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Older adults’ experiences of home maintenance issues and opportunities to maintain ageing in place

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  • Tara Coleman
  • Robin A. Kearns
  • Janine Wiles

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This paper addresses the question of how older adults’ experiences of home maintenance issues shape their opportunities to maintain ageing in place. We explore this question through a case study of ageing in place on Waiheke Island, near Auckland, New Zealand. We draw on in-depth interviews with 28 older adults aged 65 to 94, as well as participatory photo elicitation interviews and research journals conducted with 11 of these participants. We argue that older adults’ diverse personal circumstances and wider social contexts influence how home maintenance concerns are understood and addressed. We find that maintenance issues may cause stress and anxiety, thereby rupturing affective ties to place, limiting access to preferred identities and reducing well-being. Yet many feel connected to social networks and gain a positive sense of self and autonomy through participation in home maintenance tasks. Ultimately, how older adults experience their home maintenance issues influences their opportunities to maintain ageing in place.

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  • Tara Coleman & Robin A. Kearns & Janine Wiles, 2016. "Older adults’ experiences of home maintenance issues and opportunities to maintain ageing in place," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(8), pages 964-983, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:chosxx:v:31:y:2016:i:8:p:964-983
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2016.1164834
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    1. Adriana Luciano & Federica Pascale & Francesco Polverino & Alison Pooley, 2020. "Measuring Age-Friendly Housing: A Framework," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-35, January.
    2. Cory Bolkan & Raven H. Weaver & Eunsaem Kim & Bidisha Mandal, 2022. "Regional Planning for Aging in Place: Older Adults' Perceptions of Needs and Awareness of Aging Services in Washington State," Journal of Elder Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(1), pages 161-192, March.

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