This
neighboring communities. Isolation is r� Priority. affinity for the suburbs contrasts
Thetopconcernofthecommunity, to a trend toward urbanization
This transportation challenge of oun er enerations, includin
is especially acute in Renton. service providers, and city leaders Y g g g
is the safety and well-being of the children and family of these
Renton is a sprawling suburb that older adults. As a result, an older
is separated by several major �ommunity members who are
socially and physically isolated due adult may be left behind in their
topographical and manmade current communit while most of
features, including the Cedar to age, personal mobility, health, Y
River, the Highlands, and
or other factors. Older adults are their support system moves away.
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M. a .
��� � ° "���� ,�, �ontiflues to increase. Hozvever, valuing
_ �+� `� - � - - l�cnith c�nd fitness hc�s seemingly not incrensed
�--�` � �I�` � � :� �� ��� �; � �� American older adults'actual liealth and
� ��► �� �'a� �� ��� htness. Adult�lc�ygrounds, u�here low-impact
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�;:°,�_ +''� `��� �' exercise equipment is available for use outdoors
I
�___ _ �'� � " _� is a prornising solution because it increases
opportunities for grouy exercise.
These playgrounds have been suceessful around the world. For exam�le, before the 2008 Beijin� Olympies,
China constructed 50,000 playgrounds for aclults to help increase people's physical health nnd fitriess for the
games, The playgrounds have also cropped up in Japan and throughout Europe.
APRIL 2015 PAGE 11
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Without concerted effort to Individual choice and indepentlence. This has led to demand for highly
identify and reach isolated older The Boomer Generation has been individualized, a la carte service
adults, there will likely be more fiercely independent, defining approaches designed to offer
adults who experience loneliness themselves by how they differ flexible amounts of support for
and social isolation in Renton. from the generations before them. adults as they encounter new
These factors are strongly Indeed, the term "generation limitations in their daily life.
linked to negative outcomes on gap" is a Boomer-invention. The
individuals' health and wellbeing, emphasis on individual choice, Community involvement. Traditional
and result in costly de-facto care and eschewing of traditional forms of civic engagement have
strategies through emergency social clubs and networks, been declining for the past few
services. By enacting the undergirds many of the drivers decades and are highly correlated
strategies of this Plan, the City described above. As a result, With education levels and
can improve its coordination and older adults are increasingly household income. This is true
partnerships among City functions _� for older adults as well, who have
and departments, as well as with become less civically involved
� `,; � over the years in all community-
partners throughout Renton, ��, ,�- , ° .�
to identify and reach isolated �������' '—' oriented activities, except for
voting. The older cohorts (ages
individuals. � "� 67 to 83 and ages 84-plus) tend to
� � .
� RE;�
Q Culticral Shi.fts will �� - be less civically engaged than the
C1�ange Demand for Boomer Generation, which is less
Services. , civically engaged than Generation
X (ages 31 to 47). The implications
Cultural changes are likely the � .�.,,,�� for services is that generally
most significant driver of future �
older adult service needs and -� � speaking, older adults are not
actively seeking new ways to
demand. By sheer numbers, the . �, become involved—though those
Boomer Generation will change ;�
������ �����-�' who are linked to organizations
what it means to be an older adult, - and participate in group activities
just as it has shaped teen culture, Lu�,�-�i,����i��,�, �:t���r���, E�,zn����r��;ti1���kct report many benefits. It will take
career ares, and middle age. Vol��ntec�r. Photo b�� ro��tthl���sincssznritcr.
� proactive marketing and outreach
In addition to the diversification aging alone. For services, this has to keep Renton's community
described above, the Boomer resulted in a movement away members engaged in community
Generation will demand services from institutional care toward life.
that align to their values, including home- and community-based Health and wellness. Compared
individual choice, community services. Boomers are less likely to the older cohorts before
involvement, and health and to move to traditional retirement them, exercise and fitness is an
wellness. Each of these cultural communities in sunnier locales expression of one's personal
preferenceswill impactolderadult than their parents, and instead identity for Boomer and following
service demand and preferences prefer to age in place in their generations. National campaigns
in ways both known and unknown. own homes and communities. for fitness and exercise have
Rather than clear transitions into shaped their attitudes toward
new phases of life, older adults exercise and made most aware of
today will likely take their own the benefits of physical activity.
path focusing on doing the things Research on social engagement
they enjoy, including working.
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and community involvement has Health Outcomes for Renton Residents, 2007-11 Five-Year Average
shown that participation in group
Percent who are Overweight or Obese
exercise or gyms is one of the
only Coml'1'lUnity-baS2d aCtlVltleS Percent with High Blood Cholesterol
that have increased among older �sja�
generations of adults. Percent with Fair or Poor Health
However, the emphasis Otl Percent with Diabetes
physical activity has not translated �
into healthier lives for older
generations. Like all adults, older o�o 20�0 40% 50�0 80°�0
ddU�tS t211d t0 OVeI'2St'It'118te th211' So�ai'rc: PHSKC Cotrnniniitt/Henitl� Indicrztors,2014
actual level of physical activity Additionally, with over one half perceived barriers to regular
and underestimate the amount of Renton's adult population physical activity.Perceived barriers
of time they are sedentary in a
being overweight or obese, it include finding fitness facilities
day. Though people are living is likely that the prevalence of intimidating and being concerned
longer, Boomers are far less fit chronic conditions will continue to that one will slow down others in
than their parents were at the increase, as obesity makes adults a group exercise setting. Service
same age and are more likely to more susceptible to many chronic providers have a lot to offer in
be managing a chronic condition conditions, including diabetes, helping older adults overcome
such as diabetes or high blood hypertension, heart disease, barriers to regutar physical activity
pressure. The data available
metabolic conditions, and some with strategies such as increasing
shows that many of Renton's cancers. public education and information,
adults have chronic conditions. improving the older-adult focus of
These chronic conditions must Research on older adult current programs, and developing
be actively managed and motivations for physical activity alternative methods for promoting
indicate a demand for health have demonstrated that many active lifestyle choices overall.
care and management services. experience access barriers and
Tl�e Renton Seilior Activity
Center is next to a path alo�7�
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VOLUNTEERS MAKE RENTON SENIUR ACTIVITY CENTER A LASTING SUCCESS
In September 1979, the city of Renton opened tlie doors to its "nezv" senior center oyi the Ced�r River.
Hailed by tlTen Mayor Chr�rles Delaurenti as the "Best
on tl�e West Coast," t11e center z��as a drenm come true . ,��� =��� �� �
for Renton-rtrea older adults. � ��
Todr�y tlie Re�iton Senior Activity Center continue� t�� � ,
flourish. A well-rouiided program of social, health anrl ��� �� ,
recreationnl activities and services makes the center r�
y
very im�ortartt�ctrt of tl�e lives of many Renton fnniilics. �' °' .�- `
A key to the success of tlie facility is the commitme�it 'u�.`,; � �
afzcl involvement of olcler community volunteers. Tl1e "� ���'� ����
creative,forzc�ard-thinki�ig contributions of the Cent��i�'� F, .� �� �t�� ``�'��
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volufiteers hc�s 11ad a positive effect on the bene�it� to
partici�c�nts and the center's lively atmosphere. �"��`
Vola�fiteers have a vested i�Tterest in the progrnni. Tl�i�
is their center, tlley have helped develop it ari� u�ill �����---� �� � �����
corTti�iue to mold its fi�ture. T11ey care about the c��iit��r �� � .
and are proud of what it offers. Volunteers deserz�e � � �� �
credit for rnaking tl�e Renton Senior Actiz�ity Center tlTe �� `�•� ._ �
special place that it hn� become. � ������ � � �
"�"'a�_,`���... .�
Volunteers clon�te tlieir time for a number of renso�is, '
x; �„ .
�ut most volunteer because they care ctbout our � . _ • �� � '
community afzd want to give something bnck. O�ie � �� �� � -,= -- �
� volunteer recently told me, "You get out of a comrnuylity � �� �� E
what you put into n community". �'
Our z�olunteers are simply nmazing. They truly are the �
henrt of our seiiior center aizd withoi�t them zne eoulr�
fiot survive.
Renton-area resideiits age 50 nnd up are invited to eall the Rentof2 Senior Activity Center at 425-430-6633
for further informatiofz c�bout the eenter r�ftd about volunteer
opportunities available.
—Shawn Daly, SeniorActivity Center Director �� �
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Over six months, city staff and community volunteers reviewed trends, conducted analysis, and engaged the
community in a broad conversation about how to ensure the older members of the Renton community can
live their best lives. The result of this effort is a vision of an inclusive, supportive community for the benefit of
everyone, top line goals to drive city services, and supporting strategies to bring the vision into a reality.
vlsraN:
A Community for Everyone, for Li fe.
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X
1 . Improve the Quality of Life for all of Renton's Older Adults.
