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Homelessness and housing in Japan
In Japan, it has emerged that “the homeless” issue has been a social problem since the 1990s. The number of rough sleepers in Japan has been rapidly increasing after the burst of the bubble economy in the 1990s with the number of rough sleepers in Japan being estimated at over 30,000 in 2003.
2004
NGOs Functioning as Social Service Providers: The Elderly Problem in Cuba
Population studies predict that the percentage of Cuba’s population over the age of 60 will rise to 25% of the population by the year 2025, and ominously, to 33.6% of the population by the year 2050, at which time Cuba will be perhaps the ‘oldest’ nation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2004
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Elderly Housing
This paper will begin with a brief account of the development of public housing for the elderly and this will serve as a background for the discussion of existing policies. This will be followed by a discussion on policies that have been formulated since the 1970s to house the elderly, particularly policy papers and Working Party reports published in the last twenty years.
2004
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Homelessness among older people: A comparative study in three countries of prevention and alleviation
This report describes the genesis, design and preliminary findings of a study of the causes of homelessness among newly-homeless older people in England, Australia and the USA. The report concentrates on the Australian findings.
2004
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Coming of age: Opportunities for older homeless people under Supporting People
This report examines the challenges and proposes cost-effective solutions for 'Supporting People' commissioners, their partner agencies and providers to meet the challenge of older homelessness.
The report considers:
1. the extent of the problem of homelessness among the elderly
creative solutions
2.
2004
The Future of Aged Persons Housing: What role for Independent Living Units?
There is an emerging crisis within housing for older persons in Australia. This paper focuses particularly on the role of independent living units in the future of aged housing.
2004
Independent Living Units: The Forgotten Social Housing Sector
Public and community housing are well documented as housing options for older people with relatively low value assets and low incomes. However, other not-for-profit (NFP) organisations also provide housing for this group.
2004
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Homeless Older Adults Research Project Executive Summary
Despite the increased focus on the homeless population in Canada, there is little empirical knowledge about the characteristics, circumstances, and service needs of older homeless adults.
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of older adults who are homeless or at risk for homelessness in the City of Toronto.
2004
Coming of age: opportunities for older people under Supporting People
This UK report examines the challenges and proposes cost-effective solutions for Supporting People commissioners, their partner agencies and providers to meet the challenge of older homelessness.
The report considers the extent of the problem, routes into and out of homelessness and offers creative solutions.
2004
Challenges of cross-national housing research with older persons: lessons from the ENABLE-AGE project
This article discusses the cross-national project Enabling Autonomy, Participation, and Well-Being in Old Age: The Home Environment as a Determinant for Healthy Ageing.
Cross-national, interdisciplinary research always entails challenges, while those involving person-environment research have not yet been reported much in the literature.
2004
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."