Residential Choices and Experiences of Older Adults

John A. Krout, PhD, is Professor of Gerontology and Director of the Gerontology Institute at Ithaca College.Elaine Wethington, PhD, is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Human Development at Cornell University and is Co-Director of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging.

• ContributorsForeword Preface AcknowledgmentsSection 1: Introduction Introduction, John A. Krout and Elaine Wethington Section 2: Housing Decision Making, Satisfaction, and Adaptation Residential Relocation, John A. Krout, Heidi Holmes, Mary Ann Erickson, and Sarah Wolle Housing Satisfaction: Design Lessons from the Community, Paul E. Eshelman, Gary W. Evans, and Shinobu Utamura Section 3: Role Identities and Social Participation Roles, Identities, and Residence: Continuity and Changes in Later Adulthood, Phyllis Moen, Donna Dempster-McClain, Mary Ann Erickson, and Alice Boyce Social Participation and Integration, Mart Ann Erickson and Phyllis Moen Section 4: Service Utilization, Health, and Well-Being Housing, Health, and Disability, Heidi Holmes, Katherine Beissner, Kelly Walsh, and John A. KroutUtilization of Community-Based Services, Heidi Holmes, John A. Krout, and Sarah Wolle Section 5: Well-Being and Adjustment Residential Differences in Life Stress and Perceived Health, Elaine Wethington Continuity and Change in Subjective Well-Being, Alice Boyce, Elaine Wethington, and Phyllis Moen Section 6: Conclusion Lessons for Providers and Consumers, John A. Krout and Karl Pillemer Summary and Conclusions, Elaine Wethington and John A. Krout Index