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Hous Soc. 2021;48(1):43-59. doi: 10.1080/08882746.2020.1816782. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

"So I am Stuck, but it´s OK": Residential Reasoning and Housing Decision-Making of Low-Income Older Adults with Disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.

Housing and society

Marianne Granbom, Manka Nkimbeng, Laken C Roberts, Laura N Gitlin, Janiece L Taylor, Sarah L Szanton

Affiliations

  1. Center for Innovative Care in Aging, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
  2. Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden.
  3. School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
  4. College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.

PMID: 33731975 PMCID: PMC7959271 DOI: 10.1080/08882746.2020.1816782

Abstract

Housing preferences and housing decision-making in later life are critical aspects of aging in place, which is a public health priority in many Western countries. However, few studies have examined the economic, social, and health factors that guide older adults' preferences and decisions about where to live, and even less so among older adults with low income or disabilities who may face greater barriers to aging in place. We sought to understand what housing decision-making and residential reasoning means for low-income older adult homeowners in Baltimore, Maryland. Using a grounded theory approach, we interviewed 12 adults with disabilities in June 2017 and February 2018. Our findings revealed how the strong

Keywords: aging in place; community living; disability; housing; meaning of home; relocation

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