2. Increase High-Demand Programming and Maintain Ongoing Relevancy.
3. Improve Access and Transportation Options.
4. Increase Capacity of Renton's Systems of Services and Supports.
STRATEGIES:
A. Become a more effective partner.
6. Improve knowledge about the older adults in Renton.
C. Increase awareness about current offerings and opportunities.
D. Improve departmental coordination to better meet older adult needs.
E. Advocate regionally for older adults in Renton.
F. Support older adult engagement in the community.
G. Augment the City of Renton's current services with high-demand and family-support
services
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Goals and Strategies
We value inclusivity and recognize �OAL 1 : IMPROVE T�� adult population in Renton. It
the importance of older adult ?�UALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL �� must improve coordination and
services and supports to ensure ���,,��rnr���c n� n�� ��t��T� partnerships, both among city
that community members remain functions and departments, as
active members of the greater As a community, Renton values Well as with partners throughout
Renton community through all inclusivity and endeavors the Renton community. This will
phases of life. To achieve this, we to ensure that our older require increased knowledge
endeavor to ensure that services adult services are accessible, about the diverse individuals and
for older adults are accessible, Welcoming, and supportive of our families that comprise Renton
welcoming, and supportive of our diverse community members.This and broader opportunities for
diverse community members. Goal focuses on reducing barriers representativesof minoritygroups
to participation by increasing or protected classes to participate
The over arching Vision guiding outreach and competence in
this Plan is: in the shaping of community
service to diverse populations. It services and opportunities. It
A Community fOY also emphasizes increasing the Will also require commitment on
Everyone, for Life. ability of individuals and families behalf of the City and its partners
to find the opportunities, services, to proactively address the needs,
The Goals and Strategies described or supports they 5eek and desire. desires, and preferences of these
below put this Vision into action to Of particular concern is the safety constituents.
ensure that all older adults receive and well-being of community
culturally appropriate services to members who are socially and
allow them to live their best life, physically isolated due to age, �V�� �: ii�CF���I�l� °NfGH-
through a network of providers personal mobility, health, or other DEMAND PROGRAMMING
and partners that serve Renton's factors.
older adults inclusively, equitably,
AND MAINTAIN ONGOING
and efficiently. To achieve this Goal, the City must �?F� FlJq�(',y
be a strong partner to the many
organizations and community Needs, preferences, and desires
groups that meet the needs of change with each generation. In
the growing and diverse older Renton, generational change is
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coupled with increasing diversity unable to access work, social, or service capacity among current
among ethnicities, family personal interest opportunities, service providers and improving
structures, and personal financiat not to mention needed services. the efFiciency of the overall system
status.To meet the broad range of Additionally, individuals today are through improved information
needs in Renton, it is critical that less likely to live close to family sharing and coordination.
older adult services are broadly members. In Renton, the need Improving coordination and
supported and responsive to for accessible and affordable awareness of what already exists
changes in need and preference. transportation options is acute. in the community, as well as
This Goal is focused on ensuring This goal focuses on improving improving the capacity of service
the current system of services ofder adult mobility by reducing providers to meet the needs of
remain relevant and effective barriers to existing transportation a broader cross-section of our
by establishing mechanisms to options and advocating regionally diverse population, will ensure all
anticipate new needs and to for increased service and transit members of the community have
efficiently bring new services to options. many opportunities to sustain
the community. Having relevant, their lifestyle.
useful services is necessary
Achieving this Goal would bring
to cultivate support for older �;�µ� �: i�vl.�ttH:�; immediate benefits to individuals
adult services and ensure older 'aAPACITY OF RENT�I�iv�:.�
community members remain and families who need support
:�YSTEMS �F �ER1I1�'�� `` - and opportunities, as well as
active, engaged members of �����,�,�R���.
Renton. the broader community which
Community services are W�II benefit from the increased
experiencing increased demand engagement of older adults in
���� �. `��,���t ��� , while traditional city revenues are community life. It is our system
eroding. This has led to increased of services and supports that
AND TRANSPORTATI��� w��� allow individuals to remain
QPT���4.. financial strain on social services
at every level of government. This active, engaged members of
Theformofsuburbancommunities Goal seeks to proactively address the community throughout a
is historically car-oriented, which this challenge for Renton's system significant phase of life. In this way,
can present difficulties to anyone of older adult services. The City all members of the greater Renton
without access to a personal is only one provider in Renton's community are stakeholders of
vehicle. Renton is a sprawling network of older adult service older adult services.
suburb that is separated by providers. The City can build
several major topographical and upon its current partnerships
manmade features, including and increase awareness of other
the Cedar River, the Highlands, community organizations that
and Interstate 405. Older adu�ts provide resources to older adults.
who are transitioning out of This Goal is focused on increasing
driving may find themselves
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Strategy A: Become a more effective partner. �
.
1. Lay the groundwork to increase the effectiveness of
partnerships.
::��� �i.
► Identify priority needs and partners who can support those � � �� � � �
needs. �-P.,Y��1' Of�ba�
► Identify organizations serving targeted communities in ,
Renton.
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' OGFTHFR
► Establish protocols and tools to improve two-way
communication. The REACH Ceriter of Hope is a
day center and night shelter for
► Designate an individual staff for each partnership and homeless women and children.
establish annual goals. The Center of Hope partners witli
a number of agencies to ensure ;
2. Build new partnerships with organizations and institutions that clients are accessirig every
that currently support diverse communities. avenue possible as they make their
journey from homelessness to
► Identify potential areas for collaboration and opportunities stability. `
to prevent duplication of service.
The Reach Center of Hope is
3. Facilitate and expand cross-referrals between partners. an example of how the City
nnd its community partners
► Strengthen relationships with neighborhood associations can accomplish more by
and service providers to help identify isolated older adults. zoorking together. The Center
► Consider co-locating services and programs from agencies
provides a much needed service
outside of Renton within city facilities. by leveragifig tlie leadership
arid vision of REACH, zuith
City support and community
4. Establish collaborative programming where possible. volunteers.
► Consider co-location of services to improve access.
► Provide space for community outreach workers from partner
organizations to work within the Senior Activity Center.
► Coordinate and collaborate with other service providers to
provide services throughout the community.
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. . � � � . � ; . .
Strategy B: Improve knowledge about the older adults in Renton.
1. Leverage data to understand demand for exisfing services.
► Monitor data points to track demographic trends for older adults.
► Use trends to establish next steps and direct further action.
► Use metrics to monitor performance and inform programming and service decisions.
2. Improve decision-makers' knowledge of diverse communities within Renton and
their needs and preferences.
► Reduce barriers to participation on advisory boards for representatives of minority communities.
► Improve provider understanding of obstacles faced by older adults.
Strategy C: Increase awareness about current offerings and opportunities.
1. Reach a broader segment of the community with improved communications about services.
► Identify potential audiences and key messages
► Develop appealing messages and that older adults can identify with (such as "older adults" instead of
"seniors").
2. Improve the visibility of Renton's services within diverse communities by leveraging new
communications channels and approaches.
► Use Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to announce resources and opportunities in Renton.
► Employ new communication channels to reach additional audiences.
► Proactively inform partners and connectors/gatekeepers (such as Senior Information and Assistance)
of existing programs.
3. Pilot "full service days" or"service fairs"to offer a one-stop access for services.
► Consider targeted fairs to specific ethnic and limited English-speaking groups.
► Provide transportation to these events through Hyde Shuttle or a comparable service.
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Strategy D: Improve departmental coordination to better meet
,� ,. older adult needs.
�' � `'� 1. Improve communication and coordination between city
departments about programs and services.
��
�' ► Offer education about the aging process, dementia, older
adult abuse, and exploitation to emergency services and other
'�,
Z resident-facing departments.
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2. Improve first point of contact with the City of Renton to
�. ��'"� � attract and retain clients.
1►r�;
� '''�� ► Hire a paid front desk/telephone receptionist for the Senior
��,',.;� Activity Center to facilitate communication with stakeholders.
a���%"`
�` ► Coordinate with City Public Safety Officers to improve
effectiveness as point of first contact to better serve older
adults.
�.,vUt� iJIIVNI cU
�� ` f ��' r " r, " ' 3. Align funding for older adult services to stated goals.
Former retired Renton Fire Chief ► Once the Human Services Strategic Plan is adopted, use it to
Lee Wheeler takes advantage guide funding and programming decisions.
of the free blood pressure and
glucose screenings offered by 4. Implement recommendations of the City's assessment of
Renton Fire District 11 at its inclusiveness.
Senior Day Picnic.
Co�rdi��ated community outreach Strategy E: Advocate regionally for older adults in Renton.
among City staff can hel� connect
commufzity members to needed 1. Advocate for improved funding for older adult services in
serviees c�nd opporturiities. Renton and South King County.
Many city services other than ► Educate decision makers about the needs in Renton and South
community services can act King County.
as first poir2ts of contact u�ith
community members who need ► Lobby on behalf of Renton's older adults.
serviees or support.
2. Seek addifional grant and other funding opportunities.
► Create an ongoing task force to guide grant-seeking
opportunities.
3. Advocate for transportation improvements for older adults.
► Lobby for a bus stop at the Senior Acfivity Center.
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Strategy F: Support older adult engagement in the community.
1. Improve and expand the volunteer opportunities.
► Explore development of a volunteer transportation program.
► Provide opportunities for older adults to volunteer and mentor others.
► Develop an older adults skills bank.
2. Develop meaningful opportunities for older adults to contribute to the broader community.
► Explore opportunities to showcase "whole lives" of older community members.
► Develop clear opportunities and pathways for giving, both money and time.
3. Educate and promote community awareness about ageism and the value that older adults provide to
the community.
Strategy G: Augment the City of Renton's current services with high-demand and family-support
services.
1. Offer information and educafion about aging for families, including through peer mentoring.
2. Offer person-centered counseling and transition services to help adults make the best care choices.
3. Improve existing transportation options to expand accessibility.
► Increase transportation options for non-medical appointments, including social opportunities and
accessing the food bank.
4. Offer more education opportunities, potentially with accreditafion options, for older adults.
.. uPCOMING TR�Ps . . �OVi DI NG H IUH DEMAN D SERVICES
�,. .r w.�n i..wtl. �.
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� �' , ..,.,.�, � � Renton's Senior Aetivity Center provides a range of nctivities for
� � � � �'� .�� community members. One are� of increasir2g interest nre group tri�ps to
�.:..�;w. � �
� � � ,,�m�m�;��� local a�id regional destinc�tions. By working together, service providers
� � M� � �� �
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�� � �'A' ' � meet a broader cross-section of rieeds.
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The Business Plan's four goals are supported by its seven strategies. The matrix below illustrates how individual
strategies support the four goals.
