,Carrie L. Graham, Andrew E. Scharlach, Roscoe Nicholson, and Catherine O’Brien, 2016 National Survey of US Villages University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services & Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging, 2017. but some charge no dues. They provide such services as transportation, grocery delivery, light home repairs, and dog walking, as well as organizing social activities.Village to Village Network, "Frequently Asked Questions"; accessed 2013.05.18. They typically pool the resources of a community in providing services. Most Villages do not provide medical services or involved home maintenance, but provide referrals to those who do.Niharika Mandhana, Growing Older in an Urban Village, The New York Times, August 15, 2011. accessed 2013.05.18. Village staff and volunteers might select and screen these outside providers, and can help coordinate members' appointments with them.Robin Evans, Senior villages that help elderly stay at home come to West Coast, San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 12, 2007; accessed 2013.05.17. Providers so identified may offer their services to Village members at reduced rates.Caitlin McGlade, For elderly at home, it takes a 'village', The Columbus Dispatch, August 30, 2010; accessed 2013.05.20.
