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Housing affordability crisis is bad for Gen Y but worse for Baby Boomers
Australia has the second-highest rate of poverty among those on pensions in all OECD nations. Our retirement system basically takes the inequality that exists in our society at the moment and then magnifies it in retirement.
2017
Alternative accommodation models in later life
A review of a number of alternative accommodation models for seniors with links to specific projects in Australia and the US.
2017
AAA Housing for Older Australians- making it affordable, accessible, appropriate
COTA Australia 2017 National Policy Forum.
The key understanding that underpinned the entire day’s discussions is that secure housing is fundamental to wellbeing.
2017
Revolutionary day care for Alzheimer’s sufferers: Dementia villages
Glenner Town Square, a faux mini-town with a 1950s and 1960s look designed for people with dementia, is set to open in San Diego next spring. It is a reimagined, new kind of day care: a faux mini-town with a 1950s and 1960s look designed for people with dementia. The concept is based on reminiscence therapy.
2017
Housing requirements for a ageing society
Various countries in the world have been experiencing a rapid ageing in population.
2017
Housing affordability is not just about youth. 15,000 seniors are homeless
As hard as it is for young people to get a foot on the property ladder, it’s even harder for pensioners and low to middle income renters to get a foot in the door ... any door.
Private rental accommodation is now more unaffordable than owner-occupied. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, people who rent spend more of their income on housing than people with a mortgage.
2017
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Health and welfare profile of Australian baby boomers who live in rented accommodation – implications for the future
Baby boomers who rent are often overlooked as an important sub-group. this research assessed the chronic conditions, risk factors, socio-economic factors and other health-related factors associated with renting in private or public housing.
2017
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The Australian dream: Housing Experiences of Older Australians
With a significant and growing proportion of Australians aged over 65, the so-called “Australian Dream” is facing stark realities.
In The Australian Dream: Housing Experiences of Older Australians, Professor Alan Morris goes directly to the coal-face, drawing on 125 in-depth interviews and comparing real world experience with the trends and needs of an ageing Australia.
Those older Australians r
2017
Tiny houses: Interest is growing but who wants them and why?
My research to date has found a marked increase in people who want their own tiny house, particularly among older women.
Based on earlier research, I argued tiny houses could be part of a solution to the perennial and wicked problem of unaffordable housing, as well as improving urban density and the environmental sustainability of housing.
Demographically, interest in tiny houses is biased towar
2017
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Defining 'At Risk of Homelessness': Re-connecting Causes, Mechanisms and Risk
Abstract
A key focus of homelessness policy across the Anglophone world is to prevent homelessness by targeting interventions to those considered “at-risk”, yet the term “at-risk of homelessness” remains ambiguous. A solid definition is required. Typically, risk is defined using those factors that are over-represented in the population of interest.
2017
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."