�'v��,Vi�ti�I �l� �%��1.;� ���i� � � ���{ 6 �, ,.
GOALS� Improve the Quality of life for All of Renton's Older ,
Adults
Increase High-Demand Programming and Maintair. ,
Ongoing Relevancy ,
Improve Access and Transportafion Options �
Increase Capacity of Renton's Systems �
!� STRATEG I ES of Services and Supports �
A. Become a more effecfive ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
partner.
B. Improve knowledge about the '� � `�
older adults in Renton.
C. Increase awareness about ✓ ✓ ✓
current offerings and
opportunities.
D. Improve departmental ✓ ✓
coordination to better meet
older adult needs.
E. Advocate regionally for older `� `� '�
adults in Renton.
F. Support older adult ✓ ✓
engagement in the
community.
G. Augment the City of Renton's ✓ ✓ ✓
current services with high-
demand and family-support
services.
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CITY OF RENTON OLDER ADULT BUSINESS PLAN
APPE�lDIX A:
The Planning Process
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PLANNING COMMITTEE
► Lynn Bohart, Renton Community
The Planning Process Foundation
The planning process was led by a Planning Committee ' Susan Dailey, Renton Housing Authority
comprised of City staff, representatives of community ► Shawn Daly, City of Renton
services, and community members from March 2014 to ► Terry Higashiyama, City of Renton
November 2014. ► Debbie Little, City of Renton
The Planning Committee reviewed national and local ► Kris Stimpson, City of Renton
trends in older adult needs and services, met with service , �im Sullivan, Senior Housing Assistance
providers and stakeholders across the community, and Group (SHAG)
deliberated about the most promising opportunities for the � Shelley Thompson, Merrill Gardens
City of Renton to better serve its older adult residents. The
Committee participated in four working sessions, reviewed ► Kate Turpin, Senior Services
all Plan inputs, and conducted most of the community ► Dianne Utecht, City of Renton
outreach. The Planning Committee developed the Vision,
Goals, and Strategies and submitted the recommended STAKEHOLDER FOCUS GROUPS
plan to the Renton City Council. Two primary inputs to the ► Senior Citizens Advisory Committee
planning process include: ► Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches
A. Older Adult Demographic and Service Trends ► South Sound Senior Center Directors
The Business Plan is informed by a scan of national trends ' Senior Housing Assistance Group (SHAG)
in older adult demographics and related service needs and ► City of Renton Department Administrators
trends. The consulting team, BERK, prepared a high-level ► City of Renton Senior Activity Center Users
overview of national and local trends in the older adult , Renton Area Nonprofits Unite(RANU)
population and related service needs. The summary is
presented in Appendix B. ► UW Medicine � Valley Medical Center
B. Community Engagement and Outreach STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWEES
The Planning Committee conducted outreach and ► Valerie Baldisserotto, Healthy Eating,Active
engagement activities to gather information on current Living (HEA�)
needs and services and to ensure the resulting plan best ► Janet Ceballos,Alzheimer's Association
met the specific needs and built upon the local assets of . Boliver Choi, Chinese Information and
the Renton community. Outreach activities included focus Service Center
groups, stakeholder interviews, and facilitated discussions ► Mark Gropper, Renton Housing Authority
at community meetings. Through these activities, the City � Charles Hoy-Ellis, UW Graduate Student
gathered information about trends in older adult services,
the needs of older adults in Renton, service gaps for existing � Dan Kellogg, Legal Services
services in Renton, top service priorities for the community, ► Denis Law, City of Renton Mayor
methods for improving current services, and the strengths of , Tanya McGee, Senior Information and
the City's current efforts. Assistance
Most of the outreach activities were conducted between ► Don Persson, Renton Council President
February 2014 and May 2014. A summary of community ► Oleg Pynda, Ukrainian Senior Center
engagement summary is presented in Appendix E. ► Ann Rhyner, Greenwood Memorial Park
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CITY OF RENTON OLDER ADULT BUSINESS PLAN
% APPEN DIX B :
Older A�ult S�rvice� Pr�vided by ather Providers in Renton, �414
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HeaILY� Mec�icaid Coriiacts Pnrnar'y conlaci "tor AASA, DSHS King King County Aciults,
Medicaid County 18+ .
Health Medicare Assistance with Medicare US Centers for USA USA Adults, 24 consecutive months of �
services Medicare and 65+ SSI disability, individuals in
Medicaid (some ex- end stage renal failure
ceptions)
Health Medicaid Assistance with Medicaid US Centers for USA USA N/A N/A
services Medicare and
Medicaid
Nutrition Community Dining Free lunch made with Senior Services King King County Adults, N/A
fresh, seasonal fruits and County 50+
vegetables in a community
space
Nutrition Meals on Wheels Nutritious, free meals Senior Services King King County N/A
� delivered throughout King County
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N County; grocery delivery
� available in Seattle, non-
�
food staples available in
King County
Social Services Adult Protective Ser- Report and investigate ADSA, DSHS King King County Adults, N/A
vices, Region Four abuse or concerns about County 18+
adults' welfare
Social Services WA State Ombuds- Report Resident Rights WA State King King County Adults, N/A
man, King County concerns Ombudsman County 18+
Social Services DSHS Complaint Report and investigate DSHS Statewide Statewide Adults, N/A
Resolution DSHS compiaints 18+
Social Services Complaint Resolution Report and investigate Attorney Statewide Statewide Adults, N/A
for Referral Agencies complaints regarding General for 18+
service referral agents the State of
Washington
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Social Services Senior Information Information and assistance, Senior Services King King County N/A N/A
and Assistance including services County
and referrals for older
adults and persons with
disabilities
Social Services Veteran's Services Regional assistance for Veteran's Seattle King County Adults Service in the armed forces
Offices filing for veteran's benefits Administration
Washington
Social Services Social Security Assistance with social US Social USA USA Adults N/A
Administration security filing and Security
receipt of benefits Administration
Transportation Volunteer Free transportation for Senior Services King King County Adults, N/A
Transportation individuals who can self- County 50+
n transfer into a private
� vehicle
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o Transportation Hyde Shuttles Door-to-door accessible Senior Services King King County Adults, N/A
� transportation in select County 55+
neigh borhoods/services
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,�N�,1D OF TH8 ��A�.� SENIOR SERVICES BUSINESS PLAN
Older Adult Demographic and Service Trends
UPDATED: March 2014
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The City of Renton is developing a Business Plan to guide its provision of older adult services for the next
five years. The planning process will be inclusive and draw on the insight and perspective of a broad
range of stakeholders in Renton. It will be led by a Senior Services Planning Committee comprised of City
staff and community partners.
This document provides a high-level overview of national and local trends in the older adult population
and related service needs. It is intended to start the conversation, and build a common understanding of
how the older adult population is changing and the potential implications for future service interests
and needs.
The overview includes information on:
• Demographic trends at the national and local level
• Generational preferences
• Service trends
This is a living document and the content and ideas will be advanced over the course of the planning
process.
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
Major demographic shifts are reshaping the composition of communities across the United States. The
population is growing older and over the next two decades, the Boomer Generation (persons born
between 1946 and 1964) will reach their eighth and ninth decades. As the average age of the American
population increases, the service needs of older adults are growing and diversifying.
This section examines the changes in the older adult population, at both the national and local level, and
explores the implications for different types of services. The review finds ten trends associated with
older adults that have implications for service provision. The older adult population...
• Is growing • Has greater diversity in marriage and family
� Is increasingly ethnically diverse patterns
• Is more educated than previous
� Is working longer
generations • Is more likely to be living with a chronic
• Has increasing wealth disparities illness
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The proportion of the population that is older is growing.
The United States population of adults 65 years and older numbered 40.3 million people 2010, about
13% of the U.S. population overall. At this time, the Boomer Generation was in their most productive
working years. However, as the Boomers age, the proportion of the U.S. population 65 years of older
will quickly increase. By 2030, older adults in the U.S. will number 72.1 million—over twice the number
counted in the 2010 Census—and about 19% of the overall U.S. population. The growth in the older
adult population will increase demand for all services.
Renton's population structure suggests a younger, more quickly growing population than the United
States as a whole. Exhibit 1 presents the age distribution for both Renton and the United States in 2010.
Renton's population structure is more pyramid-shaped, with a larger proportion of the population in the
decades generally associated with early careers and raising children, roughly 25 to 40 years old. The
United States' population is more box-shaped, with a more equal distribution of population across all
age categories. The Boomer generation is evident in the national population structure, with a slight
bulge at ages 46 to 64. For Renton,the demographic bulge is in the earlier age categories of 25 to 39.
Exhibit 1
Age Distribution, 2010
Renton 2010 United States, 2010
90 years and over �' 90 years and over
Females �, Females
85 to 89 years Males " 85 to 89 years Males �.
80to 84years 44,992 '. 45,935 gOto 84 years 152 million � 157 million
75 to 79 years �� 75 to 79 years �
70 to 74 years �� 70 to 74 years
65 to 69 years m� 65 to 69 years �
60 to 64 years m� 60 to 64 years
55 to 59 years m� 55 to 59 years
50 to 54 years �� 50 to 54 years
45 to 49 years �� 45 to 49 years
40 to 44 years �� 40 to 44 years
35 to 39 years �� 35 to 39 years
30 to 34 years �� 30 to 34 years �
25 to 29 years �i�� 25 to 29 years
20 to 24 years �� 20 to 24 years
15 to 19 years �� 15 to 19 years
10 to 14 years m� 10 to 14 years =
5 to 9 years �� 5 to 9 years a
Under 5 years �� Under 5 years �
- , �. ,_:-�,
11%9%7%5%396 1%1°r6 3%5°/a 7%9%11% 11%9°�7%5%3%1%1%3%5°�6 7%9%11%
Population Population
Source:Source:U.S.Census,2010;BERK,2014
The City of Renton has experienced an increase in the number of older adults in the community, as
presented in Exhibit 2. Between 1990 and 2010, Renton's population older than 55 years has increased
by more than 11,000 people. Some of this increase was due to natural increase as well as in-migration
and growing City boundaries. There is some indication that suburban communities, such as Renton, will
see greater increases in the older adult population than urban-core cities, as aging Boomers are more
likely to wish to remain in the suburbs and the suburbs are likely to offer more affordable housing
APRIL 2015 PAGE 31
options than urban-core cities. A reasonable planning estimate of older adults (ages 55 and older) in
2013 is approximately 19,600 individuals.
