Carpenter Brian D, Edwards Dorothy F, Pickard Joseph G, Palmer Janice L, Stark Susan, Neufeld Peggy S, Morrow-Howell Nancy, Perkinson Margaret A, Morris John C
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2007;49(1-2):165-84. doi: 10.1300/J083v49n01_10.
Most older adults prefer to live at home as long as possible, requiring supports and services to help them age in place. This study examines the relocation concerns of a group of older adults in a suburban naturally-occurring retirement community (NORC). Twenty-six percent of the 324 residents interviewed expressed concern about having to move in the next few years. Residents who were worried differed from those who did not worry on a number of demographic and biopsychosocial characteristics. Overall, residents present a profile of vulnerability that calls for preemptive action to help them stay in their homes. A NORC is an ideal setting in which to provide supportive services.
大多数老年人都希望尽可能长时间地居家生活，这就需要各种支持和服务来帮助他们安享晚年。本研究调查了郊区自然形成的退休社区（NORC）中一群老年人对搬迁的担忧。在接受访谈的324名居民中，26%的人表示担心在未来几年内不得不搬家。担心搬家的居民与不担心的居民在一些人口统计学和生物心理社会特征方面存在差异。总体而言，居民呈现出一种脆弱性特征，这需要采取先发制人的行动来帮助他们留在自己家中。NORC是提供支持性服务的理想场所。
