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Article Title:
Supportive Housing: A Panacea To The Emerging Trend In Elderly Peoples' Housing Problems In Nigeria
by Prof. MBINA, Anthony Adomi

Abstract:
The challenge of preserving the independence, autonomy, dignity and privacy of older Nigerian adults, while carrying out activities of daily living under rapidly evolving urbanization, migration and the days? economic realities has become a major worrying concern for individuals, families and the larger Nigerian society. This paper looks into housing features which makes houses supportive for their elderly users. It takes a holistic view of the relationship between the presence of supportive features in houses and the ability of older adults to continue performing activities of daily living with minimal inconveniences that are usually associated with human helpers in those houses. The descriptive method was used for the study. That was after embarking on three case studies in the west and southern parts of the country; to observe any natural phenomena which exists in them. The result of the study point to the fact that as the Nigerian elderly population continues to increase, with the country?s attendant economic, social, developmental and traditional family structural shift, demand for appropriate senior housing with supportive features will become inevitable. The study finally recommends ways of strengthening the acceptability of this housing type in the emerging urbanization drive currently taking place in most Nigerian urban towns and cities.

Keywords: Supportive Housing, Panacea, Elderly Housing, Emerging Trend, Nigeria

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