Access to Community Support Services among Older Adults in Social Housing in Ontario.
Can J Aging
; 42(2): 217-229, 2023 06.
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| ID: mdl-36373328
ABSTRACT
Community support services are an integral enabler of aging in place. In social housing, older adult tenants struggle to access these services because of the siloed nature of housing and health services. This study examined the provision of government-funded community support services to 83 seniors' social housing buildings in Toronto, Ontario. Although there were 56 different agencies operating within the buildings, only about one third of older tenants were actually receiving services. There was a subset of services that were available in more than 80 per cent of the buildings, and the most widely accessed services were food supports, crisis intervention, transportation, caregiver support, and hearing/vision care. There were also many cases in which multiple agencies offered duplicative services within the same building, suggesting that there are opportunities for improving service coordination. Practice recommendations for increasing access to community support services among low-income older adults in social housing are provided.
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Texto completo:
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apoio Comunitário
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Habitação
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can J Aging
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá