Flexible Housing

Enabling senior citizens to "age in community" benefits both the individual and the greater community. How can Philadelphia's government, social service organizations and others work together to make this possible?

Click here to read Flexible Housing, Chapter Four of "Laying the Foundation for an Age-friendly Philadelphia."

Map - Older Philadelphians & Age of Housing

Article on housing options, challenges and benefits to aging in place: Senior advocates tout aging in place

For updated information on the City’s effort to modernize the zoning code, please visit the official website of the Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission: zoningmatters.org.

The Next Great City Coalition has come out in support of the new zoning code. For more information,  click here.

Provisions of the proposed code which will impact older Philadelphians include regulation of accessory dwelling units; visitability in some new construction; and adult day care centers.  Philadelphia Corporation for Aging has prepared a report on the proposed code’s potential impact on older Philadelphians. Click here to read the report.

 

AARP Public Policy Institute Releases Report Examining Housing for Older Adults: The Impacts of the Recession

This paper summarizes findings from State Housing Profiles 2011, which uses several sources, including the 2009 American Community Survey, to look at key housing indicators for older adults.  The data show that conditions have deteriorated significantly for older households during the last decade. Older homeowners and renters face greater affordability issues, and many low-income households face more unsustainable housing costs since the housing crisis and recession that began in 2007. Disability rates, family structures, foreclosure rates, and the age of homes are other factors that have shifted in the decade, as older households adapt to face new and continuing challenges.
To view the full report, please visit http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/housing/info-09-2011/insight-53.html


Making Row Homes more Age-friendly
PlanPhilly
May 5, 2011

Designed for Visitability: Ways to create a truly inclusive city, one new house at a time
PlanPhilly
October 12, 2010

A new housing class in the zoning code meets with controversy
PlanPhilly
October 8, 2010