Summary This project surveyed elderly homeowners in Philadelphia regarding estate
planning and housing title issues, explored the use of city data to identify
properties at risk of abandonment, and developed proposals intended to facilitate
elderly home repair and maintenance, financial planning and property transfer.
External Funders The Boettner Center for Financial Gerontology
Collaborating Investigators
Dennis Culhane (lead investigator, CML/SP2), Cynthia Zubritsky (School of Medicine),
Mary Frances Davis (Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition), Susan Klein
(Philadelphia Corporation on Aging), CoreStates Bank, Deborah McCulloch (OHCD)
and John Kromer (OHCD).
Partnering Agencies
OHCD, GPUAC, Philadelphia Corporation on Aging
