This opinion piece by Henry Cisneros, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, contends that housing options in America are not prepared for older adults’ growing desire to “age in place.” Please respond with at least 3 sentences for each question.
- What is the major problem that Cisneros presents in this article? Why is this problem becoming more urgent as time passes?
- What properties does a house need to have to be safe for older adults? Attempt to brainstorm beyond the properties Cisneros mentions in the article.
- What solutions can you think of to address the issue Cisneros presents? What do you think will actually happen in the coming decades?