Re-Examining Age-Friendly Communities for Older People with Insecure Housing Histories

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2026
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Abstract
In many countries, population aging and increasing rates of housing security among older people are unfolding simultaneously. While the World Health Organization's Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFCC) framework is largely considered the leading framework for developing age-supportive communities, it does not adequately account for the ways in which a community may be inclusive, supportive, or age-friendly for older people with lived experience of housing insecurity. This paper began with a question: What would an age-friendly community look like for older people with experiences of housing insecurity? Drawing on the Aging in the Right Place (AIRP) framework, a rights-based conceptual model of six indicators developed through community-based participatory research, this paper re-examines and extends each of the WHO AFCC framework's eight domains: housing, transportation, social participation, respect and social inclusion, civic participation, communication and information, community support and health services, and outdoor spaces and buildings. This paper argues that age-friendly approaches must recognize housing as a human right and housing security as a cornerstone of age-friendly communities, requiring protections including rent control, eviction prevention, and incentives for non-market housing development. Recommendations are offered for municipalities seeking to embed AIRP and rights-based perspectives into age-friendly strategies and evaluation.
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Authors Rachel Weldrick, Sarah L. Canham, Joe Humphries
Journal the gerontologist
Year 2026
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10.1093/geront/gnag237
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https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag237
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