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LIVABILITY INDIAN RIVER REPORT OF SURVEY RESULTS I. INTRODUCTION In June 2019, the Indian River County Commission voted to apply for membership in the Age - Friendly Network and designated the Senior Collaborative of Indian River County (SCIRC) as lead agency for Livable Indian River. When AARP Florida accepted the County's membership to the network, a group of advocates and SCIRC member representatives came together as a core team to begin work, which included getting input from residents. As a newly designated member of the AARP Livable Community, the purpose of the survey was to assess the age -friendliness of Indian River County, based on input from residents, especially adults over 60. While most funding for the survey — electronic setup and distribution — came from the operating budget of the Senior Collaborative of Indian River County, AARP Florida contributed $700 to print the surveys. II. METHODOLOGY Senior Collaborative Members provided links to the survey, allowing older adults who were computer savvy to complete the assessment. The survey was given to older adults who received meals on wheels. Collection centers were placed at the libraries and community organizations. Other sites selected were based on our belief adults over age 50 visited these sites. When Covid lockdown occurred, we were fortunate to be offered the opportunity to have the survey distributed to clients during the waiting period after receiving their shots at Covid Vaccine sites. The Executive Director of Treasure Coast Community Health, her staff and volunteers secured more than 1300 surveys at sites or by giving them the link to the electronic survey. A. The Questions Survey questions were developed around the guidelines provided by AARP Livability projects in other regions and reviewed by members of the Indian River Core Team. Topics included: Housing; Outdoor Spaces and Buildings; Transportation and Streets; Health and Wellness; Social Participation, Inclusion and Educational Opportunities. A total of 96 questions, plus demographics, solicited information regarding the availability of public services and infrastructure and the extent to which these are being used. An additional series of questions solicited respondent demographic information. Each section ended with an open-ended question soliciting additional opinions about deficiencies related to that topic. Not everyone answered all questions but, of those who started the survey, about 97% completed it. A copy of the questionnaire is provided in Appendix A. It was available in English and Spanish. Livable Indian River Survey Data Report 681