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The Pioneers of the Village Movement: An Exploration of Membership and Satisfaction Among Beacon Hill Village Members

Villages are designed by and for older adults, an idea that originated from a group of friends in Boston, Massachusetts, in preparation for their future and growing older in their homes and the vibrant community of Boston. In 2002, Beacon Hill Village, a member-driven grassroots organization serving people age fifty and over became the first Village in the world, and gave rise the national Villag
2015

Meeting the Housing Needs of an Ageing Population in Wales: Report of Recommendations

This report documents initial discussions and preliminary recommendations which emerged from an expert workshop held in June 2015 attended by experts from Wales, the rest of the UK and other European countries.
2015

Muslims in Australia and their aged care needs: An exploratory study with special reference to South Australia

The Report “MUSLIMS IN AUSTRALIA AND THEIR AGED CARE NEEDS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA” was prepared for the Islamic Information Centre of South Australia (IICSA) as an important step toward making aged care in general, and residential care in particular, responsive to the needs of the Muslim community in South Australia.
2015

Australian demographic trends and their implications for housing subsidies

This Positioning Paper is the first output of a project that aims to forecast future housing subsidies that will accompany projected demographic changes and the challenges these trends may pose for the fiscal sustainability of housing policy.
2015

Oscillating in and out of place: Experiences of newly homeless older adults in Montreal, Quebec

While aging in place research has burgeoned over the past few decades, scant research has examined experiences of older adults who are becoming homeless for the first time. Drawing on the geographic concept of place, defined as a dynamic, politicized, meaningful location, constructivist grounded theory methodology, observations, document analysis and in depth interviews with 15 newly homeless old
2015

A First Time for Everything: Homelessness

The face of homelessness is changing but are our policies and social responses up to it? STEPHANIE CARSON, Benetas Victoria, writes about the experiences of two older women and their advocates. More action, more urgently, is needed so that others are not left behind after years of caring, working and service.
2015
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Older Persons Experiencing Homelessness - Their perceptions and needs influencing supportive interior design and architecture

America’s homeless population is growing older. Achieving the goal of ending homelessness requires the development of coordinated community response systems, which include diversion prevention and intervention strategies that are targeted toward homeless individuals and families of all ages.
2015

More NZ retirees will become homeless

New Zealand is facing a growing population of homeless older people. The Salvation Army has released new research estimating that by 2030, 200,000 retirement-aged won't own a house and will be unable to afford rent.
2015

The role of private rental support programs in housing outcomes for vulnerable Australians

This report is the first output from a study that will shed light on the present role of brokerage programs and their role in the private rental housing market.
2015

Placing in Age: Transitioning to a New Home in Later Life

Moving home in later life is an experience born of necessity for many older people.
2015

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