Black Seniors Aging In Place: Contributing to Hamilton's Black Health Plan

Aging in Place refers to the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level and “having the health and social supports and services you need for as long as you wish and are able" (Wyndham-West & Dunn, 2024; Sixsmith et al, 2019). Current literature on seniors aging in place is predominantly focused on low-income seniors in urban settings. Within the senior population, this project aims to drill in on how Black seniors in Hamilton are thinking about aging in place and what barriers they experience. Using the Black Critical Methodology (Wallace & Davis, 2025) and Africentric Social Work models (Mulling et al, 2021), this project will work with Black and Black-led organizations to connect with Black seniors across the city to understand their experiences, concerns, and barriers aging in place (Foster, 2022; Ojembe, 2023; Mulling et al, 2021). The results from this project will contribute to the current Black Health Plan led by the Refuge Newcomer Community Health Centre.