ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2018
'Simply to be let in': opening the doors to lower-income older adults and their companion animals.
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- Longitudinal associations between allostatic load, pet ownership, and socioeconomic position among U.S. adults aged 50.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- "Whoever takes the dog gets the house": How older adults negotiate, budget, and deploy resources for multispecies family health and well-being.Social work in mental health · 2023Article
- Leashes, Litterboxes, and Lifelines: Exploring Volunteer-Based Pet Care Assistance Programs for Older Adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Understanding the Benefits, Challenges, and the Role of Pet Ownership in the Daily Lives of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Case Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- The Impact of Pets on Everyday Life for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Pet-Friendly for Whom? An Analysis of Pet Fees in Texas Rental Housing.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
- Human-Animal Relationships in Supported Housing: Animal Atmospheres for Mental Health Recovery.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Disruptive Solidarity or Solidarity Disrupted? A Dialogical Narrative Analysis of Economically Vulnerable Older Adults' Efforts to Age in Place with Pets.Public health ethics · 2019Article
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Abstract
Inspired by poet J.L. Borges's intimations on acceptance, this commentary highlights the eviction of an older woman and her kitten from an affordable independent living facility as representing exclusionary practices and policies that compromise the ability for some lower-income older adults to age-in-place. Even as efforts to promote aging-in-place have prioritized housing as a key need, and public health evidence suggests benefits from animal companionship later in life, there is a shortage of social and other types of affordable housing in Canada and elsewhere that allows older adult tenants to reside independently with companion animals. Within the private housing market, however, companion animals may be leveraged as a marketing tactic, with 'pets' being welcomed into rental arrangements. In light of this means-patterned discrepancy, this commentary troubles the persistent undervaluing of human-animal relationships that exists at policy and practice levels. Furthermore, banning companion animals from affordable housing subsumes an accepted yet insidious practise of regulating the lives of older adults who have not achieved idealized conceptions of responsible aging, including home ownership. We draw these two concerns together by advocating for adequate provision of affordable housing opportunities where lower-income older adults may be granted the choice to establish a home that includes a companion animal as they age-in-place.
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