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Preventing Evictions of Senior Tenants in the GTA

This paper presents our findings from conversations and consultations about the issue of seniors' evictions across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It is intended as a starting point from which communities can move toward finding solutions to this growing issue.
2017

Australian demographic trends and implications for housing assistance programs

The study forecasted future expenditure on housing assistance programs; the additional outlays on ISPs due to asset test concessions to home owners; and the aggregate value of home owner tax subsidies. These three housing subsidy components are estimated to increase from $25 billion in 2011 to $32.8 billion in 2031.
2017

What constitutes a good place to age? A qualitative exploration of the concept of home in varied aging contexts

This research explores Chinese older adults’ perceptions of home in varied aging contexts and assesses the process of obtaining a feeling of home after relocation in an old age. Two sets of qualitative data were drawn for the study: one collected in Atlanta, Georgia to understand Chinese older immigrants’ home-making experiences in the U.S.
2017

Exploring the Housing Needs of Older People in Standard and Sheltered Housing

It is clearly important that the most appropriate models of housing provision for older people are investigated, and this is particularly important for older people living in social housing who may be at more risk of adverse life outcomes. However, there is a paucity of research investigating the opinions and attitudes of older people themselves.
2017

Diversity in older age - older homelessness

The characteristics of older homelessness can change rapidly over time and may differ significantly from place to place. This review will focus on older homelessness in England.
2017

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.
2017

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.
2017

Housing Our Ageing Population

With an ageing UK population, older people are now key players in the wider housing market.
2017

Cohousing Communities: A New Age-in-Place Lifestyle

A generally-acknowledged definition of cohousing is an intentional community with privately-owned homes clustered around a shared outdoor and indoor space. This article looks at the development of cohousing models for seniors in the US.
2017

Unsettled: Life in Australia's Private Rental Market

Unsettled: Life in Australia's private rental market, makes the case that rental rights in Australia lag far behind those in many other developed countries, where renters often enjoy secure long-term arrangements with strict limits on rent increases. By contrast, leases in Australia can be as short as six months, and when the contract ends and renters revert to a month-to-month arrangement t
2017
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