The heterogeneity of older-migrant populations indicates that their needs for ageing in place will differ. Older migrants have also faced adversities like discrimination, which may hinder their satisfaction with their environments and ability to age in place. This cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the extent of neighbourhood age-friendliness according to older Moroccans in the Netherlands. A person–environment fit perspective was adopted to elaborate on relationships between older Moroccans’ individual characteristics and the neighbourhood resources they need to age in place, while accounting for discrimination experiences. We used stratified sampling to randomly select 501 older (aged ≥ 65 years) Moroccans in Rotterdam from municipality registers. Data from 151 respondents were included in the final analyses (35% response rate). We employed descriptive statistics to summarise the extent to which age-friendly neighbourhood resources were missed and applied multivariate linear regression to explore relationships between the sample characteristics and the overall ageing-in-place score. Participants were most critical of their neighbourhood age-friendliness in the housing and social participation domains, indicating the significant importance of targeting these two domains in age-friendly initiatives to foster ageing in place. Older participants were less prone to miss neighbourhood resources, whereas those who were single, had multimorbidity, and had experienced discrimination were more likely than their counterparts to miss age-friendly neighbourhood resources. These findings imply that certain subgroups may become particularly reliant on the availability of neighbourhood resources and highlight the need for ageing-in-place policies that are sensitive to older migrants’ needs and take their diversity into account.

Authors:
Hager Hussein, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jane Murray Cramm, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Anna Petra Nieboer, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

About the Presenter(s)
Hager Hussein is a PhD Candidate in Socio-Medical Sciences at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research focuses on aging in place and wellbeing, exploring how neighborhood characteristics influence the wellbeing of diverse older adult populations.

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