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Public Housing Redevelopments Impact Older Persons’ Health and Wellbeing
The Victorian State Government’s public housing renewal program is a plan to sell land on existing public housing estates to private developers with a return of a ten per cent increase in public housing. This plan includes the relocation of current tenants to other public housing properties.
2018
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Moving Toward Age-Friendly Housing in King County
This assessment is instrumental for understanding how to meet the current – and future – housing needs of older adults in King County, US.
This assessment utilized various strategies: 1) secondary data analysis of federal, state, and local data sources to assess several factors, including current housing stock, diversity of the older adult population within King County, and housing cost burden fo
2018
'It's a Great Idea for Other People': Cohousing as an option for older Australians
Older Australians face housing challenges including supply, accessibility, affordability, security of tenure and isolation. This article reports on research conducted in the state of New South Wales, Australia into the potential for cohousing to address these challenges.
2018
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Levensloopbestendige (Apartments for Life) in The Netherlands
The Netherlands is faced with an increasingly ageing population. This demographic change means that the number of people requiring assistance will also grow, increasing the burden on existing income, healthcare, social services and retirement systems.
2018
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Demoralising and humiliating: More older Australians falling into homelessness
The number of Australia's private renters aged 65+ who are in housing stress, defined as paying more than 30% on rent, has jumped by 42% in the last five years.
2018
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Housing America's Older Adults
Households headed by someone 50 or over represent 55 percent of all the nation’s households.
• Over the past several years, the most significant growth in older households came from baby boomers aged 65- 74.
2018
Rural Housing for an Ageing Population: Preserving Independence. HAPPI 4
The Inquiry’s Statement of Intent was:
“To explore the current housing needs and care problems facing older people in rural areas and to make recommendations to central and local government and other partners for solutions.”
This report presents the findings and the recommendations from the inquiry.
2018
Independent Living Units: Underfunded and Misunderstood
Australia has an aging population with diverse backgrounds and
experiences; 37 per cent of older Australians were born overseas.
Historical and contemporary privileges and disadvantages have
impacted different Australians’ ability to gain and maintain employment, accrue savings, build financial literacy, contribute to superannuation, own property and prepare for a secure,
enjoyable retirement in l
2018
Silver cities: Planning for an ageing population
The world is ageing, particularly in advanced economies. Over the next 30 years, we will see an extra 15,000 people reaching retirement age in the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries every single day. By 2045 the proportion of the population aged over 65 will rise to 25%, from the current 16%.
2018
Here's why so many seniors are joining the tiny-house movement
Discussion and case studies of older women in the US opting to join the tiny house movement as they age.
2018
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."