Housing for Seniors With Mental Illness: A Content Analysis

This paper explores how the City of Toronto plans housing for seniors with mental illness through a content analysis of provincial and municipal policy documents. Using a two-pronged approach, manifest content analysis was used to identify the frequency of keywords in policy documents and latent analysis was used to identify meaning behind the text. Overall, the findings of this thorough content analysis highlight a gap in the keywords related to seniors, mental health, and housing, demonstrating the siloed nature of provincial and municipal policies. This paper finishes with a discussion of recommendations to increase housing opportunities for seniors with mental illness and reduce stigma within policy while providing opportunities to increase collaboration between provincial and municipal policymakers.