Book chapter
The Impact of Housing on Quality of Life: Does the Home Environment Matter Now and into the Future?
New Dynamics in Old Age Individual, Enviromental, and Societal Perspectives
2007
Abstract
Along the continuum of living arrangements available in the United States, the home, a long-term private residence that is owned or rented, remains the primary context in which people choose to grow old, even for individuals with significantly compromised health (American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 1990, 2003; Golant & LaGreca, 1994). As such, with age, the home takes on increasing importance as the principal context for socialization, leisure participation, as well as health care delivery (Binstock, & Cluff, 2000). The home as epicenter, particularly in very old age, is a persistent trend that is expected to increase now and into the future (Wahl & Gitlin, 2003).
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Details
- Title
- The Impact of Housing on Quality of Life: Does the Home Environment Matter Now and into the Future?
- Creators
- Laura N. Gitlin - School of Nursing
- Contributors
- Wahl Hans-Werner (Editor)Clemens Tesch-Römer (Editor)Hoff Andreas (Editor)
- Publication Details
- New Dynamics in Old Age Individual, Enviromental, and Societal Perspectives
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85082590654
- Other Identifier
- 991020111977804721