Household Accessibility and Residential Relocation in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It is unclear how home environmental factors influence relocation decisions. We examined whether indoor accessibility, entrance accessibility, bathroom safety features, housing type, and housing condition were associated with relocations either within the community or to residential care facilities.

Methods

We used prospective data over 4 years from the nationally representative National Health and Aging Trends Study in the United States of Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older living in the community (N = 7,197). We used multinomial regression analysis with survey weights.

Results

Over the 4 years, 8.2% of the population moved within the community, and 3.9% moved to residential care facilities. After adjusting for demographics and health factors, poor

SUBMITTER: Granbom M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6748711 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature