{"id":148,"date":"2019-07-10T09:38:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T13:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2019-08-14T11:25:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T15:25:44","slug":"aging-in-place","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/research\/aging-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Aging in Place in Affordable Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Research indicate that the most needed <strong><em>features<\/em><\/strong> for programs and services to sustain housing for older adults refer to physical accessibility; proximity to community services; infrastructure that connects housing with services; healthy living environments; and high quality social spaces in and near housing developments.  In in\ncollaboration with the CHA, Southminster Inc., and other community\norganizations propose a comprehensive approach to assess the needs of\nresidents, provide adequate health and social services, and identify best\npractices to promote successful aging and quality of life for older adults.\nThis proposed <strong>Aging in Place Program<\/strong>\nfor residents 55 year and older in affordable housing expands the vision of the\nCHA to address public housing in Charlotte by using a holistic community redevelopment\napproach, and focusing on multiple critical factors, including mixed-income\nhousing, educational opportunities, youth and senior programs, health and\nwellness services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed <strong>Aging in Place Program<\/strong> will have the following <strong>AIMS<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Assess<\/strong> the health needs and supportive medical and social services for resident seniors at affordable housing<\/li><li><strong>Coordinate<\/strong> medical and social services to improve sustainable aging in place and wellness among senior residents<\/li><li><strong>Evaluate<\/strong> the impact and determinants of the \u201cAging in Place\u201d program to promote quality of life for senior residents at affordable housing.\u00a0 <\/li><li><strong>Promote <\/strong>leadership development among senior residents in affordable housing.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ncurrent proposal follows the holistic perspective on successful and healthy\naging.&nbsp; It will examine the conditions\nunder which residents at affordable housing would maintain functional capacity\nand productive lives as they experience changes in multiple domains. Older adults\nin the community face challenges related to their health, social and cognitive\nfunctions, along with important life transitions, such as retirement,\ncaregiving, or relocation to long-term care communities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research indicate that the most needed features for programs and services to sustain housing for older adults refer to physical accessibility; proximity to community services; infrastructure that connects housing with services; healthy living environments; and high quality social spaces in and near housing developments. In in collaboration with the CHA, Southminster Inc., and other community [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":831,"featured_media":0,"parent":106,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148\/revisions\/156"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}