Exhibit 2
Renton Trends in Older Adult Population, 1990—2000
Total Population
1990 2000 2010 2013 est
Total Population* 41,688 50,052 90,927 95,540
55 to 59 years 1,503 2,292 5,196
60to 64years 1,501 1,661 4,267
65to 74years 2,610 2,444 4,977
75 to 84 years 1,380 1,981 2,794
85 years and over 400 698 1,393
Total 55years and over 7,394 9,076 18,627 19,600
*Change in total population includes natural increase,0
net migration, and annexations
Source:Source:U.S.Census,2010;BERK,2014
In addition to an increase in the total older adult population, the proportion of Renton's population in
the older adult age categories is also growing. In 2010, one in five Renton residents was older than 55.
This represents a change in almost 3 percentage points since 1990.
Exhibit 3
Change in Renton's Age Distribution, 1990—2000
25.0% _ _ __ _ _
I
20.5%
20.0% +— --__ __ _
17.7% . 18.1%
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■85 years and over
15.090 _ #,
■75 to 84 years
10.0% ■65 to 74 years
,
_ _ ■60 to 64 years
5.090 .
■55 to 59 years
�0.0% rt__ _ _ __
1990 2000 2010
Source:U.S.Census,1990,2000,2010;BERK,2014
Similar to national trends, we expect the older adult population in Renton to continue to grow both in
total numbers and as a percentage of the whole population.
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The older adult population is characterized by increasing racial and ethnic diversity.
In the United States as a whole, the older adult population is still majority White, non-Hispanic. The
current population of people 70 or more years old were children during the great depression—an era
characterized by very little immigration. Although the older population (ages 65 and older) is not
expected to become majority-minority in
the next four decades, it is expected to
become more diverse along with the Exhibit 4
general population. Between now and Non-Hispanic White Percentage
2030, the proportion of older Americans by Age Cohort, 2000 and 2012
that are Hispanic is expected to reach �
12%, Asian to 6%, and the African- under 5 years
American share will increase to 11%. n 2000
Renton has experienced a significant 5 to 9 years f
change in the racial and ethnic ■2010-2012
composition of the community over the 10 to 14 years estimate
last two decades, with younger
immigrants representing an array of 15 to 19 years ;
ethnic and racial backgrounds. Exhibit 4 ��,
presents the percentage of each age 2o to 24 years , �I
cohort that is Non-Hispanic White. In
2000, the younger age cohorts had a 25 to z9 years �
smaller proportion of the population that
was Non-Hispanic White than older age 3o to 3a years 'i
cohorts. Between 2000 and 2012, all age � I
cohorts grew more diverse (a decrease in 35 to 44 years
the proportion that was Non-Hispanic
White),with younger cohorts experiencing 45 to 54 years !
greater increases in diversity. This is likely ' �
driven by natural increase in minority
55 to 64 years
populations as well as more diverse in- I
migrants. In 2000, one in two Renton :��,
65 to 74 years
children under five years old was Non-
Hispanic White. By 2012, the rate was one �
in three. According to the most recent �5 to sa years
estimate, 32% of Renton residents 65 to
� .�
74 years is Hispanic, a race other than 85 years and over
White, or both. The percentages are lower -
for the 75 to 84 years cohort and the 85 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
years and over cohort. source:u.s.ce�sus,2000;ACS 20010-2012 3-year Estimates,2014;
BERK,2014
On the whole, the Boomer Generation is more educated than the generation before them.
In the United States, the Boomer Generation is generally more educated than their parents' generation.
In Renton, all levels of educational attainment are represented in the 65 years or older population.
Exhibit 5 shows that between 2007 and 2010 there was a decrease in the number of adults age 65 and
APRIL 2015 PAGE 33
older who had less than a high school diploma. There was also an increase the number of adults with
some college, associate's degrees, and bachelor's degrees.
Exhibit 5
Educational Attainment for Adults Age 65 and Older Living in Renton,2007 and 2010
09'0 2007 2010
1� _ Less than 9th grade 699 623
� �
z�° ' ,9th to 12th grade, no diploma 867 771
3096 — _
409'0 ' ' �High school graduate, GED, or altemati�e 1,922 2,692
509'0
6�,0 �Some college, no degree 1,143 1,953
�� � �Associate's degree 182 336
s09'u
909,a �Bachelor's degree 721 1,078
i��° Graduate or professional degree 237 334
zoo7 zoio - Total 5,771 7,787
Source:ACS 2007 3-year Estimates,2014;ACS 2010 3-year Estimates,2014:BERK Consulting,2014.
In spite of overall wealth among older adults, many of the Boomer Generation are not financially
prepared for retirement and an increasing proportion of older adults live in poverty.
Today's elderly (those in their 70s) are fairly well off, having saved over their working years and having
gotten cash out of their home and retirement assets before the 2008 crash. In the U.S. households
headed by people age 75 and over have a higher median net worth than any younger age bracket.
Just as income inequality is growing in the United States, the older adult population is becoming
increasing polarized in terms of financial resources. There is both growth in the purchasing power of
older adults at higher ends of the wealth spectrum and an increase in the proportion of older adults
who are living with too little resources to meet their basic needs. The Boomer Generation was hard hit
by rising divorce rates, surging immigration, and widening gaps in wages—all serving to increase the
distance between the haves and the have nots. National estimates suggest 15.9% of all individuals 65
and older live in poverty. In Renton, the most recent estimate (2008 – 2012) is 11.8%, as presented in
Exhibit 6.
While Renton's older adult poverty rate is less than the nation as a whole, poverty has grown in Renton
across all age categories.The poverty rate for those 65 years or older has grown more than 3 percentage
points since 2000.
Exhibit 6
Population living in Poverty
2000 2008 -2012 estimate
Living in Living in 125%of the
poverty poverty poverty line
Under 18 years 14.0% 16.4% 22.2%
18 to 64 years 8.6% 10.5% 13.0%
65 years and o�er 8.4% 11.8% 16.2%
Source:U.S.Census,2000;ACS 2008—2012 5-year Estimates,2014;BERK,2014
PAGE 34 APRIL 2015
More seniors will be living in the suburbs.
There is a strong preference for "aging in place" or living in the same place where older adults spent
their working years. National estimates show up to 70% of seniors today live in the same place where
they celebrated their 65`h birthday.
� Members of the Boomer Generation came of age during the popularization of suburban living and
continued to live in suburban communities throughout their lives. However, older adult affinity for the
suburbs is in contrast to a trend toward urbanization of younger generations, including the children and
family of these older adults. As a result, an older adult may be "left behind" in their current community
while most of their support system moves out. This is resulting in naturally occurring retirement
communities in suburban areas that were generally designed for families with young children and cars.
National studies have linked suburban living and physical health, finding that older people walk less
frequently when they live in lower density neighborhoods that are more distant from services.
Suburban and rural communities are often organized around private vehicles. As a result, many older
adults live in communities with limited transportation options and continue to be dependent on their
personal vehicle. Exhibit 7 shows that older adults that continue to work often are reliant on driving
themselves in a single occupancy vehicle. The 2007 and 2010 estimates demonstrate the continued
dominance of the single occupancy vehicle in Renton, though carpooling has become a more frequent
strategy.
Exhibit 7
Means of Transportation to Work for Employed Renton Residents ages 60 or older, 2007 and 2010
100%
2007 2010
g� _ - Car, truck, or van -dro�e alone: 1,410 2,038
� Car, truck, or van -carpooled: 81 518
6090 ' ■
Public transportation (excluding taxicab): 300 197
4�° ■ Walked: 25 68
2p9b - . Taxicab, motorcycle, bicycle, or other means: 16 22
��, 1_� _ � � Worked at home: 0 92
2007 2010 1�832 2,935
Source:ACS 2007 3-year Estimates,2014;ACS 2010 3-year Estimates,2014:BERK Consulting,2014.
Greater diversity in marriage and family patterns.
On the whole, the Boomer Generation married later in life and were more likely to get divorced than
their parents. In 2009, one study demonstrated that 31% of boomer men and 37% of boomer women
were unmarried, a 50% increase in the unmarried individuals compared to the same age cohort in 1980
(Lin & Brown 2012). These unmarried boomers have a poverty rate almost five times higher than
married boomers and are more likely to use social assistance, have a disability, or lack health insurance.
The Boomer Generation is also characterized by much more diversity in family form including single-
parent families, stepfamilies, cohabitating heterosexual and same-gender couples, childless families and
non-kin based families. Family patterns vary by ethnic and racial categories, which has implications for
the type of services and service delivery approaches that are desirable.
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Prolonged participation in the labor force with many developing second, third, or subsequent
careers.
In the United States in 1960, one-third of all males over age 65 were employed. By the mid-1980s, only
15% were employed due to Social Security, Medicare, and the spread of private retirement plans. The
Boomer Generation is expected to remain in the workforce longer and thus push up the average
retirement age. National studies predict that by 2020, the share of Americans ages 65 to 74 who are still
in the workforce will break 30%. There are many factors driving this trend, including higher earning
potential of the Boomer Generation and health care costs, but the dominant reason is financial
necessity. The economic challenges of the last two recessions have made prolonged earning a necessity
for the Boomer Generation, many of whom lost substantial retirement savings, pensions, or other long-
term securities in the last years of their working life. Even so, many older adults find more than financial
benefits in working, including psychological and social fulfillment.
