Aging Dashboard

Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) is a cross-sector initiative to ensure that residents of Olmsted County have what they need to live with autonomy and dignity in all life’s stages. When Olmsted County became a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities in early 2020, it officially joined a global movement, with roots in the World Health Organization, to help cities and communities respond to an aging population and prepare for a permanently older society.

Confirmed: 125 Live (aka Rochester Senior Center) ; AARP Rochester, MN ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; County of Olmsted, MN ; Elder Network ; Family Service Rochester ; In the City for Good Steering Committee ; OpenBeam ; Rochester Community & Technical College ; Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on Aging ; United Way of Southeast Minnesota ; University of Minnesota Rochester

Potential: Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC)

Action Plan

2021-07-01 Report Presentation 

America's City for Health ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Community Health Assessment Process ; In City for Good (In the Shadow of Growth) ; Intercultural Center, Rochester (Creating a 21st Century Community Space)

August 2024 Report : Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) activities implementing the Age

Friendly Olmsted County 2022-2025 Action Plan since our annual report in February 2024.

1. July 2023 Updates; 2. Feb. 2023 Updates; 3. April 2022 AFOC Action Plan Draft

9/10/2021 message from Dave Beal, August 2021 kickoff and inventory meeting

(1) 2021-06-27 Status Community Report;  (2) 2020-01-15:Olmsted County joined the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities.

How well is Rochester meeting your needs as you age? A survey.

A continuing project to realize this purpose: “We are a cross-sector Alliance of organizations and individuals who seek to preserve and increase the supply of affordable housing that meets community needs and priorities in the Rochester area, through shared information, coordination, and collaboration.”

Confirmed: AARP Rochester, MN ; Center City Housing (Silver Creek Corners) ; City of Rochester, MN ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Community Development Department (Formerly Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department) ; County of Olmsted, MN ; DMC EDA ; Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMH) ; Homes for All ; Olmsted County Community Services ; Olmsted County HRA ; OpenBeam ; Rochester Area Foundation ; Three Rivers Community Action

Potential:

Strategies:

Greater Minnesota Housing Funds (GMHF) Facilitating "Housing Action Plan"

Coordinated with all local planning efforts

Establish housing production goals

Identify financing tools, policy tools, best practices

Consult with State, Federal & Local Government & Foundations

Plan for increased local development capacity

Innovative policies, strategies & Public/Private Partnerships

2021 Report

Indicators:

Homeless rates reduction and demographics profile improvement

Reduced area Annual Rental Production Trend (2006-2012) and Annual Needs Projections (2014 - 2020) Gaps

1. Rental affordability improvements from current statistics of 58.2% of area renters cannot

afford the average market rent of $957 / Month. Majority of renters are rent burdened.

2. Improved affordable workforce rental general occupancy from 1.2% to xx% and affordable

senior rental housing from 0.8% to yy%.

501 on First Development ; Affordable or Mixed Income Housing Units Above Parking Ramp #6 ; Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan ; Bryk Apartments ; Century Heights (CH) ; City of Rochester Home Ownership Creation Program ; Empowerment Center/Gage East Apartments ; Homes for our Neighbors ; Jeremiah Program (Campus for Single Mothers and their Children) ; Mayowood Apartments (MA) ; Planning To Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan (P2S) ; SE Mn Together: A regional community growth initiative ; South-of-Downtown Waterfront Small Area Plan

July 2025 Reports

May 2025 Reporting on 2024 Investments:

$8,491,000 supporting 11 projects totaling over $77M

5 Year Housing Demand vs Supply (Production)

Rochester, Olmsted County, and Township Production 

Avg Demand vs Avg Production Shortfall

2023 Olmsted County Housing Profile

State of MN Profile and Findings

Get paid while helping others achieve their homeownership goals!

