Availability of activity-related resources in senior apartments

Does it differ by neighbourhood socio-economic status

Bibliographic Data

ID11201822
AuthorsVerena H Menec, Verena Menec (0000-0003-0945-2276, University of Manitoba, corresponding author), DAWN M VESELYUK (University of Manitoba), AUDREY A BLANDFORD (University of Manitoba), SCOTT NOWICKI (University of Manitoba)
Year2009
Volume29
Issue3
Pages397-411
Publication date2009-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x08007939
OpenAlexW2095744030
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited31

Research has shown that the level of activity of the residents of a city's neighbourhood is related to the availability of activity-related resources. This study aimed to characterise the housing environment in which many older adults live by exploring what activity-related resources were available in senior apartment buildings in one Canadian city, Winnipeg. Of 195 senior apartment buildings in the city, 190 were surveyed to examine whether variation in the buildings' activity resources was related to neighbourhood characteristics, particularly socio-economic status. Resources were classified as those for physical activities ( e.g . exercise classes), social activities ( e.g . card games), and services ( e.g . a grocery-store shuttle). The neighbourhood characteristics were taken from census data and included socio-economic and socio-demographic measures. The apartment buildings varied considerably in the resources available, and a positive relationship was found between neighbourhood income and physical and social activity programmes and services. Lower residential stability and a higher percentage of residents living alone were also related to the buildings' resource-richness, and senior apartment buildings with limited activity-related resources clustered in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. How senior apartments are resourced should be examined in relation to the neighbourhood in which they are located

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