While policies and practices that promote aging in place have risen in prominence over the last two decades, marginalised older adults have largely been overlooked. ‘Aging in the right place’ is a concept that recognises the importance of adequate and appropriate age-related health and psychosocial supports in shelter/housing settings and their impact on the ability of older people to age optimally. To understand the unique shelter/housing challenges and solutions that affect aging in the right place for older people experiencing homelessness (OPEH), we conducted three World Café workshops in three Canadian cities—Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver. In total, 89 service providers and OPEH engaged in the workshops, which involved guided, small-table discussions with the goal of stimulating creative ideas and fostering a productive atmosphere. Findings revealed two overarching themes 1) Discrepancies, between the need and availability of housing options and community supports for OPEH, such as affordable transportation, case management, access to healthcare, and system navigation; and 2) Desires, for more peer support, participatory planning, service-enriched housing, social programming, and policies that promote agency, independence, and choice for OPEH. These findings provide evidence to inform the development or modification of housing and supports for OPEH that promote aging in the right place.

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“适合每个人的地方”：支持无家可归的老年人在合适的地方养老

虽然在过去二十年中促进就地老龄化的政策和做法日益受到重视，但边缘化的老年人在很大程度上被忽视了。“在正确的地方养老”是一个概念，它认识到在庇护所/住房环境中提供充分和适当的与年龄相关的健康和社会心理支持的重要性及其对老年人以最佳方式老去的能力的影响。为了解影响无家可归老年人 (OPEH) 在适当地点安老的独特住所/住房挑战和解决方案，我们在加拿大三个城市——蒙特利尔、卡尔加里和温哥华举办了三个 World Café 研讨会。总共有 89 家服务提供商和 OPEH 参与了这些研讨会，其中包括有指导的小桌讨论，目的是激发创意并营造富有成效的氛围。住房选择的需求和可用性与 OPEH 的社区支持之间的差异，例如负担得起的交通、案例管理、获得医疗保健和系统导航；2)希望获得更多的同伴支持、参与式规划、服务丰富的住房、社会规划以及促进 OPEH 的代理、独立性和选择的政策。这些发现提供了证据，可以为住房的开发或改造提供信息，并支持 OPEH 促进在正确的地方老龄化。