Exhibit 8 presents the workforce participation of Renton Residents 60 years and older. Between 2007
and 2010, the workforce participation of 60 to 64 years increased significantly, similar to National
trends. In Renton, the workforce participation for older cohorts decreased over the same observation
period. The margin of error for the estimates makes it unclear if there is a valid different from national
trends.
Exhibit 8
Workforce Participation of Renton Residents 60 years and older, 2007 and 2010
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2007 2010 2007 2010 2007 2010
60 to 64 years 60 to 74 years 75 years and older
Source:ACS 2007 3-year Estimates,2014;ACS 2010 3-year Estimates,2014:BERK Consulting,2014.
Increase longevity coupled with more older adults managing a chronic illness.
National trends suggest that older adults, while living longer than previous generations, will also spend
more years of their life unhealthy or with chronic conditions. The data available in Renton (Exhibit 9)
shows that many of Renton's adults have chronic conditions: 7% have diabetes, 43% have high blood
cholesterol (an indicator of heart disease), and 28% have hypertension. These chronic conditions must
be actively managed and indicate a demand for health care and management services. Additionally,with
over one half of Renton's adult population being overweight or obese, it is likely that the prevalence of
chronic conditions will continue to increase, as obesity makes adults more susceptible to many chronic
conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, metabolic conditions, and some cancers.
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Exhibit 9
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Health Reporting Area
Renton Renton-East Renton-North Renton-South
Life Expedancy at Age 65 20.4 years 20.8 Years 21 years 20 Years
Percentage in Fair or Poor Health 13% 10%o 19% 13%
Percent with Unmet Medical Need 12% 9%o 13% 14%
Diabetes Prevalence 7% 7% 9% 7%
Percent who are Overweight or Obese 62% 62°/o 57% 64%
Percent with High Blood Cholesterol 43% 47% 49% 41%
Source:PHSKC Community Hea�th Indicators,2014; BERK Consulting,2014.
Exhibit 10
Health Outcomes for Renton Residents, 2006-10 Five-Year Average
Renton
Health
Planning
Area
Percentage with Activity Limitation 23%
Percentage with Hypertension Awarern 28%
Source:PHSKC Community Health Indicators,2014; BERK Consulting,2014.
Additionally, as almost one quarter of all adults in Renton have an activity limitation. Health and fitness
programming will need to provide a continuum of experiences for all activity levels. Adults who do not
have an activity limitation might want higher impact or more active programming, while modified
programming will be necessary for those with activity limitations.
Increasingly costly health care.
The increase in life expectancy and growing rates of chronic disease are happening at a time when
health care costs are outpacing income. Health care costs will continue to be a drain on the budgets of
older adults.
Cultural shifts favoring choice and independence are changing social services provision.
There is much debate about how Boomer Generation culture differs from both the generation before it
and the generation after. Regardless of the generational divisions, the Boomer Generation will demand
services that align to their values, including individual choice, community involvement, and health and
wellness. The cultural values associated with the Boomer Generation will lead to several trends in
service provision, including:
• Emphasis on personal choice and individualized services.
• Movement away from institutional care and toward home and community based services.
• Increased interest in "aging in place"which allows older adults to continue involvement in their
longtime communities and prevents displacement into institutional communities. Many Boomers
will wish to stay near their adult children and remain an active, productive member of their
communities.
• Demand for active hobbies and activity options (more sports and fitness opportunities).
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• Interest in lifelong learning and continuing education.
SERVICE TRENDS
The demographic trends discussed above have implications for the on-going delivery of older adult
services. This section reviews implications and trends driven by the demographic factors discussed
above as well as other factors that impact the availability of services for older adults.
General Trends
Increasing financial strain on social service at every level of government.
At the same time the older adult population is growing, there is an increasing financial strain on social
service provision at every level of government. As a result, there is a growing focus on cost efficiency
and cost reduction in service provision.
Additional trends in services are meant to improve older adults access to information in the market so
that they may make the best, most economically efficient choices.These services include:
• Case management and options counseling,to help older adults make fiscally sound choices for their
future care.
• Information and referrals to community resources, and education about available services.
Support for adopting technology-enhanced services.
The Boomer Generation is one of the last generations that did not grow up using computers. As such,
Boomers will likely continue to need phone and in-person assistance, as information is increasingly
disseminated through the internet. Older adult services must integrate the use of technology in service
provision in an inclusive way that accommodates all skill levels.
Housing
• Older adults are delaying their move to senior living settings, creating an emphasis on services to
support"aging in place."This will increase demand for housing retrofits to existing homes and
housing that accommodates individuals at every stage of life and ability (ramblers, minimal stairs,
wide hallways, ramps, minimized thresholds, bars and grips).
• Housing for older adults is moving away from institutional settings and towards home and
community based services and other more personalized living arrangements. This will increase the
demand for:
o In-home skilled nursing care
o Adult family homes
o Delivery of groceries and other staple goods
o In home services (various therapies, health services, personal care, home care)
• There will be increased demand for affordable, accessible housing.
• New housing models such as multigenerational housing, senior villages, co-housing and other
community living solutions will continue to evolve as a way to reduce housing costs.
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• For individuals who do pursue assisted-living options, independent living and housing communities
that provide varying degrees of independence through a continuum of services for their residents is
a major trend.
• Since older adults prefer to "age in place" care facilities will have to update rates, admission policies,
and make other changes to account for higher rates of high-acuity residents. Definitions of senior
living categories will change, with assisted living communities functioning more like skilled nursing
settings, and nursing homes beginning to serve as alternatives to hospitals (Sherriffe, 2014).
Nutrition
• An increasing focus on and awareness of social equity and cultural competence throughout all
government agencies and community based organizations will also inspire the need for meal and
food choices that best meet the needs and desires of all older adults.This will include providing
meal options that respect the dietary restrictions and food preferences of a diverse array of older
adults.
• To help mitigate the impacts of chronic illness and obesity, and respond to demands for health and
fitness options,there is a trend toward providing healthy and nutritious meals that include fresh
fruits and vegetables.
• Providing meals in a group or social setting when possible to provide the necessary nutrition
support, help make meal provision cost efficient (minimizing delivery costs, standardizing time
served to minimize labor), and to help enhance social opportunities.
Social Services
• Increased awareness of elder abuse has made it necessary to improve service providers' ability to
identify and prevent elder abuse. Many social service agencies provide opportunities for filing
complaints and concerns regarding elder abuse.
• Older adult services and social services supports have grown increasingly complex over the last
decade.This has increased the need for case management and options counseling,to help older
adults make appropriate choices(fiscally and individually) for their future. It has also increased the
need for information, referrals, and education about community resources and available services.
Transportation
• The car-oriented structure of most suburban environments, coupled with limited public
transportation options (a trademark of many suburban environments) is necessitating additional
transportation options.
• Transportation will continue to be a primary barrier to accessing services and remain a need for
older adults.
Health
• Low-impact and adaptive fitness activities like walking, tai chi, exercise with the aid of a chair, and
yoga will continue to be offered to suit those with limited mobility and low fitness levels.
• By 2027,the Medicare eligibility age will be raised to 67, however,with the existence of the
Affordable Care Act,there is debate about how this will affect long term social service needs for
older adults.
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Activities/Entertainment
• Expanding activity offerings to include activities for people of all cultures and backgrounds.
• An emphasis on community building and supporting relationship development between
participations. Most activities advertise the opportunity for participants to meet new friends and
have fun.
Employment and Volunteer Opportunities
• More older adults are interested in subsequent careers, increasing demand for educational
opportunities and professional networking.
• Flexibility in work and retirement options will be necessary for those older adults who need to, or
choose to, work past the traditional retirement age.
Pets
• There is an increasing recognition of the important role of pets as companions, and thus on helping
older adults maintain their pets.This includes assistance with the pre-related costs, including
emergency veterinary costs and ongoing pet food and care supply costs.
• Interest from private donors in this cause has led to the existence of several private funds in the City
of Renton for pet assistance
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CITY OF RENTON ULDER �DULT BUSINESS PLA��J
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Engagement Summary
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Engagement Summary
UPDATED: June 2014
Introduction
The City of Renton conducted outreach and engagement activities as part of its current efforts to develop
a Business Plan for the provision of older adult services in Renton. Outreach activities included focus
groups, stakeholder interviews, and facilitated discussions at community organization meetings. Through
these activities, the City has gathered information about trends in older adult services, the needs of older
adults in Renton, service gaps for existing services in Renton, top service priorities for the community,
methods for improving current services, and the strengths of the City's current efforts.
A list of the focus groups conducted and interviewees consulted is presented below.
Stakeholder Focus Groups
• Senior Citizens Advisory Committee • Senior Housing Assistance Group
(conducted by the consultant, BERK) • City of Renton Department Administrators
• Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches . City of Renton Senior Activity Center Users
(REACH)
• RANU
• South Sound Senior Center Directors
Stakeholder Interviewees
• Valerie Baldisserotto, HEAL Public Health of • Dan Kellogg, Legal Services
Seattle & King County • Denis Law, City of Renton Mayor
• Janet Ceballos, Alzheimers Association • Tanya McGee, Senior Information and
• Boliver Choi, Chinese Information and Assistance
Service Center • Don Persson, City of Renton Council
• Mark Gropper, Renton Housing Authority (a President
written submission) • Oleg Pynda, Ukrainian Senior Center
• Charles Hoy-Ellis, UW Graduate Student • Ann Rhyner, Greenwood Memorial Park
focused on LGBT Community
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Outreach activities were conducted between February and May 2014 by City staff as well as members of
the Renton Senior Services Business Planning Committee. This summary is based on the written notes
taken by City staff, planning committee members, and the consulting team. In some cases, community
representatives provided their feedback in written form.The summary identifies key themes across
three topics:
• Trends in Older Adult Needs
• Trends in Older Adult Services
• Strengths of Renton's Current Services
Themes and subthemes are presented in descending order of the frequency of inentions by
stakeholders.The summary uses selective quotes to illustrate the idea or concept in a stakeholder's
particular words. Quotes are not individually attributed.
