Where do older adults live? - ANSWER - Community (spouse, children, alone,
with non-related)
- Institutions
- Care Facilities - Nursing homes, LTC hospitals, Residences for Seniors (7.1%
of 65+)
- Rural areas (19%)
- Alone (31.5% women, 16% men)
What factors affect living arrangements? - ANSWER - Health status
- Marital status
- Economic status
- Availability of or type of social support
- Family cohesion
Who do they live with? - ANSWER With a spouse:
- Gender differences are a direct consequence of women out-living men
- Married seniors live longer and are healthier than non-married peers
- Widows are poorer than married women
- Women are more likely to experience a change in their living arrangements
later in life
Living Alone:
- 16% of men and 35% of women
-Trend more pronounced for women
- Higher female life expectancy
- Declining fertility
- Improved financial situation
- Preference (privacy, independence)
- Health improvements
- Living in parents home: nuclear family continued into adulthood
- Living in child's home: multi-generational family with daughter providing care
,What is "intimacy at a distance" and how does it affect living arrangements for
some older adults? - ANSWER Living close to but not with their
children/family members
- What more older adults prefer
- 78% of Hamilton-area adults said, when the time came they could not live on
their own, they would prefer not to live with their children (Rosenthal, 1986)
- They feel sometimes isolated when living with family
What is 'community'? - ANSWER - A geographic place
- Meaningful and persistent social relationships (a sense of 'community')
- Shared interests, goals, values
- Social capital/cohesion
What is 'aging in place' and what impact does this have (and might this have) on
housing arrangements for seniors? - ANSWER Being able to stay home
regardless of age, income, or personal choice with some level of dignity and
autonomy
- Opens up space in LTC and nursing homes
- Difficulty accessing services if the OA has functional/physical disabilities
How do living arrangements and housing change over the life course? -
ANSWER Male:
- 65+
- 16 alone
- 72.1 with spouse/partner, no children
- 6.6 with children
- 5.3 institution
- 85+
- 21.7 alone
- - with spouse/partner, no children
- - with children
- 22.6 institution
Female:
- 65+
, - 31.5 alone
- 43.8 with spouse/partner, no children
- 14.6 with children
- 10.1 institution
- 85+
- 36.6 alone
- - with spouse/partner, no children
- - with children
- 35.2 institution
What is the 'ecological model of housing' and how does it explain housing
transitions? - ANSWER LOOK AT NOTES
Person-Environment interaction. Theory argues individuals either change their
personal environment or adjust to it with adaptive behaviour to optimize
congruence/fit to maximize well being
- Focus on two variables:
- Individual capabilities (competence)
- Demands of environment (environmental press)
What is a fall? Who falls? What are the consequences? - ANSWER - A fall is
a sudden, typically fast and rapid downward descent
- 1 in 3 older adults fall each year
- Estimated 10-15% of falls result in injury (50% of injuries are bone fractures)
- Leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries
- Pain, suffering, lack of independence, placement in LTC
- Direct and indirect costs to health care system from fall-related injuries
What are some of the housing alternatives for older adults and what type of
older adult lives in each? - ANSWER - Supportive Housing
- Retirement Homes
- Long Term Care Homes
- Life Lease
Supportive Housing - ANSWER - Also called: social housing
- Who: individuals or couples (not just older adults)
with non-related)
- Institutions
- Care Facilities - Nursing homes, LTC hospitals, Residences for Seniors (7.1%
of 65+)
- Rural areas (19%)
- Alone (31.5% women, 16% men)
What factors affect living arrangements? - ANSWER - Health status
- Marital status
- Economic status
- Availability of or type of social support
- Family cohesion
Who do they live with? - ANSWER With a spouse:
- Gender differences are a direct consequence of women out-living men
- Married seniors live longer and are healthier than non-married peers
- Widows are poorer than married women
- Women are more likely to experience a change in their living arrangements
later in life
Living Alone:
- 16% of men and 35% of women
-Trend more pronounced for women
- Higher female life expectancy
- Declining fertility
- Improved financial situation
- Preference (privacy, independence)
- Health improvements
- Living in parents home: nuclear family continued into adulthood
- Living in child's home: multi-generational family with daughter providing care
,What is "intimacy at a distance" and how does it affect living arrangements for
some older adults? - ANSWER Living close to but not with their
children/family members
- What more older adults prefer
- 78% of Hamilton-area adults said, when the time came they could not live on
their own, they would prefer not to live with their children (Rosenthal, 1986)
- They feel sometimes isolated when living with family
What is 'community'? - ANSWER - A geographic place
- Meaningful and persistent social relationships (a sense of 'community')
- Shared interests, goals, values
- Social capital/cohesion
What is 'aging in place' and what impact does this have (and might this have) on
housing arrangements for seniors? - ANSWER Being able to stay home
regardless of age, income, or personal choice with some level of dignity and
autonomy
- Opens up space in LTC and nursing homes
- Difficulty accessing services if the OA has functional/physical disabilities
How do living arrangements and housing change over the life course? -
ANSWER Male:
- 65+
- 16 alone
- 72.1 with spouse/partner, no children
- 6.6 with children
- 5.3 institution
- 85+
- 21.7 alone
- - with spouse/partner, no children
- - with children
- 22.6 institution
Female:
- 65+
, - 31.5 alone
- 43.8 with spouse/partner, no children
- 14.6 with children
- 10.1 institution
- 85+
- 36.6 alone
- - with spouse/partner, no children
- - with children
- 35.2 institution
What is the 'ecological model of housing' and how does it explain housing
transitions? - ANSWER LOOK AT NOTES
Person-Environment interaction. Theory argues individuals either change their
personal environment or adjust to it with adaptive behaviour to optimize
congruence/fit to maximize well being
- Focus on two variables:
- Individual capabilities (competence)
- Demands of environment (environmental press)
What is a fall? Who falls? What are the consequences? - ANSWER - A fall is
a sudden, typically fast and rapid downward descent
- 1 in 3 older adults fall each year
- Estimated 10-15% of falls result in injury (50% of injuries are bone fractures)
- Leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries
- Pain, suffering, lack of independence, placement in LTC
- Direct and indirect costs to health care system from fall-related injuries
What are some of the housing alternatives for older adults and what type of
older adult lives in each? - ANSWER - Supportive Housing
- Retirement Homes
- Long Term Care Homes
- Life Lease
Supportive Housing - ANSWER - Also called: social housing
- Who: individuals or couples (not just older adults)
