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Housing is big business, and in the past 15 years housing for the elderly has been a slowly growing importance on the national housing scene. American society is facing some very tough decisions concerning housing for the elderly, decisions that will affect financially and socially to all Americans if they are delayed too long. ... First, the proportion of elderly in American society will increase in the next few decades, the elderly will need an increased share of available housing. ... The combination of increasing number of elderly surviving to very old age, and the decrease in family members of capable of providing support, means greater demands for housing for the elderly.
¡§One of the primary purposes of sheltered housing is to provide assistance with independent living to those chronically impaired but well noninstitutionalised elderly who have difficulty in conventional environment. ... Housing for the elderly must be located so there is easy access to services such as churches, libraries, and shopping. ... The need for this type of space has a connection for sitting decisions, housing design, content and landscaping of adjacent space, and the psychological and emotional well being of the elderly. ...
Location of the housing environment can be a factor in their suitability for housing the elderly; also its locational criteria and urban facilities can also make a difference, too. ... Most housing sites are urban because that is where the aged population lives. ... The suburban vary widely in their suitability for housing the elderly. ¡§Part of the rational for suburban growth has been to keep wide physical boundaries between commercial and residential facilities, so that much land might be used for housing for the elderly is miles from any store.
Approximate Word count = 1220
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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