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_Making Suffolk County and Brookhaven Great Places to Live: The 2014 Livable Communities Surveys of AARP Members Age 50+ in Suffolk County and Brookhaven, New York_ explores members’

opinions about “aging in place” in their community.   Two separate mail surveys find that AARP members:      * believe it is important to have outdoor spaces and buildings in their community

that allow access for people of different physical abilities * mostly drive themselves to get around their community, and many believe it is important to have well-designed, safe streets

that support all users * want to stay healthy and therefore believe having good community health care facilities, services and providers is important * want to have social activities and

volunteer opportunities within their community * want to work for as long as possible and believe it is important to have community supports that will enable them to do so SUBSCRIBE: SIGN UP

FOR THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES NEWSLETTER _ _ _The AARP New York state office commissioned a mail survey on livable communities of 499 AARP members age 50+ living in Suffolk County, New York.

The sample was drawn from AARP’s membership database. The survey was fielded from May 2 through June 6, 2014. The sample was weighted by age and gender to reflect the actual distribution of

AARP members age 50+ in Suffolk County, and the weighted number of responses is 460._ _ _ _The AARP New York State Office also commissioned a mail survey on livable communities of 272 AARP

members age 50+ living in Brookhaven, New York. The sample was also drawn from AARP’s membership database. The survey was fielded from May 2 through June 6, 2014. The sample was weighted by

age and gender to reflect the actual distribution of AARP members age 50+ in Brookhaven, and the weighted number of responses is 255._ _For more information, contact Joanne Binette at

[email protected]._ FEATURED SLIDESHOWS THE 8 DOMAINS OF LIVABILITY The availability and quality of these key community features greatly impact the well-being of older adults LIVABLE

COMMUNITIES: A SHOW AND TELL Walkability, places to gather, make a city or town a livable place for being 50-plus — or any age