Aging in place: functional environments: a survey and case study in Floyd County, Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Laquita Dawnen
dc.contributor.committeechairLovingood, Rebecca P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTravis, Shirley S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGoss, Rosemary Caruccien
dc.contributor.departmentHousing, Interior Design, and Resource Managementen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:47:08Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:47:08Zen
dc.date.issued1996-05-13en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-07en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-07en
dc.description.abstractThe problem addressed in this study was: What home modifications are made to residential environments to meet the functional capabilities of the aging in place audience? The study was conducted in two phases. In Phase I 102 Floyd County, Virginia, adults 65 years of age or older were interviewed in order to identify their task capabilities and identify the modifications being made to meet their environmental needs and task capabilities. Phase II consisted of a case study of six females taken from the Phase I sample group. This section of the study focused on the modifications identified in Phase I, the techniques used, and the reasons they were made. The findings indicate that 26% of the adults in the study were experiencing difficulty with at least one Activity of Daily Living, 33% were experiencing difficulty with at least one Instrumental Activity of Daily Living. However, like many older adults, these individuals had a relatively high function level and wanted to stay in their home as long as possible. Modifications are being made in order to equalize the participants' function level and the characteristics of the living environment. Housing education programs should be targeted toward the elderly and their family members and provide more information relating to aging in place. Professionals in housing and related fields should have the knowledge necessary to advise clients on making decisions to help insure their ability to live independently as they age.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 95 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10072005-094853en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10072005-094853/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45085en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.B376.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35079098en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecthome modificationsen
dc.subjectadaptationsen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.B376en
dc.titleAging in place: functional environments: a survey and case study in Floyd County, Virginiaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHousing, Interior Design, and Resource Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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