Canada HomeShare: The Canadian Intergenerational Housing Program

Authors

  • Alexandra Palumbo McMaster University
  • Kiara Pannozzo McMaster University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15173/mujph.v1i1.3100

Keywords:

Intergenerational, Housing, Home-Sharing, Aging-in-Place

Abstract

Canada HomeShare is a national intergenerational housing program located throughout Canada ("About," 2022). Within the program, older over-housed adults are paired with under-housed post-secondary students, supporting ageing-in-place for older Canadians while providing students with safe and affordable housing ("About," 2022; National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE), n.d.). This program has successfully improved participants' well-being and social cohesion, improving public health outcomes for vulnerable populations while proving to be feasible and sustainable as an expanding national program (Mirza, n.d.; NICE, n.d.).

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Published

2022-12-01

How to Cite

Palumbo, A., & Pannozzo, K. (2022). Canada HomeShare: The Canadian Intergenerational Housing Program. McMaster University Journal of Public Health, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.15173/mujph.v1i1.3100

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): McMaster University Journal of Public Health (MUJPH): Inaugural Issue

Section

Essays

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