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AGING IN PLACE

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the same list of elements needed to make remaining
(CDC) defines aging in place as “the ability to in one’s home both possible and desirable:
live in one’s own home and community safely, • Affordable, secure, and physically accessible
independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, housing;
income, or ability level.” If needed, those aging
in place may receive care or assistance by paid or • Affordable, safe, and reliable transportation
alternatives for those unable or unwilling to drive;
unpaid (often family) caregivers. As gerontology
literature recognizes, older residents renegotiate • Opportunities to engage in recreational, learning,
how - and indeed if - they can continue to stay in cultural, volunteering, and/or social experiences;
their homes as their preferences and circumstances and
(health, finances, relationships, and family and social • Options for in-home health care and/or
supports) shift over time. While there is no universally assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) if
accepted definition of aging in place, many needed to preclude a move to congregate care.
researchers, advocates, and commentators point to

Figure 1, Life-Cycle Housing and Needs
Source: Graphic adapted from Cumberland Regional Tomorrow Quality
Growth Toolbox Chapter 2, Creating a Variety of Housing Choices.
Large Families
Young Adults

Large Single
Family
Detached Empty
Multi-family Homes Nesters
(e.g. Large
Apartment Small Single Family
Building/Complex, Older Detached Homes
Mixed-Use Housing Adults (e.g. Court Homes)
over Retail,
Manor House and
Accessory Units)

Young Couples / Small Families
Young Professionals

Single Family Attached
(e.g. Garden Courts, Live-Work Units, Condominiums, Co-Housing,
Active Adult, Retirement / Assisted Living Communities)

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