Abstract
Focus groups and a national survey explored the awareness, attitudes, and preferences of elderly consumers to assist in planning retirement housing and long-term care services. The study found many elderly consumers are uninformed about housing and care options. Aging in their single-family home in a mixed-age neighborhood is preferred while living with children or in a nursing home are least desirable. Retirement housing that offers cheerful facilities, understanding staff, high quality food, and reasonable monthly charges for a range of personal and medical services that allow the residents to age in place is attractive.
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Gibler, K.M., Lumpkin, J.R., Moschis, G.P. (1998). Retirement Housing and Long-Term Health Care: Attitudes of the Elderly. In: Anikeeff, M.A., Mueller, G.R. (eds) Seniors Housing. Research Issues in Real Estate, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6067-8_8
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