Housing Instability and Policy Considerations for Equitable Aging in Place in Canada.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 GERONTOLOGY

Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-23 DOI:10.1017/S0714980824000205

C Michelle Wyndham-West, James R Dunn

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Abstract

Background: In this article, we apply a gender-based analysis plus framework to research the housing experiences of older, low-income adults living and aging in Hamilton. Low-income older adults with intersectional identities are at risk of not aging in place due to marginalization and housing instability.

Objective: Policy currently homogenizes the experience of aging by sidelining intersectional factors that have a bearing on aging well in place. The research aims to develop policy recommendations to address this gap.

Methods: Several methods captured the housing experiences of low-income older adults, including interviews, participant observation, and arts-based techniques.

Findings: Findings illustrate how gender and intersectional factors shape both housing trajectories and agentive practices low-income adults utilize to try to age well and in place. These strategies encompass practicing cultural citizenship, which is a claim for inclusion when excluded from mainstream ideals of aging in place.

Discussion: We provide policy recommendations informed by participants' lived experiences aimed at promoting equitable aging in place as fundamental to full citizenship.

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加拿大住房不稳定性与公平居家养老的政策考虑。

背景：在这篇文章中，我们运用基于性别的分析和框架来研究在汉密尔顿生活和养老的低收入老年人的住房经历。由于边缘化和住房的不稳定性，具有交叉身份的低收入老年人面临着无法就地养老的风险：目前的政策将老龄化体验单一化，忽略了对居家养老有影响的交叉因素。本研究旨在制定政策建议，以弥补这一不足：研究采用了多种方法，包括访谈、参与观察和基于艺术的技术，来捕捉低收入老年人的住房经历：研究结果表明，性别和交叉因素如何影响低收入成年人的住房轨迹，以及他们为实现安享晚年而采取的干预措施。这些策略包括践行文化公民意识，这是在被排斥在居家养老主流理想之外时对包容的一种诉求：讨论：我们根据参与者的生活经验提出了政策建议，旨在促进公平的居家养老，将其作为完全公民权的基础。

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Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement GERONTOLOGY-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

5.30%

发文量

109

期刊介绍： The Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement (CJA/RCV) promotes excellence in research and disseminates the latest work of researchers in the social sciences, humanities, health and biological sciences who study the older population of Canada and other countries; informs policy debates relevant to aging through the publication of the highest quality research; seeks to improve the quality of life for Canada"s older population and for older populations in other parts of the world through the publication of research that focuses on the broad range of relevant issues from income security to family relationships to service delivery and best practices.