Residential Segregation, Social Cohesion, and Aging in Place: Health and Mental Health Inequities.

Our findings highlight the need for more rigorous research on segregation and older residents that utilize longitudinal and spatial data. Our findings also have implications for policies and programs that aim to support the ability to age in place for older adults who have different racial identities and live in different neighborhood contexts. Because social cohesion can be a protective factor for older adults' health and mental health, policymakers and practitioners should support initiatives to increase social cohesion.