Journal of Housing for The Elderly 

About: Journal of Housing for The Elderly is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Aging in place & Long-term care. It has an ISSN identifier of 0276-3893. Over the lifetime, 514 publications have been published receiving 7357 citations.

Restoring and Sustaining Home: The Impact of Home Modifications on the Meaning of Home for Older People

Abstract: The importance of a supportive home environment to successful ageing in place has been well established in the literature with home modifications increasingly acknowledged as a way of removing barriers to function and independence for older people. Home modification literature and practice primarily focuses on the home environment as a physical space in which to perform tasks and on the impact of modification on competencies and function. Home, however, is much more than a physical environment. Within a transactive framework, people and places are seen as engaged in a dynamic, reciprocal relationship through which home becomes a place of significant personal meaning. Through a qualitative framework, this study examines the experience of older people living in the community who are recipients of a home modification service. It explores the impact of modifying the physical environment on their experience of home as a place of meaning and provides insight into how home modifications can strengthen home as place of personal and social meaning as well as improving safety and comfort for the older person at home.

Challenges to Aging in Place: Understanding Home Maintenance Difficulties.

Abstract: Age-related declines in capabilities may compromise older adults' ability to maintain their homes thus threatening successful aging in place. Structured interviews were conducted with forty-four independently living older adults (M(age) = 76.1, SD = 4.7) to discuss difficult home maintenance tasks and how they managed those tasks. Solutions to managing difficulties were categorized as person-related or environment-related. The majority (85%) of responses were person-related solutions. An understanding of the specific challenges that older adults face in maintaining their homes can guide redesign efforts and interventions to effectively support older adults' desire to age in place.

Home away from home : a survey of oldage homes and inmates in Kerala

Abstract: The major objectives of the study are as follows: map the old age home scenario throughout India, especially the districts of Kerala, and assess the profile of inmates in all old age homes in Kerala. As per the survey, the number of old age homes in Kerala is 134, one-fifth of India's number. Currently, at least 5 old age homes are coming up every year. The number of inmates reported in the survey was 5076 persons, of which 60 percent are females. Surprisingly, the percentage of elderly with one living son residing in old age homes is 48% and the corresponding percentage for one living daughter is 41. The results clearly indicate that even those who have children (male or female) are left alone to fend for themselves; eventually some of them move into old age homes in Kerala.

Impacts of Home Modifications on Aging-in-Place

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between home modifications and aging-in-place. Using the ENABLE-AGE United Kingdom sample (N = 376), the authors hypothesize that seniors who have modified their housing are likely to have stayed longer in their current housing. There is a positive relationship between home modifications and aging-in-place. The results underscore the importance of supportive environment to prolong living in housing settings.