Patricia Bravo Morales, Samara Scheckler, Jennifer Molinsky
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June 9, 2025
This research examines the factors influencing older Hispanic homeowners' capacity to transfer housing equity to the next generation, potentially facilitating homeownership…
Samara Scheckler, Peyton Whitney, Jennifer Molinsky
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May 20, 2025
While the majority of older adults will need care and assistance at some point in their lives, services for tasks such as dressing and bathing are affordable to only a very…
As the first baby boomers turn 80 in the coming decade, a growing number of older households will face challenges paying for both housing and the supports and services they…
As people age, changes in their physical and mental health may prompt them to move to a neighborhood or home that better meets their evolving needs. However, neighborhood…
Hyojung Lee, Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Jennifer Molinsky
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March 28, 2025
The older population in the United States is growing rapidly, yet their residential mobility patterns are understudied. Using the confidential version of the American…
Across the nation, intergenerational residential communities—places that intentionally house and engage people of all ages—address a host of today’s most pressing challenges…
Between 2022 and 2040, the number of people 85 or older in the US is projected to double. To support the nation’s growing older population, the Older Americans Act (OAA), the…
With a growing number of older adults experiencing homelessness across the US, we interviewed housing, aging, and homelessness service providers in Boston to examine factors…
In the US, millions of older adults struggle to afford both housing and the long-term care (LTC) services they increasingly require as they age, such as help with personal…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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November 30, 2023
Over the next ten years, the US population over the age of 75 will increase by 45 percent, from 17 million to nearly 25 million. The growth is widespread, across urban,…