Opinion: We need more housing options for seniors in established neighbourhoods that are too often out of reach for older persons.
One evening at the family dinner table we had a serious conversation about how the neighbourhood was changing. The first response from our older teenage daughter was she might be able to work there. Maybe grandma and grandpa could move in and be our neighbours — they could come over all the time! My wife, a teacher, thought she might be able to do some adult education.
Each day, we wake up a day older — eventually, if we are lucky enough to live a long life, we will become old, too. But the cities we live in are not adapting for the changing demographic shift that is slowly rising and will impact virtually every aspect of our lives. Ageism is also reflected in the allocation of government resources in the health sector, where older people are seen as a burden, using up more than their fair share, taking up beds in hospitals while they wait for placement in long-term care.
Back to the housing development being built across the street. The developers are not building just one, they are building a second on the next main thoroughfare, and a third further west in a quaint shopping neighbourhood. Established neighbourhoods, like the one I call home, do not offer many options for older persons looking to move out of their single-family home but remain in their neighbourhood.
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