Age-friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Related Events
References
Beam Tracker of Age Friendly Olmsted County Project
A sample of aging-related events as follows
| Start Date | Title | Description | Tags | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 01:00 PM | Music Therapy and Cognitive Vitality: The Role of Music in Brain Health | Music plays a crucial and unique role in supporting cognitive function, memory retention, emotional regulation, and social connection that are key areas often affected in cognitive decline. Research shows that rhythm, melody, and singing activate widespread neural networks, enhance neuroplasticity, and stimulate brain regions involved in speech, movement, and executive function. | ('lotus', 'America City for Health', 'mental health', 'aging') | externalEvent |
| Sep 30, 2025 07:00 PM | Aging Gracefully | The pros and cos of staying put or relocation - Discussion led by Jim Miner | ('aging', 'housing') | externalEvent |
| May 28, 2025 09:00 AM | AARP Minnesota, Better Business Bureau hosting 'Scam Jam' in Rochester | ROCHESTER — To help educate Rochester community members on financial fraud, the AARP Minnesota and the Better Business Bureau will host a “Scam Jam” on Wednesday, May 28 | ('aging', 'public safety') | aging |
| May 13, 2024 10:00 AM | Housing Alernatives for Seniors | 10am-12pm, Tuesday, May 14 Join Jim to learn about the housing alternatives for seniors within our community. He will discuss condos, townhome, cooperative, independent living, assisted living and more. Presenter: Jim Miner Free social members | $10 fitness members | $20 nonmembers. Register by May 13, 2024. | ('aging', 'housing') | Housing |
| Feb 08, 2024 06:30 PM | Age Friendly Olmsted County Annual Update | Attendees will learn about AFOC 2024 plans for continuing the efforts of the last year and new initiatives related to age friendly businesses and universities. | ('aging', 'Housing') | aging |
| Sep 09, 2023 10:00 AM | FSR: Rochester's First Walk Audit! | A Walk Audit is a fun, interactive way to assess the pedestrian experience in our neighborhoods. While walking together, we identify potential improvements to sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting, traffic flow, and assess the pedestrian friendliness and walkability of the neighborhood. | ('aging', 'Civic Equity') | externalEvent |
| Sep 06, 2023 03:30 PM | FSR: DEED - Digital Opportunity Plan Public Comments | Age-Friendly Olmsted County -- DEED Digital Opportunity Plan Review | ('aging', 'Civic Equity', 'tech', 'key') | external |
| Sep 14, 2022 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance September 2022 Meeting | Topics include: Accessibility; Community Updates; Shelter Workgroup; Upcoming events announcement | ('aging', 'Housing', 'public sector work product', 'key') | HousingAlliance |
| Aug 17, 2022 02:30 PM | August 17 2022 Age-Friendly Planning | At this meeting, we will begin the planning by creating a community asset inventory that we will use as an important element of determining priorities for action. Here is how the inventory is described in the AARP Livability literature: | ('aging', 'diversity', 'key', 'community') | aging |
| Aug 10, 2022 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance August 2022 Meeting | Local Market Expert Analysis ● Real Estate Market Analysis ● Building Analysis Community Updates ● Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ● UDC Approval Process ● Seneca Proposal ● County Land Use Plan | ('aging', 'Housing', 'public sector work product') | HousingAlliance |
| Aug 03, 2022 02:30 PM | August 3 2022 Age-Friendly Planning | At this meeting, we will begin the planning by creating a community asset inventory that we will use as an important element of determining priorities for action. Here is how the inventory is described in the AARP Livability literature: | ('aging',) | aging |
| May 12, 2022 09:00 AM | DMC May 2022 Rochester Housing Summit | Topics: Housing needs; Financial tools; Innovative housing models; housing developers relationships | ('aging', 'Housing', 'dmc') | HousingAlliance |
| Apr 26, 2022 02:30 PM | April 2022 Age-Friendly Planning | Attached is a draft of the 3 action items proposed for the 2022-2025 action plan. There are 8 goals across the three items: | ('aging',) | aging |
| Mar 15, 2022 02:30 PM | March 2022 Age-Friendly Planning | Mission Statement: Our mission is to meet the needs and harness the strengths of all older adults with the goal of building communities that enhance the overall well-being of older adults who live in Olmsted County; CMRC Intro | ('aging',) | aging |
| Feb 15, 2022 02:30 PM | ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU) INFORMATION FORUM | Age-Friendly Olmsted County presents an information forum on ADUs and the current draft of Rochester’s Unified Development Code (UDC) as related to ADUs. | ('aging', 'Housing') | Housing |
| Feb 01, 2022 02:30 PM | February 2022 Age-Friendly Planning | At present, we have three working groups. Participation in these groups remain open. If you would like to join a group(s), please contact the conveners listed below. | ('aging',) | aging |
| Jan 04, 2022 02:30 PM | January 2022 Age-Friendly Planning | Senior Housing Community Co-design Project Report | ('aging',) | aging |
| Nov 09, 2021 02:30 PM | Age-Friendly Planning November 9 | Global AARP Aging Readiness & Competitiveness Report | ('aging',) | aging |
| Oct 26, 2021 02:30 PM | October Age Friendly Meeting | We will discuss establishing Housing as a 2022-2025 planning priority for AFOC attention and action. Senior housing, Aging-in-place. | ('aging',) | aging |
| Aug 17, 2021 02:30 PM | Age-Friendly Community: Livable Community Inventory | At this meeting, we will begin the planning by creating a community asset inventory that we will use as an important element of determining priorities for action. Here is how the inventory is described in the AARP Livability literature: | ('aging',) | externalEvent |
