As a part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 and FY 2023-2025 City Work Program, the City of Cupertino worked on assessing the needs of older adults in the Cupertino Community. The CASOA^TM (Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults) was conducted and reported by Polco, formerly the National Research Center (NRC).

To better provide context to the survey data, resident responses for the city were compared to Polco’s national benchmark database or older adult opinion. Of the 52 assessments of community livability that were compared to the benchmark database, 45 were similar, 5 above, and 2 below the benchmark comparisons.

The areas in which the city ratings were lower than benchmark comparisons were:

· Cost of living in your community

· Availability of affordable quality housing

The areas in which the city rating was higher than benchmark comparisons were:

· Overall economic health of your community

· Overall opportunities for education, culture, and the arts

· Opportunities to build work skills

· Availability of accessible housing (e.g., homes with a no step entry, single floor living, wide hallways and       doorways)

· Opportunities to enroll in skill-building or personal enrichment classes

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