Trends in OlderAduit Needs
Characteristics of Renton's Older Adult Population
QEMOGRAPHIC AND �AMILY STRUCTURE
Many stakeholders provided comments and input on how they see the older adult population changing
now and in the future. A common theme throughout these discussions is that different populations of
older adults have different needs, and that there are significant differences between older adults across
decades. It is frequently the case that an important service meets the needs of some portions of the adult
population well, while the needs of other groups are not well met. Section 2 of this summary provides
information on potential services changes to address gaps.
• Renton is increasingly ethnically and linguistically diverse. Stakeholders expect the older adult
population to grow increasingly diverse over the next few decades.
o A focus group of older adults that was mostly White expressed interest in better integration
among the ethnic communities represented in Renton.
• Family structures will continue to change, with increasing diversity in family structures.
o People are increasingly mobile, so older adults are much less likely to live near family.This
creates challenges for continuity of care for older adults and may lead to other challenges such
as social isolation.
"Here in the states older adults live in their own housing separate from their children and
grandchildren. Sometimes their children don't even live in the same state. Splitting the
generations can increase isolation for o/der adults. ey not being inc/uded in everyday life
many feel they are not needed any more."
"Older adults need more local support from others, outside of family"
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o Some stakeholders suggest that a growing implication of the move from a nuclear family is that
older adults will not be able to rely on support from their adult children.
. Adults without children, including same sex couples, will need caregivers beyond family
members.
"The majority of informal caregivers are family, but in the LGBT community the majoriry of
informal caregiving is to and for each other. This will become a problem as caregivers are
a/so aging."
"LGBT people in general have developed families of choice because they have been
ostracized by their families or don't have children or young in-laws. They have to provide the
support for each other and those informa/families are also not recognized."
. Older adults will not be able to rely on family for their caregiving needs and will be less likely
to live with family as they age.
o In some cases, older adults are assuming care for their grandchildren, placing them in a role
they had not planned for.These families need a different set of supports.
. Many grandparents don't have the money to access the services they and their
grandchildren need. Even navigating the school system and other services for children is
daunting.
"Many grandparents don't have the money to do a lot of things they have to do, a lot of
calling and a lot of things to find out what is available to them."
. From a community-wide perspective, affordable day care is a need so that grandparents are
not entirely relied on for babysitting.
o Some older adults will find themselves supporting their adult children, stretching resources that
are already likely to be very limited.Stakeholders shared stories of elder abuse and financial
troubles that have befallen older adults as they struggle to support their adult children who
have health and financial troubles of their own.
• Gender norms continue to change with each generation, though there are significant variations
from person to person.
o In discussion of older adult needs, stakeholders acknowledged that women today are much
more independent and have more opportunities in education and the workforce. However,they
also warned that there are still a lot of older adults for whom this does not apply.There are still
women in our community who are not independent.
"We have a lor of women who come in with a spouse for a long time and then lose their
spouse and are very lost after they lose their partner."
Other's note that this is not specific to women.
"This doesn't just apply to women. This applies equally to men and in our observations with
our GoldenCare members men are often much more 'lost'when they lose their spouse."
o Some feel gender norms will continue to diversify. One stakeholder explains that she sees a
trend in independent women having increasing cultural differences with less independent
women, and this difference will be important to consider in designing services.
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• Older adults will continue to live longer, but not necessarily healthier or with enough resources to
support themselves.
o Older adults are living longer but will have more mental and physical chronic conditions.
• Many stakeholders expect older adults to have fewer resources than previous generations.
o Stakeholders link the trends in fewer resources, less immediate family, and poorer health
conditions as signaling an increase in very vulnerable seniors who need multiple services.
"The intersection of diversity, health disparities, income disparities, and aging continue to
grow. Limited income older adults, immigrants, and other minority groups continue to face
greater barriers in accessing services."
o Older adults might not have the financial resources to see them through their whole lives.
o Fewer older adults will have a middle class income in retirement. Many baby boomers have not
planned or saved for their retirement years and as a result stakeholders expect many older
adults to continue to work out of financial necessity.
o Some stakeholders expressed concern that we will see a rise in homeless seniors.
CULTURE, PREFERENCES, AND NQRMS
• Older adults now, and more so in the future, do not identify with the label "old." In conversations
with older adults, we heard many explanations of how their generation was different from their
parents' generation.
"Older adults do not want to be called or considered OLD!"
"We are more outgoing and more active. I get out in the community more than my parents
did."
• Increasingly, older adults have a preference for aging in place, which is staying in their homes and
communities as long as possible. However,the ability to age in place is often dependent on financial
resources.
• Travel and cultural exposure/experiences are highly valued by older adults today, some feel more
so than in generations past.
o Many older adults are interested in travel, perhaps more now than in previous generations.
Stakeholders believe this trend will continue.
"Traveling lets us experience other cultures, travel to Europe, and go on cruises among other
things."
"Traveling is a good education and keeps you going a lot longer."
o Focus group participants mentioned that older adults enjoy going to a lot of cultural events.
Plays, symphonies, ballets, and sporting events were mentioned specifically.
o Older adults value being active, and stakeholders believe that subsequent generations of older
adults will continue to seek opportunities for activities. Some stakeholders anticipate an
increase in golf course and trail usage in Renton.
o Some believe that older adults will want to be busy. One interviewee stated that volunteering
and staying active will be key for those growing older in the next five years.
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o Stakeholders believe physical fitness will be a top priority for older adults in the next five years.
They think that this is partially because exercising will also be a social outlet for older adults.
• There is a digital divide among today's older adults. Technology is a challenge for some older adults
now and can be an obstacle to accessing needed services (such as on-line health record
management). However, this is not universal. Some older adults are very comfortable with
technology and would like to expand their skills and knowledge of new tools and opportunities.
o A survey done by Washington Dental health found that 75%of seniors prefer their information
online rather than one-on-one or through telephone and mobile devices.
o Some stakeholders suggested more access to wifi and coffee shops where there is internet
would be helpful to seniors,
Older Adult Service Needs
AFFORDABLE APPROPRIATE HOUSING
• Many stakeholders listed affordable,appropriate housing as a priority need of older adults in
Renton. Product types such as attached,compact, duplex style, single-floor, bottom floor, step-up
and shared housing were mentioned as desirable.
o Opportunities for both rental and owner-occupied option are needed.
• Some feel the real estate market is turning around, allowing older adults with home equity to move
into other living arrangements. For example, some speculate there will be greater movement to
assisted living in the next five years due to pent up demand from the recession.
• Stakeholders expect Renton to become an even more expensive place to live given its location and
rise in housing prices. Stakeholders are concerned that rising housing costs will limit Renton's older
adults ability to age in place in their own community.
• For those with limited resources, affordable housing is a significant need that is confounded by
lifestyle and other considerations.
"Housing is an interesting conundrum because senior housing is one of the top program
needs that(seniors]say is needed, but they are afraid to access senior housing due to fear of
being ostracized,fear of not belonging...Even when agencies and programs are making good
faith efforts."
• Many service providers work with older adults who are under extreme housing burden.
Stakeholders mentioned several types of housing assistance that are important to older adults,
including rent subsidies, utility assistance, eviction services,chore services and housing repair.
IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION QPTIJNS
• Improved and more diverse transportation options are a significant need in Renton.Across all
stakeholder feedback,transportation is frequently cited as the most pressing need or the most
significant service gap in Renton.
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o There are good transportation services to support access to medical appointments, such as the
Hyde Shuttle (though it is insufficient to meet the community need). However, stakeholders
stress the need for more options for a wider variety of purposes:
. Transportation to recreation programs
. Access to grocery stores
. Travel to Seattle for cultural events
. Options for inclement weather
o Bus services are slim, and inaccessible to those with personal mobility challenges.
• Stakeholders believe there will be additional and growing transportation needs for seniors who live
in the car-oriented suburbs like Renton, and can no longer drive. At least one stakeholder felt that
older adults would prefer reliable transit options over driving, but too often transit isn't reliable.
• The existing transportation services do not serve the needs of all older adults and are not older-
adult friendly.
o Some older adults need more information about transportation options and subsidy support to
access the existing services. Cost and navigability are barriers to existing services.
o Personal mobility limitations create barriers to accessing existing bus service:
. Some older adults cannot walk to their bus stop and wait while standing.
. Crosswalk signals are too short for some older adults to get across the street safely as well.
. Transitioning from bus to bus can be a burden for older adults, and the routes in Renton
aren't great so it might take multiple buses to get to a destination.
. A sense of personal safety is also a consideration: "putting sidewalks in isn't necessarily that
helpful if older adu/ts are in an area where they don't feel safe."
o Housing, access to services and transportation are all critical components of well-being.
"The next 10-20 years offers the opporrunity to create elder friendly communities. This would
include partnering with a wide variety of service agencies, partnerships with schools to
develop intergenerational relationships, creating a walkable community, alternative forms of
transportation, and the use of universal design."
NUTRITION SUPPORTS AND EDUCATION
• Stakeholders express concern that older adults have limited access to healthy foods and can
become dependent on fast food because it is inexpensive and convenient.
