Challenges to Aging in Place: Understanding Home Maintenance Difficulties

Age-related declines in capabilities may compromise older adults' ability to maintain their homes, threatening successful aging in place. Structured interviews were conducted with 44 independently living older adults (mean age = 76.1, standard deviation = 4.7) to discuss difficult home maintena...

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Published inJournal of housing for the elderly Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 125 - 141
Main Authors Fausset, Cara Bailey, Kelly, Andrew J., Rogers, Wendy A., Fisk, Arthur D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.2011
Subjects
Ageing
Aging
aging in place
Capabilities
Deviation
ecological model of aging
Elderly
Elderly people
home maintenance
Housework
Intervention
Interventions
older adults
Structured interviews
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Summary:Age-related declines in capabilities may compromise older adults' ability to maintain their homes, threatening successful aging in place. Structured interviews were conducted with 44 independently living older adults (mean age = 76.1, standard deviation = 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.
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ISSN:0276-3893
1540-353X
DOI:10.1080/02763893.2011.571105