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Housing Canada's oldest-old — correlates of their residential status
Author(s)	Judy-Lynn Richards, Wimal Rankaduwa
Journal title	Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 22, nos 4, 2008
Publisher	The Haworth Press, Inc., 2008
Pages	pp 376-403
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Octogenarians ; Housing [elderly] ; Living in the community ; Social surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	The authors examined determinants that contribute to keeping Canada's oldest-old (those aged 85+) living in their own homes, by focusing on determinants associated with living in certain types of homes. Multivariate logistic regression was done on a sample of 722 community dwellers aged 85+ from the 2001 Participation and Activity Longitudinal Survey. It was found that gender, marital status and financial status determine residential status of the oldest-old, and that high and low levels of mobility and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) foster community living. Whereas previous findings suggest a trajectory of social exclusion (from housing to apartment to facility), this study shows the oldest old as socially stable, living in their own homes. New policies to support their residential status and modification to old policies are critical. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-090602209 A
Classmark	BBM: KE: K4: 3F: 7S
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