Research & Insights
We publish white papers and interactive research when there is something worth your time: a frame, a piece of evidence, or an argument that helps states, cities, and partner organizations see home sharing as essential aging infrastructure.
Interactive Research · July 2026
America's Senior Housing Gap, State by State
Every state in America has more spare bedrooms in senior-owned homes than senior renters who cannot afford their rent. This interactive map puts a number on that gap for all 50 states and DC: the housing math, the cost burden on senior renters and homeowners alike, and each state's aging-policy status. Hover over any state for a quick read, or click for the full picture.
White Paper · June 2026
Between Aging and Housing Policy
Older adults are the fastest-growing population experiencing homelessness, and the forces pushing them out of stable housing stack faster than the aging system or the housing system can answer alone. This systems brief shows where home sharing fits as preventive infrastructure, how it advances USAging's Doors to Housing priorities, and how shared infrastructure finally makes it practical to implement.
White Paper · May 2026
The Missing Middle of Aging Infrastructure
A senior move usually arrives with a single name on it: a fall, a death, a tax bill. The truer story is the five to ten years before, when two or three forces were already compounding. This paper proposes a frame for the years that lie between full housing stability and the first formal step of the senior-services continuum, and argues that this is where home sharing belongs.