Planning Walkable Neighborhoods for “Aging in Place”: Lessons from Five Aging-Friendly Districts in Singapore

Aging in Place within Elderly People in the Southwest Iran

Introduction: Iran and its aged society are facing some issues that significantly impact the current social structures in Iran. It will continue to do so on their growing as elderly with negative impacts on communal relations and unjust distribution of resources based on a gender basis that will affect the aging in place (AiP). The study aims to investigate the AiP within aged people and modify...

Aging in singapore.

This paper outlines the aging trends in Singapore and takes stock of socioeconomic differences between Malay and Chinese elderly persons. It draws attention to the idea that policy response to the graying of Singapore has largely been confined to dealing with the consequences of population aging for the economy on the one hand and to creating social and community support for caregiving for elde...

Strategies for Aging in Place

Aging in place: From theory to practice

The rapid aging of many Western societies has compelled policymakers and professionals to develop concepts, programs, and services to meet the complex and diverse needs of their elderly populations, in particular the segment of older persons who are frail, chronically ill, and functionally disabled. Aging-in-place has become a key and guiding strategy in addressing and meeting the needs of olde...

Aging: Lessons for Elderly People from Monkeys

As life expectancy increases, health in the elderly is a growing issue. Health is linked to remaining socially active, but the elderly typically narrow their social networks. The social life of aging monkeys shows interesting parallels, indicating social patterns may be rooted in evolution.