Connect with Older Adults for Your Research Needs
Discover the Insights You Need
The Age-Friendly Institute offers a cutting-edge research platform tailored to organizations seeking to develop insights on the older adult market. Our platform offers access to a panel of 1+ million older adults, ensuring your products and services truly meet older adults' unique needs and preferences.
Why Choose The Age-Friendly Institute for your research needs?
- Targeted Access: Direct access to older adults who are ready to share their insights and experiences.
- Custom Solutions: Tailored research products that cater specifically to your research needs.
- Expert Facilitation: Professional support in designing, conducting, and analyzing research.
Our Research Solutions
Our platform offers three primary research products, designed to provide you with comprehensive and actionable insights:
Survey
- Custom Panels: Create custom panels of older adults based on your specific criteria and demographics.
- Survey Design: Design bespoke survey questions tailored to your research goals.
- Response Analysis: Analyze responses with advanced tools to gain deep insights and actionable data
Interview
- Source Interviews: Identify and connect with older adults for one-on-one interviews to gather detailed feedback.
- Facilitation: We can facilitate interviews, ensuring you get the most valuable insights and data.
- Needs Understanding: Understand the specific needs and preferences of older adults to refine your offerings.
Focus Group
- Panel Organization: Organize focus groups with selected panels of older adults.
- Feedback Collection: Collect detailed feedback on your products or services.
- Product Testing: Test your products or services in a controlled environment to gather direct user input.
Case Studies
National Life Insurance Company (Older Adult Consumer Sentiment): A large national life insurance firm works with Age-Friendly Institute researchers and analysts for an ongoing series of Sentiment Surveys about older adults and their perceptions about retirement and related lifestyle topics. The independent research is compliance-approved for distribution by financial advisors to customers and prospects [see sample survey].
SOMPO Digital Lab (Medical Device Proof of Concept Research): Japanese insurer SOMPO was conducting a proof-of-concept for a medical machine learning platform designed to detect neuromotor and neurocognitive disease, track disease progression, and measure the impact of therapy based on mechanical and touchscreen usage of personal devices. Age-Friendly Institute analysts worked with the device and platform provider to prepare criteria for recruiting cohort participants, then recruited and served as the point of contact for all participants.
Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania (Longevity and Health): The Wharton School Pension Research Council asked The Age-Friendly Institute to conduct research and author a chapter for the Council's book entitled "Managing Longevity Risk: New Roles for Public/Private Engagement". Tim Driver and Amanda Henshon's published work links working longer to improved health and longevity. Surveys were sent to several hundred thousand older adults nationwide in the Age-Friendly Institute's panel, with 1,438 respondents.
Get Started
To submit a research request, please complete the form by providing detailed information about your research topic, objectives, and any specific questions or resources you need.