Exposure to an environment with increased opportunities resulted in increased activity among a group of elderly persons, compared to similar people in unenriched environments. Persistence of relative elevation in activity over eight years and concomitance with other indexes of well-being suggest appropriate environmental intervention expanding…

This is a report on the first study of long-range effects of improved housing upon old people. At the end of eight years, as well as one, tenants of housing designed for the elderly were well satisfied. However, tenants were forthcoming with suggestions for improving future facilities. (Author)

In terms of people who lived under the same roof, a Senior Center within housing for the elderly was highly satisfactory and widely and frequently used. In terms of the elderly who lived elsewhere, it seems to have had little effect. (Author)

Studied instruments which measure well-being, life satisfaction, and morale, for structural stability across age and gender in two samples of adults and older adults. Analysis showed four factors that defined dimensions underlying these measures which were constant across age and gender. (WAS)

While published recommendations for housing design and neighborhood planning for older people continue to proliferate, these standards and criteria are rarely subjected to empirical testing. In this study, objective field assessments, using objective measures of residential quality, measured residential resources for meeting life maintenance and…