The phenomenon of aging in place poses fundamental questions for administrators and planners
of housing for the elderly. Based on a planning study for one retirement facility in the upper
Midwest, we reviewed current knowledge pertinent to aging in place and present the findings of
interviews with 13 housing administrators and present some limited market analysis of the host
community of the subject retirement facility.
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