Abstract
This study reveals residents’ willingness to live in their current homes and communities and analyzes the factors related to their willingness to age in place in South Korea. Using a questionnaire survey method, data of 289 residents aged 55 or older were collected in apartment areas with the potential to become naturally occurring senior communities in Seoul. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation tests, t-test, ANOVA, factor analysis, and regression analysis by SPSS 26.0, and the findings were followed up. Housing services are very important in aging communities. Physical environment-oriented residential services promote a safe walking environment, facilities to support the elderly, a secure complex environment, a home-safety accident-prevention diagnosis service, home improvement, and home improvement support. Multiple regression analysis showed that residential services or elderly education and activity support services influence aging in place, which is a novel finding revealed in this study.
Highlights
The willingness to choose sustainable living was based on a range of houses and neighborhoods, and questions about Aging in Place (AIP) as a concept were in the form of preferences for sustainable living and feelings about moving
The feelings about AIP related to a house (M = 3.96) were higher than the preference for it (M = 3.51), but the preference for AIP related to a neighborhood (M = 3.66) was higher than the feelings for it (M = 3.49)
AIP can be enhanced through the support of facilities or supportive services in the residential environment in which the elderly currently live, which contributes to the improvement of quality of life
Summary
Korea is no exception to this as it is entering post-aged society, and research on the quality of life of the elderly is being conducted in various fields. Senior citizen research in the academic housing area is being conducted on the premise that Aging in Place (AIP) would allow senior citizens to live in a familiar residential environment that would sustain their independent life, rather than moving to a new and unfamiliar environment [1,2]. One of determinants of active aging, an age-friendly physical environment as a place of life, is of distinct importance for those growing older. This can be the difference between independence and dependence for them because unsafe environments with multiple physical barriers are less accessible [3]
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