Housing Insecurity, Incident Geriatric Conditions, and Mortality in Community-Living Older Persons

Is housing insecurity associated with incident geriatric conditions and mortality in community-living older persons?In this cohort study of 7499 community-living older US persons, poor housing affordability was significantly associated with higher subsequent risks of frailty, disability, dementia, and mortality, while poor housing quality was associated with higher risks of frailty, disability, and mortality, but not dementia. Neighborhood quality was not associated with any outcome.These findings suggest that poor housing affordability and poor housing quality are important social determinants of health associated with incident geriatric conditions and mortality in older persons.

Corresponding Author: Robert D. Becher, MD, MS, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, 330 Cedar St, BB 310, New Haven, CT 06520 (robert.becher@yale.edu).

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