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Current and Emerging Issues Facing Older Canadians
In the study of current and future issues facing older Canadians, all levels of governments, industry and the non-governmental sectors revealed not only layers of a discreet subject (such as an ageing workforce) but more importantly the interrelationships among the issues and the interconnectedness between the issues.
2012
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Social inclusion through ageing-in-place with care?
The onset of ill-health and frailty in later life, within the context of the policy of ageing-in-place, is increasingly being responded to through the provision of home care.
In the philosophy of ageing-in-place, the home provides for continuity of living environment, maintenance of independence in the community and social inclusion.
2012
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Specs and the city: planning for an ageing urban population
Creating communities that meet the needs and aspirations of older people is now a major concern for social and public policy. Involving older people in the social and economic life of cities will be a crucial task for urban development in the years ahead.
2012
Senior Cohousing: An Optimal Alternative for Aging in Place
The rising numbers of individuals emerging into older adulthood in the US may lead to overcrowding of current facilities in the near future. Many existing facilities are not preferable environments for numerous older adults deciding where they will live out the duration of their life.
2012
Gerotopia: Building (retirement) villages for baby boomers
It is well established that Australia’s ageing population will have a critical impact on the economy, the health care service and housing provision. The existing retirement village model is not adequate or appropriate for many boomers as they age and new ‘village’ models are currently being developed.
2012
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Living Arrangements of Older Adults in China: The Interplay Among Preferences, Realities, and Health
This article uses the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey to examine the dynamics of living arrangements among the elderly in China.
The author explores what factors are related to living arrangement preference. In addition, the author looks at a relatively unexplored measure— “living arrangement concordance”—having a match between preferred and actual living arrangements.
2011
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Age-specific housing and care for low to moderate income older people
This report presents the final findings of a national, interdisciplinary research project
into age specific housing for lower income older Australians.
2011
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Pathways into Adult Homelessness
This article has two aims. First, from all the diversity and complexity of homeless people’s lives, we identify five ideal typical pathways into adult homelessness, using a modified version of the analytical scheme proposed by Johnson (2006).
2011
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The care of older people in Japan: myths and realities of family ‘care’
A history of aged care in Japan.
This survey of care for older people in Japan has revealed some of its complexities, deeply rooted in the legacy of paternalistic and familistic nationalism, traditional values of filial piety, and the persistent stigma associated with institutionalisation and public welfare.
2011
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Evaluating Extra Care Housing for Older People in England: A Comparative Cost and Outcome Analysis with Residential Care
The appropriate response to the housing and care needs of an ageing population is much debated in the policy and practice literature in England, alongside considerations of how to ensure affordable and sustainable funding.
2011
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."