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| Exploring the connection between personal space and social participation | | Author(s) | Brenda M Elias, Suzanne L Cook |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 30, no 1, January-March 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, January-March 2016 |
| Pages | pp 106-121 |
| Source | www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Very sheltered housing ; Warden serviced dwellings ; Needs [elderly] ; Territorial behaviour ; Space needs ; Participation ; Correlation ; Canada. |
| Annotation | An innovative housing model that provides integrated support services to a mixed community of adults with physical, developmental, and mental health needs demonstrates how the use of social and personal space intersects with social participation levels. Case study findings from the first two years of this five-year research project at Reena Community Residence in York Region, Ontario, Canada will report on the lived experience of a diverse, multigenerational population as they make the transition from various residential settings and connect to a new "intentional community with supports". It is important when considering housing for older adults who are ageing in place to recognise that these tenants with special needs age much earlier than the rest of the population. Tenant responses define their personal space and environmental fit. Emerging levels of social participation are being recognized by the tenants as life-changing events. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160429210 A |
| Classmark | KLA:58D: KLM: IK: DMA: R5: TMB: 49: 7S |
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