Social Relations in Enriched Housing for the Aged:

Dsw, Lenard W. Kaye; Monk, Abraham

doi:10.1300/j081v09n01_08

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“…Low levels of social support were associated with high levels of need amongst older people known to a community mental health team (Wilcox et al, 1995). Worsening health was found to be associated with shrinking support networks and reductions in support from fellow residents in housing for older people (Kaye & Monk, 1991). Support network relationships are likely to break down when an older person experiences physical or mental health problems and their needs exceed expectations and reciprocity is lost (Wenger, 1994).…”

Section: Journal Of Housing For the Elderlymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Support network relationships are likely to break down when an older person experiences physical or mental health problems and their needs exceed expectations and reciprocity is lost (Wenger, 1994). Men and those over 75 are significantly less likely to receive help from friends living elsewhere (Kaye & Monk, 1991). Low levels of social support were associated with high levels of need amongst older people known to a community mental health team (Wenger, 1994).…”

Section: Journal Of Housing For the Elderlymentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Needs of Older People in Sheltered Housing

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Hancock

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Journal of Housing For the Elderly

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Purpose. Sheltered accommodation in the UK is commonly seen as a half-way house between independent community living and long-term care but little is known about the health and needs of its residents. The purpose of this study was to compare the needs of older people living in sheltered housing in two contrasting areas.Design and Methods. Residents from three inner city sheltered housing schemes (N = 51) and three new town schemes (N =

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Section: Journal Of Housing For the Elderlymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Journal Of Housing For the Elderlymentioning

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The Needs of Older People in Sheltered Housing

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Hancock

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Journal of Housing For the Elderly

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“…Social networks and health in sheltered housing 373 declining size of external social support network as well as reductions in support received from fellow tenants in housing for older people (Kaye & Monk, 1991). Social networks may affect how well a person functions with regard to self-care through a behavioural mechanism e.g.…”

Section: Social Supportmentioning

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“…Inconclusive 5 Features of more than two different network types companionship and emotional support (Kaye & Monk, 1991;Lee, 1985). Neighbours are important as they are on site and can react quickly.…”

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Social networks and health of older people living in sheltered housing

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Orrell

2002

Aging & Mental Health

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Eighty-seven residents from three sheltered accommodation schemes for people over 60 years, were interviewed about: their physical and mental health, social networks, social support, decision to move in, and how they found living in sheltered housing. Twenty-four percent had a diagnosis of depression and 8% dementia, but few had ever seen a mental health professional. Over half (55%) had clinically significant levels of activity limitation and 37% had significant somatic symptoms. Despite provision of glasses or aids 31% could not see satisfactorily and 23% could not hear adequately. Locally integrated social networks were most common (41%). Residents with a private network (16%) were more likely than those with a locally integrated network to have significant activity limitation and to report often being lonely. There were no differences between network types in levels of depression or dementia. Poor health of a person or their spouse was the most commonly reported reason for moving to sheltered housing, followed by the possibly related reasons of problems with their old home no longer being suitable e.g. stairs, and because they wanted to have a warden or alarm system available should the need arise. Most residents were happy living in sheltered accommodation. Many made use of 'sheltered' features such as the common room, the communal laundry, the warden and the alarm. A minority of residents were lonely and a few were unhappy with sheltered accommodation.

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“…A support network most frequently implies family and friendship ties, but it may also include such other role relationships as neighbors, colleagues, and service personnel (Chappell, 1991;Gottlieb, 1981;Kendig, 1986;Litwak, 1985). Although it is not to be denied that "support" networks can elicit behaviors detrimental to one's well-being, research findings generally underscore their positive contribution, particularly in old age (Baldassare, Rosenfield, & Rook, 1984;Gallo, 1984;Kaye & Monk, 1991;LaGory & Fitzpatrick, 1992 sonal contacts and their interrelationships (Mitchell, 1969; Wellman & Berkowitz, 1988). Social network analysis provides the framework for consideration of the context of support giving, namely, the structure and function of the support network.…”

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The Provision of Informal Support by Elderly People Residing in Assisted Living Facilities

Litwin

1998

The Gerontologist

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This study examined factors facilitating support giving to members of the social network by elderly Jewish persons residing in assisted living facilities in Israel. A support provision score was regressed on two sets of background control variables: personal characteristics and housing factors; social network variables; and an exchange measure-perceived available support. The hierarchical multivariate results revealed that it was principally the perceived support measure along with two personal characteristics (younger age and nonreligious orientation) that explained the variance in the support provision score (IP = .52). The findings underscore the importance of reciprocity within the informal networks of this population. Although there exists a large and growing literature on the support networks of elderly people, the bulk of reported research tends to view older persons primarily as aid recipients (Dean, Kolodny, Wood, & Ensel, 1989;Penning, 1990;Stevens, 1992;Williams, 1995). Where support giving is addressed, the inquiry most often focuses on younger people as providers of assistance to the old (Johnson, 1995). Much less attention has been paid to the role of older persons as support providers, even though it is acknowledged that elders do reciprocate the aid they receive (Peters & Kaiser, 1985), and that they reciprocate in relation to all the types of relationships they maintain (Wentkowski, 1981).The relative lack of efforts to account for help provision by older adults-a necessary component of reciprocity-is troubling, in that reciprocity in the giving and receiving of help has been found to correlate with a range of important outcomes in later life. It is directly associated with older people's life satisfaction (Antonucci, Fuhrer, & Jackson, 1990;Black, 1985;Stevens, 1992), happiness (Antonucci & Akiyama, 1987), and self-esteem (Hawley & Chamley, 1986;Wentkowski, 1981). Correspondingly, lack of reciprocity is related to dissatisfaction (Rook, 1987), guilt (Schumaker & Jackson, 1979), limited willingness to ask for help on the part of older adults (Creenberg & Shapiro, 1971;Wenger, 1993), and low self-esteem (Stein, Linn, & Stein, 1982).This article addresses the important but relatively unaddressed question of what accounts for helping behavior on the part of older people. That is, it explores the factors that facilitate the provision of support by elders to other members of their social network. The discussion is drawn from a study of the 'Address correspondence to Howard Litwin, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem IL-91905, Israel. E-mail: mshowie@pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il social networks of elderly residents of assisted living facilities in Israel, which was carried out in 1995-96.At the time of the study, about 1.4% of elderly Jewish Israelis resided in some 9,000 assisted units. These facilities serve older people who live independently but receive selected auxiliary services such as social activities, nurse on call, and so on. The assiste...

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Social Relations in Enriched Housing for the Aged:

Cited by 12 publications

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The Needs of Older People in Sheltered Housing

The Needs of Older People in Sheltered Housing

Social networks and health of older people living in sheltered housing

The Provision of Informal Support by Elderly People Residing in Assisted Living Facilities

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