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  • Housing Instability and Policy Considerations for Equitable Aging in Place in Canada

  • C. Michelle Wyndham-West, James R. Dunn
  • Journal:
    Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement / Volume 43 / Issue 4 / December 2024
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    23 May 2024, pp. 588-598
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  • Background

    In this article, we apply a gender-based analysis plus framework to research the housing experiences of older, low-income adults living and aging in Hamilton. Low-income older adults with intersectional identities are at risk of not aging in place due to marginalization and housing instability.

    Objective

    Policy currently homogenizes the experience of aging by sidelining intersectional factors that have a bearing on aging well in place. The research aims to develop policy recommendations to address this gap.

    Methods

    Several methods captured the housing experiences of low-income older adults, including interviews, participant observation, and arts-based techniques.

    Findings

    Findings illustrate how gender and intersectional factors shape both housing trajectories and agentive practices low-income adults utilize to try to age well and in place. These strategies encompass practicing cultural citizenship, which is a claim for inclusion when excluded from mainstream ideals of aging in place.

    Discussion

    We provide policy recommendations informed by participants’ lived experiences aimed at promoting equitable aging in place as fundamental to full citizenship.