• Many stakeholders link access to healthy food with transportation constraints: "!f they can't drive
and have to go on the bus and get groceries it is very difficult. They don't want to buy things that are
healthy."
• Concerns around food are different among different age groups:
o The younger generation (boomer generation) is more familiar with convenience and packaged
foods and may lack skills and familiarity with cooking and shopping to support a healthy diet.
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o The older generation (currently in their 80s and 90s) and foreign-born communities may have
more pride associated with being able to feed oneself and are not as familiar with packaged
foods.The nutrition needs of these groups are not well met by packaged, convenience foods.
"Many older adults from the former Soviet Union feel shame, and will never admit the need
for food. Many older adu/ts attend the UCC/unches because they need the food, it helps
stretch their dollars for other needs and because the food is culturally appropriate. Many of
their older adulrs are eligible for Meals on Wheels but the program does not serve meals
from their culture."
• Food is very culturally specific,and the cultural appropriateness of food is a consideration when
meeting the nutrition needs of older foreign-born adults.
• Some suggest that more education about nutrition and how to cook for one's self economically
would be helpful to older adults, especially those adjusting to a reduction in the size of their
household.A few senior stakeholders shared their personal experience that fast food seems like a
good option when faced with the difficulty of cooking for one.
"eeing a widow, 1 agree about the risks of fast food when you are cooking for one. My diet
has changed now that 1 am only cooking for one. You have to be intentional to have a
healthy diet."
o This is an area of new programming in Kent by Chinese Information and Services. Many
stakeholders reviewed the Renton Senior Activity Center's nutrition programs favorably.
� Some stakeholders suggested improving access to healthy food through farmers' markets or a South
King County food hub where local farmers could aggregate their food for sale to human services and
community organizations. Starting a farm-to-table cooperative was also suggested.
FINANCIAL AND LEGAL SERVICES AND COUNSELING
• Older adults will continue to have financial and legal needs beyond what they are prepared for.
Stakeholders anticipate a growing need for financial planning and financial counseling services.
o Many older adults do not have a will and/or durable power of attorney in place and may find it
increasingly difficult to navigate financial services.
"Start helping peop/e with how to deal with their legal and financial plans. It is really
interesiing to talk to people in this process who haven't ta/ked about a will and durab/e
power of attorney. Need to have a strong emphasis on planning for the future."
o Stakeholders stress the need to begin financial planning and counseling earlier rather than later.
o Funeral costs can be prohibitive and will continue to increase.
� While stakeholders felt that financial difficulties will increase in general as the Baby Boomers age,
some ethic, racial or other minorities may be even less well financially prepared. Some ethnic or
cultural groups are less likely to plan for the future or make assumptions about what supports will
be available (family,government, church).
• However,financial hardship will not be universal, and some baby boomers will have significant
financial savings that they must manage to their best interest.
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• Many stakeholders expressed concern about financial abuse and fraud of older adults. Many have
witnessed a trend, or know personally someone who was a victim.
o A few stakeholders provided examples of elder abuse within families—linking financial stress of
adult children to elder abuse.
o The change in technology was cited as contributing to older adult vulnerability to fraud.The
prevalence of the Internet creates more opportunities for seniors to be victimized by scams.
"...this specific senior popu/ation is more trusting and less familiar with scammers and
computer schemes that younger people are more aware of."
. One stakeholder associated the increased victimization of older adults by scams with a
disintegration of the moral fiber of our communities. He or she believes that as communities
get bigger and more anonymous, fraud will continue to become a bigger issue.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR INDIV{DUALS AND FAMILIES
• Many stakeholders identified individual and family support for mental health as a top service
priority for older adults and an area where there is a significant shortage of services. Many consider
mental health services to be a growing need and correlated to longer life expectancies and
increased health concerns or chronic conditions.
o Specific mental health services needs identified by stakeholders include:
. Mental health services for all ages and populations
. Education, information, and support of individuals and families facing dementia. Dementia is
one the health concerns most frequently mentioned by stakeholders.
. Services to address post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans
• In addition to more mental health services, stakeholders addressed the need for mental health
outreach, including improving systems and abilities to identify isolated or homebound individuals.
• Mental health services must also be delivered in culturally relevant ways. In some communities,
mental health issues are both common and stigmatized. For example, a stakeholder familiar with
the Ukrainian community explains:
"Mental health issues are of concern in the older adult population. Under the umbrella of
Valley Cities Counseling UCC has started offering mental health services. They have found
many older adults suffer from depression, stress and anxiety. It is important that they are
able to offer these services from people who speak their language and understand the
culture they come from. For instance you would not name their condition as depression
because older adults would relate that to evil spirits. Mental health services are promoted
as emotional support."
• In addition to mental health services for those suffering from mental health,there is a need for
support for caretakers. Most caretakers of older adults are older adults themselves, and need a
specialized system of supports.
OTHER SERVICE NEEQS
• Socialization and connecting older adults to the community is another top service priority
mentioned by stakeholders.
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o One organization recently conducted a survey of older LGTB adults about their service needs,
and socialization was identified as a priority need.
o One service provider shared their strategy for reaching older adults who do not speak English:
"Social isolation is an issue, their biggest concern. Both language barriers and transportation
barriers are contributing factors and can lead to healrh issues. Their approach is to reach out
to individuals and set them up with a volunteer opportunity. Many of the people they serve
have professional backgrounds and often have skills they can contribute to the program."
o Stakeholders shared the following as ideas for the types of activities that would support
socialization:
. Mall walking is good but there is no place like that in Renton to walk indoors
. In good weather older adults can't always use Renton stadium
. Trails are good but restrooms and places to rest are limited
. One provider shared that her clients want to do more trips to support friendships and
socialization, but transportation and other costs make it difficult to provide travel
opportunities.
• Improved services to address the needs of diverse ethnic and linguistic communities in Renton.
o Many stakeholders felt that future service improvements should focus on the needs of Renton's
minority populations and acknowledged different ways that language barriers currently ask as a
barrier to accessing services. Specific language needs identified include Ukrainian, Spanish and
Southeast Asian languages.
o Stakeholders suggest improving awareness of the needs and differences of older adult
communities can be helpful as other organizations work to reduce isolation and increase the
ability of older adults to participate in their community.
• Partnering with culturally specific agencies, non-profits, community groups,volunteer
groups, or schools was suggested as a strategy to address the diverse needs of our older
adult cohorts.
o A focus group of older adults expressed interest in learning more about the new ethnic groups
that are part of the Renton community and stressed the importance of improving their own
ability to communicate with members of the community who speak little English:
"There are trends in greater cultural awareness and language needs in this area and so there
are needs to learn about cultural differences....l came from a background where most of the
people who were 1sr generation but didn't keep their languages so that they could
assimilate. There is a role reversal now;people maintain their native languages and
cultures."
"The ability to communicate goes both ways...we had a young man come in Friday and he
wanted to know if his grandmother could have her income tax done and he said 1 need a
service that speaks Chinese and the young man said no one in his family could interpret."
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• Older adults might have higher fitness levels than older adults from past generations, and want
opportunities to maintain active lives. Opportunities for exercise and fitness were identified as
priority areas for programming.
• Some stakeholders mentioned that there is a need for services to help older adults prepare for
emergencies.
Trends in Older Adult Services
Many of the stakeholders consulted in the Community Engagement process provide services to older
adults in Renton and other King County communities. This section presents themes on trends in older
adult services, strengths in Renton's current system of services, and priorities for future services.
Service Trends
• Seniors have a strong preference for aging in place,which is staying in their home and community
as long as possible. Acknowledging this trend in preferences, stakeholders felt that there will be an
increase in services to support older adults who are aging in place.
o Services to support aging in place both meet the older adults' needs and preferences, and in
some cases offers an economical option compared to very expensive assisted living facilities.
"As more baby boomers enter the older adu/t cohorts there is more need and demand for
services to age in place. There are limited choices for low income older adults to move from
independent living to assisted living. The cost of assisted living is generally prohibitive. In
response to this gap there is a heavy demand on services that assist older adults to age in
place, which in turn can create long wait lists for these services, or tighter restrictions as to
who can access these services."
o One stakeholder warned that the focus on "aging in place" can lead to social isolation for older
adults.The stakeholder believes the next 10—20 years will offer an opportunity for an improved
approach that emphasizes elder friendly communities and universal design.
• Stakeholders expect an increase in tailored and individualized services.
o Advances in medicine are helping us understand how to approach health for individuals, which
is leading to tailored health plans and customized medicine.
"Approaches have changed a lot. We are now tailoring to individual needs rather than to a
larger, meta group. We don't try to apply a cookie cutter approach. Personalized everything
now(personali2ed medicine, person centered options counseling, need care plans tailored to
individualsJ."
o Noting these trends, focus group participants felt that older adults might have higher
expectations of their services in the future and demand more individualization.
Service Priorities
As part of the outreach and engagement process, stakeholders were asked what they felt were the top
service priorities for older adults now and into the future.This section summarizes the themes in current
and future service priorities.
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IMPROVING SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF MiNaRITY POPULATIONS
Improving services to better meet the needs of minority populations, including cultural, linguistic, and
sexual preference minorities was considered important. Stakeholders suggested strategies or service
revisions to better meet the needs of cultural and linguistic minorities.These include:
• Accessible and linguistically appropriate materials in print. One stakeholder warned that poor
translations can be a deterrent for people: "If they can't understand you, they are nor going to join
you."
o In addition to language preferences, plain-speak translation is important. Very intellectual
language, even in a familiar language, can be a barrier.
"Always when we are doing things like this we hear about the people who don't speak English
and 1 always hear rhat people don't know about things so communication in all languages
including English is key."
• Diverse staff in workplaces that serve older adults to help make older adults more comfortable.
Some stakeholders felt that native speakers will be necessary to make older adults comfortable and
to best be able to serve them.
