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Aging in Place:: Are We Prepared?
While aging in place is preferred by the vast majority of adults and can bring a host of psychological and physical benefits, older adults require community support in order to age in place safely and with dignity. In this commentary, we review the demographic changes and characteristics of older ad...
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Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9495472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36177171 http://dx.doi.org/10.32481/djph.2022.08.007 |
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author | Ratnayake, Maggie Lukas, Shay Brathwaite, Sachi Neave, Jessica Henry, Harshitha |
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description | While aging in place is preferred by the vast majority of adults and can bring a host of psychological and physical benefits, older adults require community support in order to age in place safely and with dignity. In this commentary, we review the demographic changes and characteristics of older adults nationally and in Delaware, highlight some of the benefits and challenges to aging in place, and discuss the individual and system-level strategies that are needed to help older adults successfully age in place. Finally, we provide an overview of one creative solution that addresses instrumental and social needs among individuals aging in place with chronic illness. |
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spelling | pubmed-94954722022-09-28 Aging in Place:: Are We Prepared? Ratnayake, Maggie Lukas, Shay Brathwaite, Sachi Neave, Jessica Henry, Harshitha Dela J Public Health Article While aging in place is preferred by the vast majority of adults and can bring a host of psychological and physical benefits, older adults require community support in order to age in place safely and with dignity. In this commentary, we review the demographic changes and characteristics of older adults nationally and in Delaware, highlight some of the benefits and challenges to aging in place, and discuss the individual and system-level strategies that are needed to help older adults successfully age in place. Finally, we provide an overview of one creative solution that addresses instrumental and social needs among individuals aging in place with chronic illness. Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association 2022-08-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9495472/ /pubmed/36177171 http://dx.doi.org/10.32481/djph.2022.08.007 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/The journal and its content is copyrighted by the Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association (Academy/DPHA). This DJPH site, its contents, and its metadata are licensed under Creative Commons License - CC BY-NC-ND. (Please click to read (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) common-language details on this license type, or copy and paste the following into your web browser: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Images are NOT covered under the Creative Commons license and are the property of the original photographer or company who supplied the image. Opinions expressed by authors of articles summarized, quoted, or published in full within the DJPH represent only the opinions of those authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Academy/DPHA or the institution with which the authors are affiliated. |
spellingShingle | Article Ratnayake, Maggie Lukas, Shay Brathwaite, Sachi Neave, Jessica Henry, Harshitha Aging in Place:: Are We Prepared? |
title | Aging in Place:: Are We Prepared? |
title_full | Aging in Place:: Are We Prepared? |
title_fullStr | Aging in Place:: Are We Prepared? |
title_full_unstemmed | Aging in Place:: Are We Prepared? |
title_short | Aging in Place:: Are We Prepared? |
title_sort | aging in place:: are we prepared? |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9495472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36177171 http://dx.doi.org/10.32481/djph.2022.08.007 |
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