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Study protocol: healthy urban living and ageing in place (HULAP): an international, mixed methods study examining the associations between physical activity, built and social environments for older adults the UK and Brazil
The ability to ‘age in place’ is dependent on a range of inter-personal, social and built environment attributes, with the latter being a key area for potential intervention. There is an emerging body of evidence that indicates the type of built environment features that may best support age friendly communities.
Geraint Elli, Ruth Hunter, Adriano Hino, Claire Cleland, Sara Ferguson, Brendan Murtagh, Ciro Anez, Sara Melo, Mark Tully, Frank Kee, Urmi Sengupta, Rodrigo Reis
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Urban Planning, Health

Innovative Housing Models for an Ageing Population
This Housing LIN round table session with invited industry leaders was hosted by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care, in London over the summer, 2018.
Housing LIN
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Future housing solutions, Policy, Health

Census reveals a rise in the rate of homelessness in Australia

The rate of homelessness in Australia has increased 4.6 per cent over the last five years, according to new data from the 2016 Census of Population and Housing. People aged between 65 and 74 years experiencing homelessness increased to 27 persons per 10,000 people, up from 25 persons per 10,000 people in 2011.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
2018
Themes:
Older Men, Older Women

Building Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester: evidence from the Ambition for Ageing programme
A key concept in the ageing policy agenda is that of ‘ageing in place’. If older people are to do this successfully, age-friendly neighbourhoods are essential to ensure local environments remain inclusive and accessible to people as they move through the life course. Previous literature has indicated that older people are at increased risk of neighbourhood exclusion due to a variety of factors.
Jessica Thorley
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Concept of 'Home', Future housing solutions, Policy, Lifetime Neighbourhoods

Ageing with Choice: Future directions for seniors housing 2019–2024
The western Australian Government's Ageing with Choice document provides direction over the next five years to improve housing choice and outcomes for older Western Australians. Ageing with Choice recognises that everyone ages differently. Housing needs in older age are driven by changes in health, financial or family circumstances, rather than numerical age.
Department of Communities, Government of Western Australia"
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Affordable Housing, Lifetime Neighbourhoods, Community, Policy

Experiences of aging in place in the United States: protocol for a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative studies
By 2035, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in the United States. In light of its aging population, the US has supported services focused on enabling older adults to continue living in their current homes, a model commonly described as “aging in place.” The lived experience of aging in place is not well documented in existing systematic reviews.
Amy Rosenwohl-Mack, Karen Schumacher, Min-Lin Fang, Yoshimi Fukuoka
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Policy

What would an age-friendly city look like?
As the world’s population grows older and more urban, cities must decide how to adapt. Ageing populations need to be part of the debate about urban development. New approaches are needed which link the advantages of living in cities with the needs and aspirations of older people themselves.
Alice Grahame
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing, Community, Future housing solutions, Age Specific Housing

How does homelessness affect senior women?
In 2013, The OECD reported that Canada has a low old-age poverty rate compared to other OECD countries—7.2%—but it is rising while other countries’ are decreasing. Furthermore, seniors in Canada must rely on their own capital, including private pensions, for 42% of their post-retirement income.
Emma Woolley
2018
Themes:
Older Women, Housing Affordability, Policy

Toward Understanding Person–Place Transactions in Neighborhoods: A Qualitative-Participatory Geospatial Approach
Emerging research regarding aging in context reveals much about how neighborhoods relate to aging adults’ health, participation, and inclusion. Quantitative studies have identified neighborhood characteristics that relate to wellbeing and inclusion and qualitative studies have explored phenomena such as exclusion in neighborhoods.
Carri Hand, Debbie Laliberte Rudman, Suzanne Huot, Jason Gilliland, Rachael Pack
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Community, Concept of 'Home'

Older women who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness
The aim of this Background Paper is to provide an introduction to the diverse experiences and needs of older women who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. The intended audience is policy makers and people working with older Australians, including personal care workers in facilities and people’s homes, aged care leaders, health and allied health professionals, and researchers.
Australian Association of Gerontology
2018
Themes:
Older Women

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