Seven in ten (70 percent) have lived in their community for more than 20 years.
Community and Health Services narrowly outranked Employment for second and third order ranking respectively.
In addition to identifying important community features, community needs were assessed through gap analysis.
A “need” can be defined as a gap between what is and what should be.
These questions were then paired together to identify community needs or gaps.
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Most older adults are not aware of them.
