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作者

Ann Forsyth;Jennifer Molinsky

来源

来源 HOUSING POLICY DEBATE,Vol.31,Issue.2

语言

英文

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作者单位

a Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA;b Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

摘要

Aging in place is a policy goal for many governments and a personal goal for numerous older people. But what does it mean? Drawing on both scholarly and gray literature, this article outlines seven themes underlying definitions of aging in place. Some are descriptive: never moving, staying put for as long as possible, or remaining in the same vicinity. Two are related to care: staying out of a nursing home or receiving progressively higher levels of care in the same residential care facility without moving. Others are more normative approaches: aging in place as a policy ideal or as an exercise of choice. Definitions have implications for policy debates, urban planning activities, development approaches, and personal decisions. Recognizing that the term has many different definitions and nuances will help clarify policy, planning, and development options.