scholarly journals Promising Aging in Community Models in the U.S.: Village, Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC), Cohousing, and University-Based Retirement Community (UBRC)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 233372142110154
Author(s):  
Su-I Hou ◽  
Xian Cao
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Retirement Community ◽  
Pull Factors ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Aging In Community ◽  
The U.S

Aging in Community (AIC) is the preferred way to age. This systematic review identified promising AIC models in the U.S. and analyzed model characteristics and push-pull factors from older adults’ perspectives. Push factors are those driving older adults to leave, while pull factors attract them to stay in a community. We conducted a two-phase search strategy using eight databases. Phase I identified promising AIC models and Phase II expanded each specific model identified. Fifty-two of 244 screened articles met the criteria and were analyzed. We identified four promising AIC models with the potential to achieve person-environment (P-E) fit, including village, naturally occurring retirement community (NORC), cohousing, and university-based retirement community (UBRC). Each has a unique way of helping older adults with their aging needs. Similar and unique push-pull factors of each AIC model were discussed. Analyses showed that pull factors were mostly program factors while push factors were often individual circumstances. Continued research is needed to address the challenges of recruiting minority older adults and those of lower socio-economic status, meeting older adults’ diverse and dynamic needs, and conducting comparative studies to share lessons learned across the globe.

scholarly journals Housing Models Promoting Aging in Community-A Brief Report on Key Lessons Learned

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Su-I Hou ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Retirement Community ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Aging In Community ◽  
The Village

The majority of older adults prefer aging in their own homes or communities. Four promising housing models promoting Aging-In-Community (AIC), including the village, Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC), senior cohousing, and University-Based Retirement Community (UBRC) were reviewed.

scholarly journals AGING-IN-COMMUNITY MODELS AND PROGRAMS: PROGRAM AND POLICY PLANNING STRATEGIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S408-S408
Author(s):  
Su-I Hou ◽  
Carrie Graham ◽  
Emily Greenfield
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
Aging In Community ◽  
Planning Strategies ◽  
The University

Abstract This symposium introduces key aging-in-community models and programs, with a particular focus on program and policy planning strategies. Villages are a new, consumer-directed model that aim to promote aging -in-community through a combination of facilitated social engagement, member-to-member support, volunteer opportunities, and collective bargaining for services. Dr. Graham from the University of California will share results from both a national survey of Village directors and a survey of village members, summarizing Village organizational development trends and members’ perceived impacts. Dr. Gilcksman from Philadelphia Corporation for Aging will share how older adults who do not participate in a Village create their own informal social and service network to maintain themselves and to accomplish the same goals as a Village, building community at the neighborhood level. Additionally, Dr. Hou from the University of Central Florida will discuss lessons learned on program planning strategies among older adults participating in three programs promoting aging-in-community: a university-based lifelong learning program (LLP), a county neighborhood lunch program (NLP), and a Florida Village program as a comparative case study. Finally, Dr. Glass from the University of North Carolina Wilmington will share the current trend of the new senior cohousing model, promises and challenges for older adults providing mutual support to each other as they age together. This symposium will further discuss strengths and weakness, and planning strategies of the various AIC models and programs.

scholarly journals ELDER COHOUSING: THE EMBODIMENT OF AGING IN COMMUNITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S408-S408
Author(s):  
Anne P Glass
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Intentional Communities ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Aging In Community ◽  
The U.S

Abstract A new alternative living arrangement has emerged in the U.S., in which older adults proactively choose how, where, and with whom they want to live, in a close-knit community where neighbors look out for each other. Adopting the cohousing model originally established in northern Europe, these elder intentional communities are distinctive, as they are run by the residents themselves, and there is a focus on neighbors helping each other. Drawing from over a decade of research incorporating data from six communities, the challenges and benefits of establishing such a community will be addressed and the requirements necessary for mutual support to thrive will be identified. Finally, the model of aging better together intentionally, developed from the senior cohousing experience, will be shared, as well as the implications for how the model can be used for planning and policy in other settings.

scholarly journals Applying the Push-Pull Framework to Downsizing in Late Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 437-437
Author(s):  
Kyrsten Costlow ◽  
Leona Yeager ◽  
Shinae Choi ◽  
Beverly Roskos ◽  
Patricia Parmelee
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Pull Factors ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Elderly Migration ◽  
Qualitative Responses ◽  
Push And Pull

Abstract One of the most frequently cited theoretical models of relocation decision-making is Wiseman’s Behavioral Model of Elderly Migration. Based on this model, the present study used a push-pull framework to describe older adults’ reasons for downsizing to a smaller home. A sample of 68 older adults who had downsized in the past year provided reasons for moving from their previous residence (push factors) and reasons for moving specifically to their new residence (pull factors). Participants rated the importance of each push/pull factor using a (1) not at all important to (4) extremely important scale. On average, participants rated pull factors (M = 3.63, SD = .31) as slightly more important than push factors (M = 3.54, SD = .40) in their decision to move. The most frequently reported push factors were declining health (n = 47, 22%), having too much space or maintenance (n = 40, 19%), and disliking the location of their previous residence (n = 30, 14%). The most commonly reported pull factors were the attractive location of the new residence (n = 60, 28%), social factors (e.g., being closer to family and friends; n = 36, 17%), and services or amenities available in the new residence (n = 32, 15%). Qualitative responses will be presented to illustrate the interaction between push and pull factors in participants’ relocation decision-making. Findings are consistent with those identified in other studies on late-life relocation, establishing Wiseman’s behavioral model as a useful framework for investigating downsizing in late life.

scholarly journals What International Students Think about US Higher Education

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Chow
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Pull Factors ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
The U.S

Key Words: prospective international students, perceptions of U.S. higher education, global student mobility. This article discusses the attitudes and perceptions that international students have of U.S. higher education, based on results from surveys conducted by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in eleven key places of origin. Despite not having any national policies designed to attract students from other countries, the U.S. remains well-positioned in the international student marketplace, with various pull factors attracting students to the U.S., including the high quality and diverse range of U.S. higher education institutions, and the perception that the U.S. is a welcoming country for international students. However, anti-push factors also exist, with cost predominating and perceptions of visa difficulties persisting in some countries.

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