Challenges to aging in place: Understanding home maintenance difficulties

Cara Bailey Fausset; Andrew J. Kelly; Wendy A. Rogers; Arthur D. Fisk

doi:10.1080/02763893.2011.571105

Challenges to aging in place: Understanding home maintenance difficulties

Cara Bailey Fausset, Andrew J. Kelly, Wendy A. Rogers, Arthur D. Fisk

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	125-141
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Housing for the Elderly
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2011.571105
State	Published - Apr 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aging in place
Ecological model of aging
Home maintenance
Older adults

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gerontology
Public Administration
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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