• Partnering with other organizations that have connections to linguistic and ethnic minorities.
"Partner with culturally specific agencies, non-profits, community groups, volunteer groups,
schools, etc. that can help address the diverse needs of our older adult cohorts."
• Improved outreach and engagement strategies for diverse communities. Beyond translating
materials, many stakeholders stressed the need to proactively reach out to diverse communities and
strengthen relationships between services providers and minority communities. Community
outreach events targeting diverse populations and greater inclusion of minorities on boards and
commissions were suggested strategies.
• Improve provider's understanding of the cultural customs, practices,and differences of diverse
communities. In order to meet the needs of Renton's diverse populations, stakeholders suggested a
focus on increasing the City and provider's understanding and knowledge of diverse communities'
needs.
o Be wary of relying on stereotypes as a method of cultural competence.
o At least one stakeholder suggested that cultural competence across all cultural groups would be
impossible: you can never be competent in understanding everyone and their individual
cultures.She suggested that taking a cultural humility approach—such as asking people how
they would like to be communicated with and served—would be a more effective approach.
IMPROVING ACCESS TO SERVICES
In responding to a question about priorities for older adult services, many stakeholders emphasized the
need to improve older adult access to existing services. Many older adults face barriers to accessing
services such as transportation, geography, language, knowledge of the service,or ability to navigate the
system of referrals to access the services. Stakeholders offered suggestions for how to improve older
access use of services including:
• Provide services throughout the City, particularly in areas with a high proportion of low-income
older adults,to help improve access for all older adults.
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o Mobile and satellite service many help reach older adults currently unable to access services:
"Take the services to the seniors."
o Provide older adult recreational programming at locations other than the Renton Senior Activity
Center.
o Expand the time services are available to include weekend options.
o Expand the range of transportation options for older adults and make existing options more
accessible. Stakeholders note the challenge of transportation services not being available on the
weekend and that inclement weather can pose barriers to otherwise helpful options.
o Stakeholders noted that some older adults don't know how to access the services they need, or
even that those services exist.They recommend improving the navigability of the existing services.
o There are a lot of services and service options, but it can be hard to know how to access them.
Older adults aren't educated enough on how to access services. One stakeholder shared this is
much more common among minority populations who may have a mistrust of government.
"Older adults do not know how to use the resources available to them, or how to access
services. Help educating people on what resources are available to them. Help to build trust
since many have mistrust of their former government."
o Stakeholders explained that reliance on phone trees and telephone systems are difficult for
seniors to navigate. One stakeholder recommended incorporating face to face outreach as
much as possible.
"Communication can be very difficult as older adults find the phone system difficult to use.
For example if you call for a service and they get a recorded answer that requires them to
press buttons most of them give up. Oftentimes they will not leave a voicemail message as
they find this concept difficult. Clients would prefer face to face contact."
• Improve partnering and system of referrals to reach homebound or socially isolated individuals.
Some stakeholders feel this should be a priority of the City.
"Try and spend some time focusing on the most vulnerable people in the community—
specifically the home bound and those with limited social networks. Some cities are
incorporating programs like Federal Way Cares and City of SeaTac community liaison to help
refer vulnerable peop/e to services and options counseling. Crisis referral like adult protective
services might be a good place to get referrals. Senior Services Senior Information&
Assistance program gets a lot of calls from gatekeepers in the community but recently lost
the funding to do a large amount of that. That might be something that the city could do."
• Improve access to the Renton Senior Activity Center. Stakeholders that were familiar with the
Senior Activity Center suggested strategies to decrease barriers to accessing services offered there.
These include:
o Expanding the footprint of the senior center to allow for a wider variety of services and
activities.
o Expanding the coffee bar and provide extra space for walkers and wheelchairs.
o Increasing parking.
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• Improve outreach and communications about the services that are available. Stakeholders suggest
better communicating that the City of Renton is a welcoming community and that services are open
to all would help make all people feel comfortable with and trusting of the City of Renton. Improving
comfort and trust will be necessary to reach older adults who are most vulnerable.
• Consulting and collaborating with representatives of the target population can be an effective
strategy for improving outreach approaches and messages. Conducting focus groups, or other
means of targeted outreach, can also improve the City's approach.This may help older adults in the
community feel that they matter and can be involved.
o Word-of-mouth service referrals from trusted community organizations and between
friends/family is one of the most effective outreach strategies.
o Participate in cultural groups existing events, like the Pride Parade,to increase visibility and trust
in those communities.This would be great advertising for the City.
o Improve the diversity of staff to build trust with diverse communities.
o Demonstrate inclusivity in communications materials such as by using diverse individuals in print
and other advertising. One stakeholder suggested communicating"all are welcome," but also
adding "regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity," when communicating about
programs and services.
o Some stakeholders noted that even though the City is committed to service its diverse
communities, individual older adults may not feel as comfortable participating in diverse
programming.
EXPANDING CAPACITY OF EXISTING AND OVER-SUBSCRIBED SERVICES
Throughout conversations about services priorities, stakeholders stressed the need to expand the service
provision in Renton. Stakeholders note that funding limitations prevent existing services from meeting all
those in need and oversubscribed services prevent vulnerable individuals from accessing the services they
need. Many stakeholders had suggestions for how to expand the capacity of services within their existing
budgets.
• Increase and improve Renton's current services by partnering with existing agencies. Stakeholders
noted partnering as a strategy to both improve existing services as well as an opportunity to
improve capacity and service provision. Stakeholders identified the following as specific agencies to
consider partnering with :
• The Alzheimer's Association on programming for caregivers and those with dementia
. Senior Services
. SeaMar
• Neighborhood House
• Gay City to help serve those with health issues in the LGBT community
. Ingersoll Gender Center
. Lifelong AIDS alliance.
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o Consider regional strategies and collaborate with neighboring cities in the planning and
provision of services.This may enable economies of scale and solutions to problems that can be
shared regionally. Stakeholders noted that many persons in need of services flow between
cities.The stakeholder also suggested joint use agreements for developing services and facilities
and looking at the flow of migration between the cities to find opportunities to collaborate.
o Improve communications and collaboration across departments within the City. Once
interviewee is conducting a survey of City services and shared that some cities are advancing by
simply improving internal communications and better leveraging what they are already doing.
The cities who are moving toward more livab/e communities are doing a few things: they are
talking across departments and "silos,"they are doing robust community engagement like
WACAN or Global to Local or Forterra and when they are doing that they are able to really
find out what is going on in the neighborhoods.
o Forge partnerships with private entities.
o One Seattle-based service provider shared that it has been difficult for his organization to find
partners in Renton, or to understand what services are already available. He was not familiar
with RENU, but suggested a coalition a potential approach.
"It would be helpful if there was a coalition, something like the Refugee Forum, so that they
can learn quickly what organizations are currently operating in Renton. In his view, he
doesn't see as much community partners in Renton as he sees in other communities. Perhaps
focusing around different services and working to connect groups across services would
help."
o One stakeholder cautioned about allowing other organizations to access to the people is current
servicing. In some cases, organizations may see it more of a marketing opportunity as opposed
to a service opportunity.
BROADENING LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
When asked what kinds of services they would like to see more of, most older adults engaged in this
process said more opportunities for classes and opportunities to learn. For example, a "draw what you
see" class; driver's training class; brain training activities and games; health, wellness, and nutrition
classes; fitness programs; memoir-writing; lifelong learning programs;, and outdoor trips were all
mentioned as desirable topics.
DEVELOPING SUPPORTS FOR ENGAGEMENT IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY
Many older, active community members are interested in giving back to their community. Stakeholders
identified Services and supports that expand opportunities for older adults to be engaged in the broader
community as a priority.
• Many stakeholders emphasized the broad knowledge based and skills possessed by older adults in
Renton. Developing opportunities for older adults to service as volunteers or connect with other
organization can bring many community benefits.
• The transition from full time employment to retirement can be difficult for individuals; opportunities
to engage in a productive manner would be helpful.
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• A stakeholder suggested focusing on creating a more older adult-friendly community. This would
include partnering with a wide variety of service agencies, partnerships with schools to develop
intergenerational relationships,creating a walkable community, alternative forms of transportation,
and the use of universal design.
Strengths of Renton's Current Services
• The Renton Senior Activity Center is a significant asset to the Renton community.
o Programming at the Center is highly valued, especially its recreation offerings, educational
speakers, nutrition program, and associated meals on wheels program that the City helps to
fund.
o Stakeholders consider Center's location on the river is very inviting.
o Stakeholders said that the Center is a "hub" for older adults and a community gathering place.
They feel this is also evidenced by the fact that the Center has a strong membership and a core
of dedicated older adult volunteers.They also felt that providing volunteer opportunities was a
core strength of the Center.
• In general, stakeholders feel that Renton is a community of caring people. Many stakeholders
commented that City of Renton staff and leadership are compassionate and care about serving
older adults in Renton
o The City and its leadership are responsive to community members' suggestions. Stakeholders
described the Mayor and City staff as good listeners.
o Stakeholders value the spirit of giving in the Renton community. Other words used to describe
the community were "generous" and "not pretentious"
• Renton has a robust parks system, which includes more parks per capita than any other City in
Washington.
o The downtown Renton piazza and Renton's many walking trails are assets.
• Stakeholders feel that Renton is a comparatively affordable place to live.
o Renton is considered to be more affordable than Seattle. Stakeholders mentioned that there is
some quality affordable housing available,too.
• Renton has a great religious community, which is considered a social service asset and community
net for many older adults.
• Renton is fortunate to have a strong and vital Community Foundation, something many other
cities do not have.
• Other strengths that stakeholders mentioned:
o Renton Technical College and its provision of continuing education
o City furnished lock boxes to help prevent emergency services having to break down doors in an
emergency.
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