Aging in Place: Aging in place emphasizes progressive adaptations to the home environment so that older adults can stay in their homes and communities. Cities and counties avoid the high costs associated with overly intensive care, and older adults can continue to contribute to the social, civic and economic life of the community. Aging in Place Tool Kit (PDF)
"Community Approaches to Meet Residents’ Needs in an Affordable Public Housing Community"
Journal of Housing For the Elderly
MARY TONORE BLUMBERG
Atlanta Regional Commission, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
PAT JONES and MARVIN NESBITT, Jr.
Atlanta Housing Authority, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The Atlanta Regional Commission and the Atlanta Housing Authority are working together to address the unique challenges and opportunities of naturally occurring retirement communities. Leveraging local partnerships and several converging initiatives, a multidisciplinary team is developing and coordinating resources and supports while re-imagining the physical structure of affordable public housing communities for the elderly and individuals with disabilities. This article will examine how the application of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Lifelong Community framework in one high-rise apartment building, Marian Road, has broadened supports for aging residents while changing the way the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Atlanta Housing Authority serve the needs of current and future older adults. However, it is clear that replication on any significant scale will require a shift in federal and state rules that regulate housing construction, housing subsidies, and community-based services that only marginally support and in some cases thwart this work.
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Personal Care Homes
A Personal Care Home is a single home, building or group of buildings where personal care servcies are provided to two or more non-family adults. http://ors.dhr.georgia.gov
What are personal care servcies?
Personal care services are provided to an individual who needs help with the essential activities of daily living. These essential activities of daily living include assistance with eating, bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, and supervision of medications.