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Santa Fe County, UNM launch senior needs survey; commissioners press inclusions for caregiving and accessibility
Summary
County and the University of New Mexico launched a countywide senior needs survey to guide 10-year planning for services; presenters described survey design and outreach and commissioners flagged questions on subpopulations, grandparents raising grandchildren, and survey accessibility for older seniors.
Santa Fe County staff and researchers from the University of New Mexico's Center for Applied Research and Analysis presented a new senior needs survey to the county commission April 8, describing how results will inform county planning for the next decade.
"The purpose of this study is to understand the needs of seniors in Santa Fe County, so that we can inform planning efforts for the next 10 years," said Dr. Aaron Leningham, who described the survey design and analytic approach. The county said the survey was available in English and Spanish and would be distributed online, by QR code and in paper form at…
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