Anthropology and Aging in Place: Services that Help People Thrive
This session presents a summary of the most impactful services that allow seniors to age in place successfully and with dignity. Currently funders are trending toward favoring lower-touch services that provide economy of scale and slick marketing but do not provide the same excellent outcomes for older adults. This session will dig into the data behind helping people thrive and the importance of advocating and public education for these life-saving services.
Whitney Lingle
Executive Director
Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery County (Montco SAAC)
Whitney Lingle is a cultural anthropologist with over 20 years of experience in food access and health equity. She is currently researching the role senior centers and HCBS (home and community based services) play in quality of life and ability to age in place in contrast to lower-touch services. Originally from the midwest, Whitney is currently the executive director of a nonprofit called Montco SAAC comprised of 2 senior centers, the county's largest Meals on Wheels program, and an intergenerational art center in the suburbs of Philadelphia. She has lead multiple transformations in increasing organizational equity throughout the region. She lives in Philadelphia with her partner and 2 perfect dogs.
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