Housing Decisions For The Elderly

Author : Leon A Pastalan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135907412
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Housing Decisions for the Elderly written by Leon A Pastalan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1995-09-25 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because many elderly wish to age in place, they typically give little thought to the future of their housing options. Housing Decisions for the Elderly articulates the relevant issues regarding the diversity and complexity of housing decisions in terms of moving or not moving. To move or not to move is really part of the aging-in-place debate. In this guidebook, the authors deal with such issues as changes in economic income and stances; changes in household composition and health; and the psychosocial and metaphysical significance of “house.” This treatment of housing decisions regarding aging in place serves to assist professionals and laypersons to help the elderly make more informed choices and to plan better for the future. Housing Decisions for the Elderly reminds those who work with elderly persons--community organization workers; housing counselors and specialists; home health care agencies; and gerontologists--that the proportion of persons living in family settings decreases with age, so that the older the person, the more likely he or she will be living above or with nonrelatives in institutional or quasi-institutional settings. While changes in household composition typically occur at one or more points in the aging process such as death of spouse, incapacitating illness or loss of income, other housing issues to consider are addressed: why socioeconomic determinants of housing decisions of elderly homeowners focuses primarily on housing characteristics (owning vs. renting), length of housing tenure, age, and support from relatives how elderly housing assistance programs affect housing tenure deals with age as the single most important factor factors that influence pre-retiree’s propensity to move at retirement access to health care, freedom from house maintenance, and supportive services as the main determinants of moving to a continuing care retirement community

Author : M. Leamy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230005934
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Housing Decisions in Later Life written by M. Leamy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-10-22 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the processes by which older people make housing decisions and the impact such decisions have on the construction of their lives. Evidence is included from a major three-year research study, where older people told stories of their lives. The authors argue that housing decisions are not necessarily the result of rational, analytical and objective thinking. The contribution of other ways of decision-making is often hidden, as when people think intuitively, act impulsively, or for essentially emotional reasons.

Author : Leon A. Pastalan
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560247135
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Housing Decisions for the Elderly written by Leon A. Pastalan and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The variety of living arrangements for the elderly are extensive and Housing Decisions for the Elderly makes professionals more aware of the diversity and complexity of motives and choices. Much of the existing research focuses only on mobility issues, but this book suggests a number of other factors which significantly affect decisions of elderly persons on whether or not to move. In a broad overview of many issues, Housing Decisions for the Elderly provides new research on concerns of the elderly and their families on where to live out their later years.

Author : Philip McCallion
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317824717
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Housing for the Elderly written by Philip McCallion and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out how housing options for the elderly are changing—and not always for the better To maintain or improve their quality of life, many seniors in the United States will move to new locations and into new types of housing. Housing for the Elderly addresses the key aspects of the transitions they’ll face, examines how housing programs can help, and looks at the role social workers can play to ensure they remain healthy, happy, and productive as they age. Housing for the Elderly provides the tools to build a comprehensive understanding of how housing is changing to support the growing number of elderly persons in the United States. This unique resource examines a full range of housing options, including assisted-living communities, elder friendly communities, and homelessness; looks at the effects of the Olmstead Decision of 1999, which requires states to place persons with disabilities in community settings rather than in institutions; and summarizes current research on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs). The book also presents a historical perspective of housing issues for the elderly, with a special focus on the discrimination of African-Americans. Topics in Housing for the Elderly include: creating elder friendly communities homelessness among the elderly in Toronto housing disparities for older Puerto Ricans in the United States grandparent caregiver housing programs how the Olmstead Decision affects the elderly, social workers, and health care providers New York State’s experience with NORCs relocation concerns of people living in NORCs the integration of services for the elderly into housing settings-particularly low-income housing moving from a nursing home to an assisted-living facility assisted-living and Medicaid and much more! Housing for the Elderly is an essential resource for social work practitioners, administrators, researchers, and academics who deal with the elderly.

