Implementation of a Sense of Home in High-Density Multicultural Singapore Nursing Homes: Challenges and Opportunities.

Many studies have introduced principles for creating a sense of home in nursing homes, yet they mostly feature cases from low-density developments in Western countries. This raises a question about how those principles are interpreted and implemented in other cultural contexts, especially in high-density, multicultural environments such as Singapore. This paper examines how a sense of home is implemented in Singapore nursing homes, with a specific focus on the role of the built environment.

Neighborhood Makes or Breaks Active Ageing? Findings from Cross-Sectional Path Analysis.

Mental ill-health prolongs and complicates other chronic illnesses, which is a major public health concern because of the potential stress it places on health systems. Prevention via active aging and place-based interventions thus became increasingly important with population aging, e.g.

Neighborhood atmosphere modifies the eudaimonic impact of cohesion and friendship among older adults: A multilevel mixed-methods study.

A growing body of research on community gerontology suggests that interventions in the neighborhood may promote older adults' wellbeing. Drawing on Costello's community (2014) and phenomenology of atmosphere, we examine contextual moderators of the relationship between neighborhood quality and older adults' mental wellbeing in high-density urban areas. We used mixed methods.

Using Walk-Along Interviews to Identify Environmental Factors Influencing Older Adults' Out-of-Home Behaviors in a High-Rise, High-Density Neighborhood.

Older adults' out-of-home behaviors (OOHBs) are critical for maintaining health and quality of life. Taking Singapore's Yuhua East as a case, this study applied a qualitative approach to explore what neighborhood environmental factors influence older adults' OOHBs. Twelve older adults were recruited for walk-along interviews through the use of purposeful convenience sampling.

Neighborhood Experiences of People Over Age 50: Factor Structure and Validity of a Scale.

Background And Objectives: Various aspects of the neighborhood environment have been shown to correlate with older adults' health. Socio-ecological models of health posit that interventions in the living environment can influence population health. Yet, there are no scales to comprehensively measure older people's experiences of their neighborhoods especially in dense urban contexts.