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Housing for older people
This UK inquiry has revealed that housing for older people is a complex topic covering the situation for people who ‘stay put’ as much as those who move and what they move to. There are a range of issues involved from home maintenance and adaptations to the role of housing in health and social care integration.
The Communities and Local Government Committee, UK Parliament"
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Policy, Ageing-in-Place, Social Housing, Co-housing, Age Specific Housing, Aged Care, Health

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

Housing an Ageing Population - An approach to improving housing affordability, liveability and financial resilience for senior Australians
This presentation examines the concept of cohousing as a way of addressing the housing affordability crisis in Australia, particularly how it affects those in the older cohort of 65+. Cohousing can help address policy challenges associated with an ageing population, rising health care costs and housing affordability.
Chris Riedy, Laura Wynne, Kylie McKenna, Matt Daly, Katherine Crane, Frouke de Reuver, Lisa Miller
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Affordable Housing, Co-housing, Community

The Role of the Socio-Physical Environment on Aging in Place for Older Adults in Cohousing and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the influence of the physical and social environment of home and neighbourhood on aging in place processes among older adults in NORC and cohousing communities in Canada.
Catherine Bigonnesse
2017
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Co-housing, Ageing-in-Place, Health

Housing equity withdrawal: Perceptions of obstacles among older Australian home owners and associated service providers
Housing wealth dominates the asset portfolios of the older population in Australia and many other countries. Given the anticipated spike in fiscal costs associated with population ageing, there is growing policy interest in housing equity withdrawal (HEW) to finance living needs in retirement.
Rachel Ong, Siobhan Austen, Therese Jefferson, Marietta Haffner, Gavin Wood
2017
Themes:
Home Ownership

Older people's housing, care and support needs in Greater Cambridge 2017-2036
Addressing the needs of a rapidly ageing population in both SCDC and Cambridge City will require decisive action. It is acknowledged in recent policy and research documents that to meet this challenge, a system of provision is required which includes and connects together the following five components: 1.
Tom Archer, Stephen Green, David Leather, Lindsay McCarthy, Ian Wilson, David Robinson, Malcom Tait
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Community, Health

Assessing Future Potential Demands for Older Person's Care Homes and Dementia Housing in London
This study was undertaken in 2017 to provide background information to the emerging London Plan. It updates borough based benchmarks of demand for specialist older persons housing which accompanied Further Alterations to the London Plan. Specialist older persons housing refers to self-contained accommodation and includes extra care and assisted living type schemes.
Greater London Authority
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Dementia, Policy

Five reasons why facilities may not be future of aged care
Current trends suggest that the changes in aged care in Australia that we’ve seen so far are just the tip of the iceberg, Aged care is undergoing a revolution. This article looks at reasons why aged care is already taking on a new meaning and why aged services may not be associated with discrete facilities in the future, but rather seamlessly integrated within neighbourhoods.
Robert Goodliffe.
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Ageing-in-Place, Policy

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