Date of Award
8-2017
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Gerontology: M.S.
Department
Program in Gerontology
College
School of Health and Human Services
First Advisor
Phyllis Greenberg
Second Advisor
Rona Karasik
Third Advisor
Annette Greely
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
Assisted Living, Housing with Services, Older Adults, Minnesota
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to learn what the Baby Boom generation knows about Housing with Services/Assisted Living and if they are prepared for their future. Categories studied included knowledge on cost, services, definitions of Housing with Services/Assisted Living, resources and involvement in looking for Senior Housing.
The participants were born between the years 1946 and 1964. This generation was chosen due to them being a large cohort that is aging. The participants were given a survey with both structured and open ended questions. The hypothesis going into the study was that respondents lacked knowledge about housing options and were not planning for their own future needs. This was borne out in the findings. The findings will be useful when developing ways to improve the knowledge of this cohort, as well as to assist them prepare financially for their own future.
Recommended Citation
Writz, Jennifer, "Places We Call Home: An Exploration of What the Baby Boom Generation Knows About Housing with Services / Assisted Living" (2017). Culminating Projects in Gerontology. 6.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/gero_etds/6
