The Needs of Elders in Public Housing: Policy Considerations in the Era of Mixed-Income Redevelopment |
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| Authors: | Edith J Barrett PhD |
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| Institution: | 1. Urban and Community Studies, and Professor of Public Policy , University of Connecticut , West Hartford , Connecticut , USA edith.barrett@uconn.edu |
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| Abstract: | A number of studies have followed the changes in the lives of public housing residents forced to relocate because of redevelopment. From 2002 to 2007, researchers followed the residents of a public housing development from the first year when residents learned of the pending demolition through 4 years of resettlement. Elder residents dispersed throughout the city provide insights into what life is like for low-income seniors leaving their homes and entering as strangers into new neighborhoods. The article concludes with recommendations for rethinking aging in place for poor elders. |
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| Keywords: | aging in place community low-income elders neighborhood public housing |
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