Senior Center Facts

Recognized as the focus of the community by the American Elderly Act (OAA), this center has become one of the most widely used services among older Americans. Today nearly 10,000 elderly centers serve more than 1 million elderly people every day.

Participants at the elderly center have higher levels of health, social interactions, and satisfaction with life, and lower income levels than colleagues

75% of the participants are visiting the center one to three times a week. It takes an average of 3 hours in one visit.

Center of Excellence is the entrance to the network of elderly people. By linking the elderly to important community services, we will be able to live a healthy, independent life

More than 60% of centers are designated as subjects of old-age allowance services - allows seniors to access multiple services in one place

In order to maintain operation, the senior center must use resources from various sources. This includes Federal, State, Local Government, Special Events, Public and Private Grants, Projects, Gifts, Participant Donations, In-Gift Donations, and Other Donations. Most centers rely on 3 to 8 different funding sources

The elderly participating in the higher research center learned how to manage and delay the onset of sexually transmitted diseases and to measure measurable improvements in physical, social, spiritual, emotional, psychological, and economic well-being The research shows that you can experience.

Today's Center for Excellence reforms itself to satisfy the needs and desires of old baby-boomer generation. The baby-boomer generation currently occupies more than two - thirds of the population of 50 people or more. The center is developing new programs and opportunities for this energetic elderly

NISC supports a network of experts in aged centers of over 3,000 nationwide, with the aim of actively participating in the community, engaging in and supporting the elderly to become independent. NISC sets standards for the future of the center by promoting state-of-the-art research, promising operations, professional development, and advocacy. NISC also offers the only national certification center in the country. This certification officially acknowledges that the Advanced Center meets the business standards of nine national high-level centers. More than 250 senior centers have been certified to date

In the case of centers interested in national accreditation, project evaluation is one of the National Certification Criteria Committee for the Elderly Center. A copy of the certification criteria developed by the National Aging Council (NISC) unit can be found at www.ncoa.org/content.cfm?sectionID=131&detail=1691. Run self-assessment using toolkit Where do you start? A lot of work has already been done for you. The kit includes successfully tested tools, measurable results and investigations. It will guide you through basic steps of evaluating your program and activities using these tools. 1. Use an empty sample work plan to create your own work plan and schedule.

Alan Makovsky is a senior fellow at National Security International Policy Center. From 2001 to 2013, he served as a senior expert on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, responsible for Middle East, Turkey and other related matters. Thanks to the Istanbul Policy Center the American Center for Advancement - Savanju University - Stiftung Mercator initiative continues to support the relationship with Turkey, Europe and the world and the project by Heinrich Böll Foundation North America and Heinrich Böllstiftung EU. The center also expressed appreciation to the Tokyo Metropolitan Strategic and Social Research Center as a result of the referendum. The authors thank Meghan Miller, Steve Bonitatibus, Shanée Simhoni, Erin Whalen and Chester Hawkins for the excellent editorial and artistic help of this report.