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The Gerontologist, Vol 30, Issue 4 543-552, Copyright © 1990 by The Gerontological Society of America

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Adaptations for independent living by older frail households

JD Reschovsky and SJ Newman
Cornell University, Department of Consumer Economics and Housing, Ithaca, NY 14853.

This paper examines how well older frail households cope with the requirements of independent living. Three groups of requirements are considered: household operation activities, housing consumption adjustments, and health-related activities. The analysis is based on the Survey of Housing Adjustments conducted by the Census Bureau for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, supplemented by data from the Annual Housing Survey. We find that those lacking financial resources and informal support are less likely to cope with independent living requirements, and that families bear the major burden in helping frail elders meet these requirements.


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