Paula Carder
Biographic Data
| ID | 120943 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paula Carder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paula |
| FAMILY NAME | Carder |
| SIGNATURE | CARDER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute on Aging |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8584-5226 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Association Between State Regulations Supportive of Third-party Services and Likelihood of Assisted Living Residents in the US Dying in Place
The findings of this cohort study suggest that a higher percentage of assisted living residents died in place in US states with regulations supportive of third-party services. In addition, assisted living residents in licensed settings with regulations supportive of hospice regulations were especially likely to die in place
Walking and Talking: Recommendations for Doing Mobile Interviews with Older Adults
Mobile methods, including walking interviews, have rarely been used in research with older adults. We compare and contrast two studies that engaged older adults in walking interviews conducted by the coauthors. The first study examined the meaning of food access with residents of publicly-subsidized housing, and the second involved Black Americans in a study of brain health and gentrification. Older adults, including those with physical and mild …
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Regulatory Response in United States-Assisted Living Communities: Lessons Learned
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disproportionately affected residents, their families, staff, and operators of congregate care settings. Assisted living (AL) is a type of long-term care setting for older adults who need supportive care but not ongoing nursing care and emphasizes a social model of care provision. Because AL is a type of long-term care, it has at times been referenced along with nursing homes in discussions related to COVID…
Lifelong Instability and Perceived Risk of Future Homelessness in Older Adults
Housing has long been considered a social determinant of individual and population health. Older adults with low incomes face several challenges to maintaining stable, affordable housing. Using data from a previous explanatory study of older adults waitlisted for housing assistance (n = 267), we explore individual characteristics and themes associated with older adults’ perceived housing instability and risk of future homelessness. This mixed-met…
Dying in Place: Factors Associated with Hospice Use in Assisted Living and Residential Care Communities in Oregon
Hospice use among assisted living residents may support aging in place. A cross-sectional survey was used to characterize variation in the health and personal care needs of Oregon assisted living and residential care (AL/RC) residents who did and did not receive hospice services. All AL communities licensed in Oregon as of fall 2019 were asked to answer questions about three randomly selected residents. A final sample of 998 residents was include…
Community-derived recommendations for healthcare systems and medical students to support people who are houseless in Portland, Oregon: A mixed-methods study
Medical students, and the institutions they are a part of, should seek to reduce stigma against people who are houseless in medical systems. Additionally, institutions should change their approaches to healthcare delivery and advocacy to better support the health of people who are houseless
Public Housing With Services for Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities: Differences in Efficacy Among Asian and White Communities
This study examined the efficacy of a culturally responsive housing with services model for Asian-American older adults and persons with developmental disabilities separately, and with both for an interaction effect. Study participants, including 278 Whites and 75 Asian Americans, lived in 10 properties of public housing with services in Portland, OR. All Asian-American participants (except four) were immigrants from China, Korea, and Vietnam, an…
Waiting for housing assistance: Characteristics and narrative accounts of low-income older persons
The availability of publicly subsidized rental assistance does not meet demand, making waiting lists a reality for many individuals who apply for assistance. However, information about waitlisted applicants has rarely been collected as a means of understanding the demand for rental assistance in the United States (US). Publicly financed rental assistance provides an important economic resource to nearly 2 million persons aged 65 and older. Becaus…
Exploring identity and aging: Auto-photography and narratives of low income older adults
Introducing Dyadic Interviews as a Method for Collecting Qualitative Data
In dyadic interviews, two participants interact in response to open-ended research questions. There are few precedents for using dyadic interviews as a technique for qualitative research. We introduce this method largely in comparison to focus groups, because both represent forms of interactive interviewing. We do not, however, view dyadic interviews as miniature focus groups, and treat them as generating their own opportunities and issues. To il…
Special Reviewers
Consumer Discourse in Assisted Living
Personal care is a complex consumer "good" further complicated by residents with cognitive impairments, family demands, payment sources, and the very novelty of the assisted living philosophy. We conclude with a discussion of benefits and pitfalls based on the use of consumer discourse that represents older persons as active consumers, rather than recipients, of long-term care services
The social world of assisted living
The stability of core and peripheral networks over time
Are Some Relationships more Useful than Others? The Value of Similar Others in the Networks of Recent Widows
Contacts with other widows are often seen as having particular value for those who are coping with bereavement. Both the benefits of associating with other widows and the difficulties of maintaining ties with married friends make it likely that recent widows' friendship networks will show increasing `homophily', based on substituting widowed friends for married friends. We investigated these issues based on a year of longitudinal interviewing wit…
Introducing Dyadic Interviews as a Method for Collecting Qualitative Data
In dyadic interviews, two participants interact in response to open-ended research questions. There are few precedents for using dyadic interviews as a technique for qualitative research. We introduce this method largely in comparison to focus groups, because both represent forms of interactive interviewing. We do not, however, view dyadic interviews as miniature focus groups, and treat them as generating their own opportunities and issues. To il…
Exploring identity and aging: Auto-photography and narratives of low income older adults
Are Some Relationships more Useful than Others? The Value of Similar Others in the Networks of Recent Widows
Contacts with other widows are often seen as having particular value for those who are coping with bereavement. Both the benefits of associating with other widows and the difficulties of maintaining ties with married friends make it likely that recent widows' friendship networks will show increasing `homophily', based on substituting widowed friends for married friends. We investigated these issues based on a year of longitudinal interviewing wit…
The social world of assisted living