Referencing BIPOC Homeownership Co-design Report

1. Housing Coalition Report: 2023 Legislative Housing Policy & Funding Update.

2. Future Starts at Home: Constitution Amendment For Housing

The Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Pilot Program supports and encourages property owners in the city of Rochester to develop ADUs on their properties.

Housing Alliance Coalition BIPOC Homeownership Co-designing Co-designing report

(A) Aug 2022 status: Request for Proposals for Senior Housing Development;  (B) Dec, 2021 status: (1) Senior Housing Community Co-Design Project Report;  (2) Project Background: Describing Senior Housing Project and Recruiting Co-Designing Team Members

 Olmsted County and the City of Rochester commit to federal housing solutions effort, House America

Mayo Clinic announced an additional $5 Million contribution to affordable housing bridge. 

The Community Health Assessment Process is about improving the health and well-being of residents in Olmsted County. Every three years the community conducts a health needs assessment to determine Olmsted County’s leading health priorities; formulate a plan to address the needs; and publish an annual progress report. Olmsted County Public Health Services, Mayo Clinic, and Olmsted Medical Center engage with diverse partners across our community to lead this process.

Confirmed: Community Health Services ; County of Olmsted, MN ; Diversity Council ; Mayo Clinic ; Olmsted County Public Health Services ; Olmsted Medical Center ; OpenBeam ; Rochester Area Foundation ; United Way of Southeast Minnesota ; Zumbro Valley Health Center

Potential: Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC) ; PossAbilities ; Rochester-area Chamber of Commerce ; Southeastern Minnesota Disaster Health Coalition

Work with partners: 

• Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
• Promote quality of life, healthy development and healthy behaviors across all life stages

Obesity:

1. Promote a culture of health eating
2. Promote a culture of physical activity

Diabetes

1. Promote and increase diabetes screening throughout the community
2. Improve collaboration to expand health education and awareness

Mental Health

1. Develop a framework to improve mental health for all populations
2. Engage existing collaboratives to enhance and connect current and future strategies

Vaccine Preventable Disease

1. Increase immunization rates
2. Expand health education and awareness

Financial Stress/Homelessness

1. Increase the availability of affordable housing
2. Ensure people have access to safety net programs
3. Increase the proportion of living wage jobs

All community Members:

Have high-quality, longer lives--free of preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death.           

2019 Work Products Include: 

Obesity:

Financial Stress and Homelessness

By December 31, 2020, decrease the percentage of Olmsted County adults reporting living in financial stress from 26.0% to 20.0%

Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan ; America's City for Health ; COVID-19 Impact Study Olmsted County, MN ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Community Dashboard ; Families Matter Mental Health Collaboration ; Health Equity: Community Health Collaboration Portal ; Healthy Living Rochester ; Joint Studies on tackling Racism as a Public Health Issue ; Pathways Toward Prosperity and Well-Being Program ; Rochester Y Community Health Living Index Assessment (CHLI) ; Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan ; Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index

Press Release: Residents invited to share input on Olmsted County’s health needs 

Strengthen collaborations to reduce and prevent substance use in communities. Drug-Free Communities Support Program: NEW (Year 1)

A Collaborative Community Effort Led by: Olmsted County Public Health Services, Olmsted Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic

Report contains info: 

1. Demographics 2. Population by age 3. Diversity 4. Foreign-born population 5. Languages and ancestry 6. Educational trends 7. Household income 8. Poverty status 9. Health factors 10. Housing and living 11. Labor force 12. Unemployment rate 13. Election trends 14. Community safety 15. Environmental factors 16. Highlights 17. References

Introducing Credible Mind to support CHNA collaboration. 

Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Clinical-Community Linkages to Address Unmet Social Needs and Adverse Social Determinants of Health to Advance Health Equity among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities (R01)

2021 - 2023 CHIP Priorities and Status; 2024 - 2026 CHIP Priorities

Documents include Process Improvements; Planning Process, Memberships

Residents can help Olmsted County identify top community health issues.

Status reports: September 2021, March 2021 from CHAP quarterly meetings