Rural "smart senior towns" care for older residents while making space for new leaders and ideas

By Charity Nebbe,

Samantha McIntosh

Published May 23, 2023 at 7:00 AM CDT

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For some towns in rural Iowa, it's possible to shrink and yet still thrive.

On this episode of Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe talks with David Peters of Iowa State University who has been seeking to define "smart senior towns" and understand the factors that make some small towns support aging in place better than others.

She also talks with leaders of two of the cities studied in this research.

Guests:

David Peters, professor of sociology, rural sociologist, ISU Extension and Outreach
Bruce Perry, Sac City council member
Crysti Neuman, Bancroft City Director

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Charity Nebbe

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa

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Samantha McIntosh

Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio. Prior to IPR, Samantha worked as a reporter for radio stations in southeast and west central Iowa under M&H Broadcasting, and before that she was a weekend music host for GO 96.3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Rural "smart senior towns" care for older residents while making space for new leaders and ideas

For some towns in rural Iowa, it's possible to shrink and yet still thrive.

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