Metro In-Home Solutions, a collaborative of four charitable organizations, accelerates home modifications for Detroit’s older adults.
A Solutions-Oriented Partnership Helps Metro Detroit Elders Stay Safe at Home
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Falling Short: Federal Housing Assistance Is Failing Older Adults
Federal housing assistance programs are not meeting the affordable housing needs of low-income elders: two potential solutions may mitigate this shortcoming.
Can the Nation’s Housing Support a Population Seeking to Age in Place?
A detailed overview of how America’s older adults are housed reveals significant challenges for this cohort’s ability to age in place—and to live safely, affordably, and well.
The Meanings and Materialities of “Home” for Older People
An exploration of the multiple ways in which home holds meaning and determines well-being as people age.
Housing: Often Overlooked but a Critical Pillar for Older Adults
Why is housing a backburner issue, how does it determine health, what are the inequities and how might we fix it?
Building a Lifelong Community for All Ages
How one Atlanta neighborhood banded together to support senior housing
Averting a Housing Crisis and Shining a Light on Inequities in Elder Housing
‘I wanted to recognize the key role of the “shelters” in which most older adults live.’
Homelessness Among Older Adults: An Emerging Crisis
Increasing affordable housing, using targeted prevention, and adding permanent supportive housing could decrease homelessness.
The Evolving Promise and Potential of the Granny Flat
Accessory dwelling units, while evolving in design and use, continue to reshape communities to include older adults.
Homeownership Among Older Adults: A Source of Stability—or Stress?
Home ownership late in life can have financial and emotional benefits, thus policy that assists younger adults in home-buying should be developed and enacted.
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Generations Journal, vol. 44, no. 2 (Summer 2020)
A Solutions-Oriented Partnership Helps Metro Detroit Elders Stay Safe at Home
Abstract Many older adults intend to live out their lives in their homes, but most of their homes lack the necessary accessibility features for when residents' functional abilities change. In metro Detroit, Metro In-Home Solutions, a collaboration between four...
Falling Short: Federal Housing Assistance Is Failing Older Adults
Abstract There are numerous federal housing assistance programs, but together they fall far short of meeting the affordable housing needs of older adults with low incomes. This article describes major federal housing assistance programs and the current need for...
Can the Nation’s Housing Support a Population Seeking to Age in Place?
Abstract This article examines older adults' housing circumstances in the United States, including household composition, housing tenure, physical and financial aspects, geography and neighborhood characteristics, and residential mobility. Older adults' housing...
The Meanings and Materialities of “Home” for Older People
Abstract This article discusses the importance of home to older people as “home” arises in its various forms, in terms of its material, social, and symbolic features and adaptations. Home in the context of aging—for all people—is multifaceted and complex. All these...
Housing: Often Overlooked but a Critical Pillar for Older Adults
Abstract Housing is central to older adults' life outcomes. Housing's affordability, physical quality, and location can impact physical and mental health. Housing policies and practices have systematically limited access to homeownership for persons of color and...
Building a Lifelong Community for All Ages
Abstract The right housing in the right community can mean the difference between being able to age in the community you love and having to move. As housing markets have gotten more complex, so, too, must the strategies of advocates for quality senior housing. This...
Averting a Housing Crisis and Shining a Light on Inequities in Elder Housing
Summer Generations Guest Editor Alisha SandersWhen asked about her motivation for guest-editing this Summer issue of Generations, Guest Editor Alisha Sanders said, “I wanted to help bridge two worlds-to help aging services people understand more about housing and to...
Homelessness Among Older Adults: An Emerging Crisis
Abstract Homelessness among older adults is increasing; among single homeless adults, approximately half are ages 50 and older. Of these, almost half first became homeless after age 50. Adults ages 50 and older who are homeless are experiencing health...
The Evolving Promise and Potential of the Granny Flat
Abstract It is hard to argue that an extra small house wouldn't be beneficial to most homeowners, no matter their age. The relative scarcity of “granny flats” is less a result of their usefulness than it is a matter of the popular perceptions and legal contexts...
Homeownership Among Older Adults: A Source of Stability—or Stress?
Abstract Owning a home has the potential to provide older adults with higher levels of financial security, housing stability, and housing quality. Given that a large majority of older adults own their homes, whether and for whom these benefits are realized is an...
Instead of Aging in Place, How About Trying to Age in the Right Place?
Abstract Older Americans want to age in place, but often live in older, larger homes, which can be unsafe or expensive to maintain, and, if located in rural areas, lack easy access to transportation, medical and social services. Many older adults could better meet...
Jennie Chin Hansen: understand where you fit, embrace ambiguity—and know when to leave
Editor's note: This past January, ASA surveyed its members about what it takes to be a leader in the field of aging, what members would like to learn about how to develop leadership knowledge, skills and abilities, and who best personifies leadership. ASA members...
Financial Challenges at Older Ages—and the Implications for Housing Options
Abstract Although older adults have made significant financial gains over the past generation, many experience economic hardship. In 2017, 14 percent of adults ages 65 and older had incomes below 125 percent of the federal poverty level, and 37 percent had incomes...
Averting a Housing Crisis and Shining a Light on Inequities in Elder Housing
Summer Generations Guest Editor Alisha SandersWhen asked about her motivation for guest-editing this Summer issue of Generations, Guest Editor Alisha Sanders said, “I wanted to help bridge two worlds-to help aging services people understand more about housing and to...
Aging Better Together, Intentionally
Abstract Housing choices for older adults in the United States generally fall into two categories: continuing to live relatively independently or moving into designated senior housing with formal services. Interest in a third option is growing: innovative housing...
Our National Shame: Little to No Funding for Elder Abuse Prevention and Response
Abstract Funding for elder abuse prevention and response is constrained and insufficient. There is no dedicated federal funding for state-administered Adult Protective Services programs, which differs substantially from federal support for child protective services....
Overcoming Inertia to Jumpstart Home Modifications for Aging in Place
Abstract Three quarters of older adults in the United States would prefer to age in place, but our current housing stock is not suited for older adults with mobility issues and chronic disease. Modifying one's current home, prior to onset of advanced aging, can...
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About Generations Journal
Generations Journal is the quarterly journal of the American Society on Aging. Each issue is devoted to bringing together the most useful and current knowledge about a specific topic in the field of aging, with emphasis on practice, research, and policy.