| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
Comparing the satisfaction of rural seniors with housing co-ops and congregate apartments
— is home ownership important? | | Author(s) | Deborah E Altus, R Mark Mathews |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 16, no 1/2, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 39-50 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Housing Corporations ; Living with others ; Consumer ; Satisfactory ; Rural areas ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined the satisfaction of rural seniors with two types of group living situations: housing co-ops and congregate apartments. The purpose of this US study was to see if co-op members, who own and manage their own housing, would report greater benefits and higher levels of satisfaction than congregate apartment tenants whose housing is not resident-owned or managed. Residents of three housing co-ops and two congregate apartment facilities in small midwestern towns responded to a questionnaire divided into four areas. No significant differences were found between the two groups of residents, except in the area of monetary benefits, with congregate apartment residents reporting that their facility provided monetary benefits. This study suggests that whilst senior housing co-ops are well-liked by their members, having ownership and managerial control may not be necessary for seniors to be satisfied with, and reap benefits from their housing situation. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020822220 A |
| Classmark | KKF: KA: WY: 5HH: RL: 48: 7T |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|