A Typology of Source of Information About the Continuing Care Retirement Community and Older Adults’ Living Arrangement

Journal of Housing for the Elderly Pub Date : 2019-02-18 DOI:10.1080/02763893.2019.1567641

L. Ayalon, A. Gum

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Abstract A continuing care retirement community (CCRC) represents a residential alternative for older adults. It offers a variety of social and health care services to meet older adults’ needs and preferences. Using the theory of innovation as a theoretical basis, the overall goal of the study was to use the source of information about the CCRC as a potential predictor of the decision to move. In total, 76 older adults responded to a question about the source of information on the CCRC. Of these, 40 were CCRC residents and 36 were community dwellers, who expressed an interest in the CCRC but decided to remain in their community. Based on their responses, respondents were classified into one of five clusters (e.g., spouse, friends, children, nonhuman sources, mixed human and nonhuman sources). Those classified into the spouse or adult children as sources of information were more likely to live in a CCRC. Results show that information about the CCRC should be conveyed to additional members in the family, such as adult children, as they often take a major role in the decision to relocated. The findings have implications for administrators as they clearly point to potential sources of greater influence on older adults’ decision to relocate.

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关于继续护理退休社区和老年人生活安排的信息来源类型学

持续护理退休社区(CCRC)代表了老年人居住的替代选择。它提供各种社会和保健服务，以满足老年人的需要和偏好。以创新理论为理论基础，研究的总体目标是利用CCRC的信息来源作为迁移决策的潜在预测因子。总共有76名老年人回答了有关CCRC信息来源的问题。其中40人是CCRC居民，36人是社区居民，他们表示对CCRC感兴趣，但决定留在他们的社区。根据他们的回答，受访者被分为五类之一(例如，配偶、朋友、子女、非人类来源、混合人类和非人类来源)。那些被归类为配偶或成年子女作为信息来源的人更有可能生活在CCRC中。结果表明，有关儿童权利公约的信息应传达给家庭中的其他成员，如成年子女，因为他们往往在搬迁决定中起主要作用。这些发现对管理人员有启示意义，因为它们清楚地指出了影响老年人搬迁决定的潜在因素。

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Journal of Housing for the Elderly GERONTOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Housing is more than houses-it is the foundation upon which the essentials of life are anchored. The quality of housing can enhance or diminish the well-being of individuals and families as well as that of the entire community. Before the Journal of Housing for the Elderly, housing for the elderly as a subject area has a relatively brief history. The Journal of Housing for the Elderly aims to serve the needs of gerontological professionals in the fields of architecture and housing, urban planning, and public policy who are responsible for the residential environments of the elderly in the community.