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Title: Investigating Interest in an Intergenerational Homeshare Program Bringing Together Tufts Students and Local Seniors

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: In many communities throughout the country with high housing costs and significant senior populations, intergenerational homeshare programs have matched overhoused seniors with younger tenants who live in a spare bedroom for below-market rent. This thesis investigates the interest in such a program in the Tufts community by examining how many Tufts students and Tufts-affiliated seniors are interested in participating in an intergenerational homeshare program and what their potential motivations, benefits, and challenges would be. Through surveys from 268 students and 28 seniors, and focus groups with 8 and 6 respectively, I find that more than 150 students are at least moderately interested in participating, with an additional nine seniors feeling similarly, and over 60% having at least one unused spare bedroom. While participants discussed many challenges associated with such a program, this interest should encourage further investigation in Somerville and Medford into implementing such a program in cooperation with Tufts.

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Authors: Pittman, Nicholas M.

Institution: Tufts University

Department: Urban Environmental Policy and Planning

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Housing and Segregation

Countries: United States