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Responding to the growing population of older persons and the subsequent interest in providing progressive living environments, Succcessful Administration of Senior Housing is a comprehensive resource offering an increased awareness of management strategies and tools to better respond to frailty among elderly tenants. This insightful volume outlines ways of better serving elderly tenants and highlights the importance of collaboration among housing managers, social service providers, and health care professionals to more effectively and humanely serve the needs of elderly renters. To date, housing professionals have received little concrete help or assistance from experts, public policymakers or gerontologists; Successful Administration of Senior Housing is a welcome addition that will help fill this void by outlining ways to better manage the complex problems and issues that emerge as elderly tenants experience increased needs for supportive services. This helpful volume was written for housing professionals, social service providers and health care professionals who work with older persons living in age-segregated housing. It will also be useful in the academic setting for continuing education programs for housing managers and social service providers. “Sheehan addresses the issue of managing housing for the elderly from a ‘care management’ perspective. She provides a creditable orientation to the unique housing needs of the elderly and effectively incorporates relevant research in each of the book's chapters…. Advanced undergraduate; graduate; faculty; professional.” – Choice
Significant Trends Affecting Senior Housing
Significant Trends Affecting Senior Housing
During the past 30 years several major trends have raised expectations that senior housing should be more than just a place to live. The trends that have most directly influenced our thinking about senior housing are: (a) the demographic or “aging” revolution; (b) federal, state, and local housing policy initiatives concerning support services to vulnerable elderly tenants; and (c) changes in the locus of the long-term care delivery system.
The Demographic “Aging” Revolution
The demographic revolution occurring in our society, popularly called the “graying of America,” has had a profound impact on all aspects of American life. Today 1 out of every 9 Americans is 60 years of age and older. By 2030, 25% of the population (or ...
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