OLD S1082: Aging in Place: Home and Community in Rural America

(Multistate Research Project)

Status: Inactive/Terminating

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[06/14/2023]

Date of Annual Report: 06/14/2023

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 10/31/2021 - 11/03/2021
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2020 - 06/01/2023

Participants

All S1082 participants:
Andrew Carswell (UGA), Mira Ahn (Tx State), Axton Betz-Hamilton (SD State), Randall Cantrell (UFL), Kerstin Emerson (UGA), Leslie Green (Tx State), Eunju Hwang (VA Tech), Susan Koerner (U of Illinois), Sung-Jin Lee (NC A&T University), Zeynep Madak-Erdogan (U of Illinois), Bernard Steinman (U of Wyoming), Qian Chen (The Ohio State University)

Participants Attachment:

Minutes S1082.docx

Brief Summary of Minutes

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

An annual meeting did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, Instead, members met informally in 2020-2021 via electronic videoconferencing, typically in one hour sessions.

Meeting dates: April 10, June 25, July 9, July 10, October 15, October 22, October 29, November 5, November 11, November 12, November 19

January 2021 - December 31, 2021

Meeting dates: February 5, February 13, February 26, April 1, May 10, July 7, July 30, September 8, September 21, October 28

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Members met each year at the annual Housing Education and Research Assocaition (HERA) conference. Additionally, members met monthly via videoconference.

Meeting dates: January 31, June 7, June 14, June 21, June 28, July 19, July 26, August 2, August 9, October 17

Jan 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023

Members met via videoconference.

Meeting dates: January 20, February 17, March 2, March 23, May 4, June 7

A doodle poll is currently active to schedule our next meeting (tentative late June early July)

See attached minutes for more information

Minutes Attachment:

Minutes S1082.docx

Accomplishments

<h3>Based on identified goals (2020-2023)</h3> <ol> <li> Identify and analyze secondary data sources to identify the environmental, social, and financial factors that impact (positive/negative) successful aging in place in rural communities using secondary data.</li> </ol> Objective met. The subset of S1082 members identified the 2011 wave of the American Housing Survey (AHS) as the best dataset to analyze for the first manuscript of the project. It was the best possible dataset to use due to the type of variables present. The subsequent papers also use the American Housing Survey for analysis. <ol start="2"> <li> Collect primary data from key informants to identify and analyze environmental, social, and financial factors that impact (positive/negative) successful aging in place in rural communities using primary data.</li> </ol> Objective not met. No effort has been expended on this goal to date (2020-2023) as the group has had ample access to and been able to utilize primary data. <ol start="3"> <li> Examine and draft policies and programs that promote successful aging in place in rural communities and encourage inclusive civic participation</li> </ol> Objective not met. No effort has been expended on this goal to date (2020-2023). The group is still building a body of work that may be able to inform policy.   Outputs Membership <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">The group was able to successfully secure new members.</li> </ul> Refereed Publications <ul> <li>Green, L., Betz-Hamilton, A., Albright, B., Lee, S-J., Vasquez, K., Cantrell, R., Peek, G. & Carswell, A. (November 2, 2022). Home modification for older adults aging in place: Evidence from the American Housing Survey. Journal of Aging and Enviroment, 1-12. </li> <li>Peek, G., Green, L. E., Carswell, A. T., Emerson, K. G. (November, 2021). The influence of length of residence and home modifications on housing unit satisfaction: implications for the aging population. Housing and Society, 1-20.</li> </ul> Conference Presentations <ul> <li>The group has submitted a proposal for the 2023 HERA conference. <ul> <li>Submitted June, 2023) Predictors of home modifications for older households aging over time within a two-period model. Abstract submitted to the annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference.</li> </ul> </li> </ul>   Activities Each member actively participated in the development of scholarship related to the project. <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Met monthly by videoconference to discuss progress on project status and manuscript drafts.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Prepared drafts and edited manuscripts for publication (list the publication)</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Peek, G., Green, L. E., Emerson, K. G., & Carswell, A. (2021). The influence of length of residence and home modifications on housing unit satisfaction: Implications for the aging population. Housing and Society, DOI: 10.1080/08882746.2021.1996201.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Green, L. E., Betz-Hamilton, A., Albright*, B., Lee, S., Vasquez*, K., Cantrell, R., Peek, G., & Carswell, A. (accepted). Home Modification for Older Adults Aging in Place: Evidence from the American Housing Survey. Journal of Aging and Environment.<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2140466"> https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2140466</a></li> </ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Discussed proposals for new projects related to goals #2 and #3</li> </ul> Milestones Met on a regular basis as a team (at least monthly); was able to submit scholarship in the form of manuscripts.

Publications

<ul> <li>Green, L., Betz-Hamilton, A., Albright, B., Lee, S-J., Vasquez, K., Cantrell, R., Peek, G. & Carswell, A. (November 2, 2022). Home modification for older adults aging in place: Evidence from the American Housing Survey. Journal of Aging and Enviroment, 1-12. </li> <li>Peek, G., Green, L. E., Carswell, A. T., Emerson, K. G. (November, 2021). The influence of length of residence and home modifications on housing unit satisfaction: implications for the aging population. Housing and Society, 1-20.</li> </ul>

Impact Statements

Older individuals living in rural areas face unique economic, structural, social, and cultural challenges to aging in place. Demographic and economic characteristics that may increase or decrease the propensity for older adults to make modifications to their dwelling in order to age in place should be explored.