Aging in Place with Age-Related Cognitive Changes: The Impact of Caregiving Support and Finances
In the United States, aging in place is a common concept that refers to older adults’ desire to remain in their homes as they age. However, this ability to age in place is a complex process that is not only impacted by the home’s accessibility or individual functional abilities. This paper aims to e...
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| description | In the United States, aging in place is a common concept that refers to older adults’ desire to remain in their homes as they age. However, this ability to age in place is a complex process that is not only impacted by the home’s accessibility or individual functional abilities. This paper aims to examine different factors, such as home environment and home modification, caregivers, finances, and other supports present in the participants’ lives, that impact older adults with age-related cognitive changes (ARCC) (in)ability to age in place. Qualitative interviews with older adults with ARCC (<i>n</i> = 5) and their caregivers (<i>n</i> = 5) were conducted. The participants’ experiences while aging in place indicate that finances and caregiving support greatly impacted their lives at home and ability to age in place. Personal finances dictated where some of the participants could age and the support, they could afford from home health aides. Additionally, informal and formal caregivers were an important source of support that aided in the older adults’ ability to remain home. As researchers, we need to continue to address personal finances and the support that the individual has in their lives to most effectively promote aging in place and their life at home. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb4642582cfb4c4480ab9a09d81623912023-11-21T14:19:27ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982021-04-011123110.3390/soc11020031Aging in Place with Age-Related Cognitive Changes: The Impact of Caregiving Support and FinancesAlexandra Wagner0Department of Occupational Therapy, Yeshiva University, New York, NY 10033, USAIn the United States, aging in place is a common concept that refers to older adults’ desire to remain in their homes as they age. However, this ability to age in place is a complex process that is not only impacted by the home’s accessibility or individual functional abilities. This paper aims to examine different factors, such as home environment and home modification, caregivers, finances, and other supports present in the participants’ lives, that impact older adults with age-related cognitive changes (ARCC) (in)ability to age in place. Qualitative interviews with older adults with ARCC (<i>n</i> = 5) and their caregivers (<i>n</i> = 5) were conducted. The participants’ experiences while aging in place indicate that finances and caregiving support greatly impacted their lives at home and ability to age in place. Personal finances dictated where some of the participants could age and the support, they could afford from home health aides. Additionally, informal and formal caregivers were an important source of support that aided in the older adults’ ability to remain home. As researchers, we need to continue to address personal finances and the support that the individual has in their lives to most effectively promote aging in place and their life at home.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/11/2/31aging in placeolder adultsdementiacognitive changeshome |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Wagner Aging in Place with Age-Related Cognitive Changes: The Impact of Caregiving Support and Finances Societies aging in place older adults dementia cognitive changes home |
| title | Aging in Place with Age-Related Cognitive Changes: The Impact of Caregiving Support and Finances |
| title_full | Aging in Place with Age-Related Cognitive Changes: The Impact of Caregiving Support and Finances |
| title_fullStr | Aging in Place with Age-Related Cognitive Changes: The Impact of Caregiving Support and Finances |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aging in Place with Age-Related Cognitive Changes: The Impact of Caregiving Support and Finances |
| title_short | Aging in Place with Age-Related Cognitive Changes: The Impact of Caregiving Support and Finances |
| title_sort | aging in place with age related cognitive changes the impact of caregiving support and finances |
| topic | aging in place older adults dementia cognitive changes home |
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