Rights of Passage: Health Care Needs and Policy Implications of Chronically Ill Elders in Public Housing

Moderator: Peter A. Boling, MD
Developed by the Health Systems Innovation - Economics and Technology Committee.
Learning Objectives: (1) characterize public housing and aging clusters for low income elders and the occupants of those living settings in the U.S.; (2) describe new approaches to research and assessment that will enable a better understanding of the population of elders living in publicly subsidized housing; and (3) outline problems with conventional assessment methods, approaches that are enhance cultural competence, and innovative models of care that better meet needs of elders who dwell in low income housing.

Achieving Health and Independence Goals for Older Americans: The Potential of Clustered Housing Care Settings
Stephen M. Golant, PhD

Designing Research to Assess the Needs of Elders in Public Housing Using Richmond Virginia as a Case Study
Pamela L. Parsons, PhD, RN

Barriers to Providing Culture-Competent Care and Innovative Strategies to Improve the Care of Elders in Low Income Housing
Arline D. Bohannon, MD