New housing alternatives a hallmark of the ‘new ageing’ Australia

Australian figures reveal that currently less than 6 per cent of people over 65 are taking up the retirement/ seniors living village option and a straw poll at every occasion I have asked, indicates that no one wants to move into a nursing home. The clear preference to age in one’s own home. The reality is, though, that often these homes are unsuitable, they are too big, too hard to maintain and isolated. This article looks at two alternatives that seem to have the most traction when presented - the shared equity, co-housing model and the intergenerational housing model.