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Places That Matter: Place Attachment and Wellbeing of Older Antillean Migrants in the Netherlands
It has been argued that attachment to place increases wellbeing in old age. Feeling ‘in place’ can increase an older person’s wellbeing. For older migrants it can be a challenge to live in-between cultures. The objective of the article is to explore how older Antillean migrants derive a sense of wellbeing from attachment to their everyday places.
2012
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Understanding housing and location choices of retiring Australians in the ‘baby boom’ generation
This scoping review provides a brief literature review with the aim of helping build a better understanding of how the choices, constraints, behaviours and expectations of the ‘baby boom’ generation influence their decisions and outcomes regarding housing and location. Research recommendations for further consideration are also mapped out.
2012
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Homelessness and older Australians: scoping the issues
This report is written in the context of the Australian Government’s long-term goals of halving overall homelessness and offering supported accommodation to all rough sleepers who need assistance by 2020. It focuses on the implications of these goals for one specific demographic group, older Australians.
2012
Survival Strategies of Homeless Men: Home, Scavenging, Work and Welfare in Tokyo, Japan
This research is about older men and homelessness in Japan. It is a story of their survival and neglect. It describes their homes, both past and current, their lives, and their endurance on the street. It is about making a living when you do not have a home.
2012
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Housing an ageing population: lessons from North America
Research has shown that the preference for the vast majority of people is to remain living in their own homes as independently as possible as they age. I was keen to discover how ageing in place is facilitated in the USA and Canada as well as learn about the housing options for those who wish/need to move.
2012
Conceptualizing Age-Friendly Communities
On the political and policy front, interest has increased in making communities more “age-friendly”, an ongoing trend since the World Health Organization launched its global Age-Friendly Cities project. We conceptualize age-friendly communities by building on the WHO framework and applying an ecological perspective.
2011
Partnerships Among Community Development, Public Health, And Health Care Could Improve The Well-Being Of Low-Income People
Community development is an enterprise that helps low-income people and communities by giving them access to financing and other tools to build affordable housing, start businesses, and build community facilities such as charter schools, health clinics, and child care centers. In short, community development helps make struggling communities more vibrant economically and stronger socially.
2011
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All Party Parliamentary Group on housing and care for Older People - Living Well At Home Inquiry
Amidst the national interest in the growing need for care and support for the UK's ageing population, this report highlights the
importance of the home in the current debate.
2011
Improving housing with care choices for older people: an evaluation of extra care housing
Over the last decade, extra care housing has emerged as a welcome
alternative to residential care and the various forms of sheltered housing previously available.
2011
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National Survey of Providers of Independent Living Units (ILUs) for people with relatively low incomes and low assets
According to the National Housing Supply Council, the demand from older-person households for private rental housing and social housing is estimated to grow 120% between 2008 and 2028 (from 146,200 to 321,400 for private rental housing and from 86,500 to 189,800 for social housing).A significant proportion of these households are living in housing that is not affordable.
2011
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."