Consumer Discourse in Assisted Living
Personal care is a complex consumer "good" further complicated by residents with cognitive impairments, family demands, payment sources, and the very novelty of the assisted living philosophy. We conclude with a discussion of benefits and pitfalls based on the use of consumer discourse that represents older persons as active consumers, rather than recipients, of long-term care services
Walking and Talking: Recommendations for Doing Mobile Interviews with Older Adults
Mobile methods, including walking interviews, have rarely been used in research with older adults. We compare and contrast two studies that engaged older adults in walking interviews conducted by the coauthors. The first study examined the meaning of food access with residents of publicly-subsidized housing, and the second involved Black Americans in a study of brain health and gentrification. Older adults, including those with physical and mild …
Public Housing With Services for Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities: Differences in Efficacy Among Asian and White Communities
This study examined the efficacy of a culturally responsive housing with services model for Asian-American older adults and persons with developmental disabilities separately, and with both for an interaction effect. Study participants, including 278 Whites and 75 Asian Americans, lived in 10 properties of public housing with services in Portland, OR. All Asian-American participants (except four) were immigrants from China, Korea, and Vietnam, an…
The stability of core and peripheral networks over time
Are Some Relationships more Useful than Others? The Value of Similar Others in the Networks of Recent Widows
Contacts with other widows are often seen as having particular value for those who are coping with bereavement. Both the benefits of associating with other widows and the difficulties of maintaining ties with married friends make it likely that recent widows' friendship networks will show increasing `homophily', based on substituting widowed friends for married friends. We investigated these issues based on a year of longitudinal interviewing wit…
The social world of assisted living
Consumer Discourse in Assisted Living
Personal care is a complex consumer "good" further complicated by residents with cognitive impairments, family demands, payment sources, and the very novelty of the assisted living philosophy. We conclude with a discussion of benefits and pitfalls based on the use of consumer discourse that represents older persons as active consumers, rather than recipients, of long-term care services
Special Reviewers
Introducing Dyadic Interviews as a Method for Collecting Qualitative Data
In dyadic interviews, two participants interact in response to open-ended research questions. There are few precedents for using dyadic interviews as a technique for qualitative research. We introduce this method largely in comparison to focus groups, because both represent forms of interactive interviewing. We do not, however, view dyadic interviews as miniature focus groups, and treat them as generating their own opportunities and issues. To il…
Exploring identity and aging: Auto-photography and narratives of low income older adults
Waiting for housing assistance: Characteristics and narrative accounts of low-income older persons
The availability of publicly subsidized rental assistance does not meet demand, making waiting lists a reality for many individuals who apply for assistance. However, information about waitlisted applicants has rarely been collected as a means of understanding the demand for rental assistance in the United States (US). Publicly financed rental assistance provides an important economic resource to nearly 2 million persons aged 65 and older. Becaus…
Community-derived recommendations for healthcare systems and medical students to support people who are houseless in Portland, Oregon: A mixed-methods study
Medical students, and the institutions they are a part of, should seek to reduce stigma against people who are houseless in medical systems. Additionally, institutions should change their approaches to healthcare delivery and advocacy to better support the health of people who are houseless
Public Housing With Services for Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities: Differences in Efficacy Among Asian and White Communities
This study examined the efficacy of a culturally responsive housing with services model for Asian-American older adults and persons with developmental disabilities separately, and with both for an interaction effect. Study participants, including 278 Whites and 75 Asian Americans, lived in 10 properties of public housing with services in Portland, OR. All Asian-American participants (except four) were immigrants from China, Korea, and Vietnam, an…
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Regulatory Response in United States-Assisted Living Communities: Lessons Learned
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disproportionately affected residents, their families, staff, and operators of congregate care settings. Assisted living (AL) is a type of long-term care setting for older adults who need supportive care but not ongoing nursing care and emphasizes a social model of care provision. Because AL is a type of long-term care, it has at times been referenced along with nursing homes in discussions related to COVID…
Lifelong Instability and Perceived Risk of Future Homelessness in Older Adults
Housing has long been considered a social determinant of individual and population health. Older adults with low incomes face several challenges to maintaining stable, affordable housing. Using data from a previous explanatory study of older adults waitlisted for housing assistance (n = 267), we explore individual characteristics and themes associated with older adults’ perceived housing instability and risk of future homelessness. This mixed-met…
Dying in Place: Factors Associated with Hospice Use in Assisted Living and Residential Care Communities in Oregon
Hospice use among assisted living residents may support aging in place. A cross-sectional survey was used to characterize variation in the health and personal care needs of Oregon assisted living and residential care (AL/RC) residents who did and did not receive hospice services. All AL communities licensed in Oregon as of fall 2019 were asked to answer questions about three randomly selected residents. A final sample of 998 residents was include…
Association Between State Regulations Supportive of Third-party Services and Likelihood of Assisted Living Residents in the US Dying in Place
The findings of this cohort study suggest that a higher percentage of assisted living residents died in place in US states with regulations supportive of third-party services. In addition, assisted living residents in licensed settings with regulations supportive of hospice regulations were especially likely to die in place
Walking and Talking: Recommendations for Doing Mobile Interviews with Older Adults
Mobile methods, including walking interviews, have rarely been used in research with older adults. We compare and contrast two studies that engaged older adults in walking interviews conducted by the coauthors. The first study examined the meaning of food access with residents of publicly-subsidized housing, and the second involved Black Americans in a study of brain health and gentrification. Older adults, including those with physical and mild …
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Assisted living (4 works)