Lifestyles and Housing of Older Adults

How do living environments affect the well-being of older residents? Using one state's strategies for meeting the housing needs of record numbers of older adults, experts illustrate how the living environment influences the cognition, social support, and self esteem of the elderly. In this authoritative volume, academicians, architects, builders, planners, gerontologists, and policymakers will find an instructive, in-depth discussion on the housing requirements that are unique to the elderly. Innovative solutions to the special physical and social challenges that older adults present to professionals are fully addressed.