GOLANT – Women Caring for Our Aging in Place Seniors Will Lose Out because of U.S. Immigration Policies Stephen M. Golant Article first published online: 15 Apr 2019 Journal of Aging & Social Policy DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2019.1603535 ABSTRACT: Most older people experiencing chronic health problems, physical disabilities, and memory losses are still able to age in […]
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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 […]
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GOLANT – The Origins, Programs, and Benefits of Age-Friendly Communities Stephen M. Golant Article first published online: 25 MAY 2015 The Gerontologist DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw071 ABSTRACT: The emergence of the age-friendly community movement is a programmatic affirmation of what environmental gerontologists have long argued, namely, that the residential environments occupied by older individuals can influence their ability to […]
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Dr. Stephen Golant‘s book Aging in the Right Place was recently featured in Aging Parents at a Distance Who Aren’t Really ‘Just Fine’ a U.S. News & World Report Wellness story discussing the challenges of looking after the health of aging family members.
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Should retirees live in demographically heterogeneous communities? In a recent article for The Conversation, Dr. Stephen Golant argues convincingly that older Americans experience a higher quality of life and greater fulfillment when they live in a community of their peers.
GOLANT – Residential Normalcy and the Enriched Coping Repertoires of Successfully Aging Older Adults Stephen M. Golant Article first published online: 18 MAY 2014 The Gerontologist DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu036 ABSTRACT: An earlier theoretical model equated the construct of residential normalcy with older persons positively appraising their residential environments. Failing to achieve congruent places to live, they initiate assimilative (action) or […]