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Identifying the housing needs of older americans

Author: United States Dept of Housing and Urban Development,
Year: 2000
Type: Report

Abstract:

This report updates a recent Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report of Congress to develop a baseline of information on elderly housing conditions, needs and strategies. Overall, older Americans are the best housed of citizens in a well-housed nation. But millions of elderly households continue to live in housing that costs too much, is in substandard condition or fails to accomodate their physical capabilities or asssitance needs.

Further Details

Publisher United States Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Accession Number 13.2.03
Keywords North America, older, mobility, housing improvement

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