Housing and Health Equity for Older Adults

During the pandemic, many older adults faced social isolation and disruptions in access to food, medical care, and other goods. In response, organizations that support older people—housing and service providers, community organizations, government agencies, and others—improvised solutions to address these challenges.

A new report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the Hastings Center reflects on these responses, most of which were intended to be temporary, and sheds light on how to improve housing and supports for older adults and address long-standing inequities in the process.