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Asset poverty and older Australians’ transitions onto housing assistance programs
This project aims to explore how the asset-poor status of older Australians helps to determine their demand for housing assistance, the coping strategies used by the asset-poor as they strive to secure satisfactory housing outcomes and the importance of these outcomes to ontological security.
2010
Housing and Health in Older People: Ageing in Place
Housing has a clear impact on the health of occupants. Affordable and appropriate housing protects people from hazards and promotes good health and wellbeing.
In this paper we briefly review the demography and housing patterns of older people in New Zealand.
2010
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The Village: A Growing Option for Aging in Place – 2010
The Village offers an option for meeting the needs of the growing older population by making it possible for people to stay in their communities and “age in place.” Neighborhood residents create villages to help coordinate and deliver services and supports within their communities. This consumer-driven and person-centered approach can help delay or even prevent the need for institutional care.
2010
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The Long-Term care System for the Elderly in Italy
In Italy, social care and integrated social–health care services are assuming an increasingly prominent role, owing to the growth in demand for long-term care caused by the rapid ageing of the Italian population; changes in the family structure; and other socio-economic changes, notably the increase in women’s labour participation.
2010
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The Future Housing and Support Needs of Older People in Northern Ireland
The project brief required: an analysis of demographic and policy trends to support informed decision making regarding future housing need assessment for older people; collation of information on the existing supply of accommodation for elderly people in relation to the distribution of the elderly population; and a ten-year projection, from 2006 to 2016, of the future housing needs of older people
2010
The Impact of Population Ageing on Housing in Scotland
The impact of population ageing both at Scotland and the UK level will be considerable for Scotland’s housing system. A system that currently supports an over 65 population of 856,000 people will have to cope with 1.408 million by 2033.
2010
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Potential Benefits of Cohousing for Older People: Literature Review
This review of the literature finds that cohousing communities offer benefits to individuals and to the wider society in a two-way relationship. These benefits are considered here in the context of older people, but they apply equally in various ways to other age groups.
2010
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Housing and Health in Older People: Ageing in Place
In this paper we briefly review the demography and housing patterns of older people in New Zealand. We describe the impact of New Zealand’s climate and housing construction on health, before reviewing some significant health problems exacerbated by the indoor environment: respiratory conditions, coronary disease and hypothermia.
2010
Homelessness and Homeless Policies in Europe: Lessons from Research
This overview of research on homelessness in the EU draws largely on the work undertaken by the European Observatory on Homelessness since its formation in 1991, supplemented by secondary literature from other sources.
There is considerable evidence on homelessness in Europe but our knowledge remains very uneven with a lack of data and understanding on some aspects of homelessness.
2010
Gender roles and social policy in an ageing society: the case of Japan
Throughout history, the Japanese state has been mainly focused on its industrial and economic growth, leaving little room for the
development of social policies. Consequently, the Japanese welfare system has relied on the informal care families provide to their members, especially the elderly.
2010
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."