Motivations for participation in nonprofit homeshare programs in the United States: a qualitative study with older home providers and home seekers.

Susanna R Curry, Molly Calhoun, Angela K Perone, Leyi Zhou, Elizabeth Xanders Pinkis

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Susanna R CurrySchool of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.

Molly CalhounSchool of Social Work, California State University, Chico, Chico, California, United States.

Angela K PeroneSchool of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3307-9662

Leyi ZhouSchool of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3230-8874

Elizabeth Xanders PinkisDepartment of Public Health, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.

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Abstract

Background and Objectives: Homesharing provides a strategy for addressing housing insecurity by pairing home providers, often older adults, with an extra room in their house with home seekers needing housing. Despite 5 decades of use, research on this intervention remains limited. This study aims to build on this sparse scholarship to provide insight into the motivations for participating as either home seekers or home providers. Research Design and Methods: This community-engaged qualitative project includes data from 24 in-depth interviews and short demographic surveys with a diverse group of home providers ( Results: Home providers and home seekers had a mean age of 67.92 ( Discussion and Implications: This article provides important new data in a vastly understudied area that can inform policy and practice to support affordable housing options for older adults-particularly through nonprofit homesharing programs.

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Financial securityHomesharingHousing insecurityShared housingSocial isolation

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PMID41635817

DOI10.1093/geroni/igaf141

PMCPMC12863404

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