Author : Peter G. VanderHart
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780815318903
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Housing Decisions of Elderly Homeowners written by Peter G. VanderHart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1995 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving to a larger or smaller house, becoming a renter, moving to dependent arrangements, and acquiring additional mortgage debts are among the choices facing elderly Americans who own their own homes. Three data sets are analyzed to provide a mathematical profile of the relative importance of various financial and demographic factors in the decision. Finds that marital, retirement, and disability status are more important than home equity, financial assets and income; and suggests that public policies meant to help the population probably have no significant effect. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Leon A Pastalan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135416788
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Housing Choices and Well-Being of Older Adults written by Leon A Pastalan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make housing for the elderly comfortable, efficient, and appropriate to their special needs! Today people are living longer lives than ever before, and elderly people need to live in settings that reflect their individual capabilities. They need safe and appropriate homes, appliances, and furnishings that they will not lose the ability to use and enjoy in the years of decline. Housing Choices and Well-Being of Older Adults: Proper Fit addresses the challenge of matching the attributes of residential settings for older adults with the competence of the people who live in them. This book views housing for the elderly as a special case in terms of the person-environment paradigm. It highlights the recurring themes that give housing for the elderly a measure of order and predictability. Care providers, consultants for retirement communities, researchers in the fields of aging and environment or gerontology, university libraries, and members of housing associations for the elderly will benefit from the timely and vital information in this book. Easy-to-understand charts and tables make the information even more accessible. Housing Choices and Well-Being of Older Adults discusses: the state of theory development in environmental gerontology housing needs of the elderly quality issues in this type of setting design and development issues kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom applications for elderly people in various states of health home safety issues and much more! and the issues surrounding continued aging and its implications for: supportive environmental, health, and psychosocial services the economic and financial concerns of aging adults housing management and community issues Use what you'll find in Housing Choices and Well-being of Older Adults to ensure that the elderly people in your life are comfortable in an environment that is safe and appropriate.

Author : J. Anthony Burke
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491705841
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Will I Live Now? written by J. Anthony Burke and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells you a great deal about how to evaluate and select housing accommodations for the aging seniors in your life or loved ones in deteriorating health and reveals information that administrators at assisted living facilities, home health agencies and CCRCs, for example, may not tell you unless you ask. It explores many housing options that boomers and seniors need to consider when making housing decisions at a critical time in their lives.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241565047
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Report on Ageing and Health written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The WHO World report on ageing and health is not for the book shelf it is a living breathing testament to all older people who have fought for their voice to be heard at all levels of government across disciplines and sectors. - Mr Bjarne Hastrup President International Federation on Ageing and CEO DaneAge This report outlines a framework for action to foster Healthy Ageing built around the new concept of functional ability. This will require a transformation of health systems away from disease based curative models and towards the provision of older-person-centred and integrated care. It will require the development sometimes from nothing of comprehensive systems of long term care. It will require a coordinated response from many other sectors and multiple levels of government. And it will need to draw on better ways of measuring and monitoring the health and functioning of older populations. These actions are likely to be a sound investment in society's future. A future that gives older people the freedom to live lives that previous generations might never have imagined. The World report on ageing and health responds to these challenges by recommending equally profound changes in the way health policies for ageing populations are formulated and services are provided. As the foundation for its recommendations the report looks at what the latest evidence has to say about the ageing process noting that many common perceptions and assumptions about older people are based on outdated stereotypes. The report's recommendations are anchored in the evidence comprehensive and forward-looking yet eminently practical. Throughout examples of experiences from different countries are used to illustrate how specific problems can be addressed through innovation solutions. Topics explored range from strategies to deliver comprehensive and person-centred services to older populations to policies that enable older people to live in comfort and safety to ways to correct the problems and injustices inherent in current systems for long-term care.

Author : Stephen M. Golant
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Housing America's Elderly written by Stephen M. Golant and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992-08-14 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses why many of the large number of housing options available to America's elderly are not viable. Financial constraints and lifestyle are found to be among the reasons for older people finding the housing opportunities inappropriate. These and other topics are discussed and policy ramifications examined.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Housing Needs of the Elderly written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: