title: The needs of elders in public housing: policy considerations in the era of mixed-income redevelopment.
abstract: A number of studies have followed the changes in the lives of public housing residents forced to relocate because of redevelopment. From 2002 to 2007, researchers followed the residents of a public housing development from the first year when residents learned of the pending demolition through 4 years of resettlement. Elder residents dispersed throughout the city provide insights into what life is like for low-income seniors leaving their homes and entering as strangers into new neighborhoods. The article concludes with recommendations for rethinking aging in place for poor elders.
authors.affiliation: Urban and Community Studies, University of Connecticut, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117, USA. edith.barrett@uconn.edu
authors.forename: Edith J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Barrett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D011638:Public Housing; D011640:Public Policy; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014506:Urban Renewal / Q000458:organization & administration*