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Spring Course: GEO4612/GEO6938/GEY6341 Shelter Care Options for US Elderly

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  • HOUSING AND LONG-TERM CARE ISSUES FACING OLDER AMERICANS
    What constitutes residential normalcy for older adults?
    Aging successfully: does place matter?
    What are housing-care needs/problems of young-old vs. old-old?
    Aging in place or moving elsewhere: what are major determinants?
    What are the most critical housing and care-related needs?
    Why do neighborhood and community environments matter?
    What are strengths and weaknesses of options such as:
    Homeownership, cohousing, active adult communities?
    Independent living communities, assisted living, and CCRCS?
    Do physical design changes matter? What role home technologies?
    How successful are current caregiving solutions?
    What public policies are influencing affordable housing-care solutions?