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Aging in Place: The Role of Housing and Social Supports
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Aging in Place: The Role of Housing and Social Supports

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 1742

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Heidi Ewen

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Department of Interprofessional Health and Aging Studies, University of Indianapolis, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227, USA
Interests: aging and environment; senior housing; assisted living; healthcare administration; aging in place; housing satisfaction; stress and coping; social networks and well-being; quality of life
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Dear Colleagues,

Housing designed for older people incorporates design features that are user-friendly for people of all abilities and a variety of assists for quality of life, including meal preparations, onsite activities, and health aids. Senior housing is a broad term for housing designed for people who have reached the age of retirement through late life. Across the globe, such housing ranges from completely independent living to inclusive healthcare. There is not one universal typology of senior housing, and there is little research on how older adults are able or unable to age in place within senior housing. This Special Issue aims to advance the literature on aging in place within senior housing around the world and identify issues that render aging in place untenable. Thus, we can advance knowledge about aging in place within senior housing communities.

Dr. Heidi Ewen
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Keywords

  • aging in place
  • senior housing
  • housing supports
  • service and support
  • assisted living

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Everyday Activities of Older Adults in Tianjin, China: Coupling Constraints, Gendered Mobilities and Social Context
by Yaqian Mao and Tomoko Kubo
Behav. Sci. 2023, 13(12), 996; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13120996 - 4 Dec 2023
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Abstract
Many Western studies have indicated that older women are generally more vulnerable in terms of mobility compared to older men, particularly regarding driving. However, the situation may differ in the context of China. This study, based on activity diaries and semi-structured interviews, focuses [...] Read more.
Many Western studies have indicated that older women are generally more vulnerable in terms of mobility compared to older men, particularly regarding driving. However, the situation may differ in the context of China. This study, based on activity diaries and semi-structured interviews, focuses on the spatiotemporal behavior of older adults in Tianjin and explores how the constraints posed by activity companions (in terms of type, size, and composition) shape the mobilities of older men and women, including activity locations, travel distances, and transportation modes. The key findings are as follows: First, older women are more engaged with their families due to a higher percentage and longer duration of activities spent with family members. Second, older men tend to have more concentrated travel distances near their homes compared to older women. Third, older women exhibit a broader range of activities in different locations and engage in longer-distance leisure travel with family members when compared to older men. In the context of Western literature, this study discusses older women’s enhanced social interactions, their earlier retirement in China, and the impact of COVID-19 as factors that help explain these findings. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of accompanied mobilities among Chinese older adults using geographical theory and methods, emphasizing the importance of flexible work schedules for the workforce and the organization of community-based activities to promote the social interactions and mobilities of older adults. Full article
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