Inside Plano #69: Serving Plano’s Senior Adults

“Senior adults” are not who you might think they are based on previous generations. Adults over 50 are working longer, maintaining busy lifestyles and are active in the community. Plano is here to meet their needs! Marny Tackett joins the podcast to talk about how Plano works to meet the needs of our senior adult community.

00:00 Tease
00:18 Intro/Chit-chat/Talk about Seniors
00:41 Intro Marney Tackett, Recreational Services Superintendent
01:49 What don’t we know about Marney
02:38 What are the responsibilities of Recreational Services Superintendent
04:04 What does the Senior Advisory Board do, What does the Liaison do
06:19 What were the takeaways of the survey
07:32 How does Parks & Recreation use the survey to develop programs for seniors
08:18 Is Parks & Recreation the only department that caters to the needs of seniors
09:26 What is special about the Sam Johnson Recreation Center
11:09 Sam Johnson Recreation Center provides a place for friendship
11:41 What are the requirements to join and use the Sam Johnson Recreation Center
12:28 What other services are available at the Sam Johnson Recreation Center
13:36 How can older adults stay informed about senior programs and services
14:44 What else do you want seniors to know
15:20 The reality of senior issues
16:20 Outro part 1 – links and show notes
16:35 Outro part 2 – send us emails


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