Innovative models of aging in place

Transforming our communities for an aging population

Bibliographic Data

ID2172113
AuthorsAnn Bookman
Year2008
Volume11
Issue4
Pages419-438
Publication date2008-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Work & Family (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1366-8803 • E-ISSN: 1469-3615
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13668800802362334
OpenAlexW2074730509
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited6

As the proportion of the global population over 60 continues to grow, the issue of where and how elders are going to live becomes increasingly pressing. The idea or "aging in place" – in which elders remain in their own homes and communities – is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to age-segregated retirement communities. This article documents three new models of aging in place – naturally occurring retirement communities (NORC-SSPs), villages and campus-affiliated communities – and explores how they seek to provide both services and meaningful connections among members. Data from interviews and site visits reveal both promising practices as well as challenges such as how to ensure access for low and moderate-income elders, integrating elders from diverse cultural and linguistic back grounds, and building the leadership and participation of elders. By looking critically at these models, the author argues that many previously held theories and assumptions about the aging process and social capital formation must be reexamined in light of the agency of elders and the new organizational models. Ultimately the design of our communities – both physically and socially – and our approach to retirement must be restructured to support the needs of an aging population

Agency (philosophy · Aging in place · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Process (computing · Public relations · Retirement community · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Gerontology

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