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Seniors downsizing on their own terms: Overcoming planning, legal and policy impediments to the creation of alternative retirement communities

It seems there are as many reasons for seniors making downsizing decisions as there are individual seniors. Some common themes have emerged however. First, despite the tacit encouragement of downsizing in Australia and elsewhere, most seniors resist moving in order to downsize.
2015

A Home of One's Own: Shared Equity Housing for Older Single Women

This project was established to research and develop a shared equity model of home ownership, specifically geared to the needs of lower income women over the age of 55 years.
2015

Housing Decisions of Older Australians

The growing longevity and ageing of Australia’s population, as well as other structural and demographic changes, elevate the policy imperative to understand what drives the housing decisions of older people and the consequences for their wellbeing. This study aims to explore the drivers of those decisions, as well as some of the barriers to better outcomes.
2015

Relationships between perceived aspects of home and symptoms in a cohort aged 67- 70.

The importance of the home environment increases with age. Perceived aspects of home influence life satisfaction, perceived health and independence in daily activities and well-being among very old people. However, research on health and perceived aspects of home among senior citizens in earlier phases of the aging process is lacking.
2015

An Age Friendly City – how far has London come?

The Institute of Gerontology has undertaken this research. It follows their study for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2006: What makes a city age-friendly?
2015

Ageing Population Growth and Critical Housing Questions in New Zealand

In the context of the global ageing population, the case of New Zealand is significant, where one in four of the population will be over sixty-five by 2051. This paper identifies some critical housing questions within the context of population ageing in Auckland, New Zealand.
2015

Ageing in Cities - Policy Highlights

This report provides policy makers with insights and tools to mitigate the challenges of ageing societies and make the most of the opportunities they present. Three considerations underpin the assessment: - Ageing societies are not “a problem” as such. - Ageing societies are not simply societies of “older people”.
2015

Population Ageing, Urbanization and Housing Demand

At present, China is the world’s most populous country in the elderly, accounting for 20% of the world’s elderly population. The authors believe that although the Chinese population ageing level is increasing year by year and the demand for housing is undoubtedly a great negative impact, the rapid urbanization may offset the impact to some extent.
2015

Housing vulnerable older people: lessons from Europe and Australia

A comparison of strategies for housing vulnerable older people in Europe and Australia.
2015

Adaptive Reuse : Accommodating Canberra's Working and Ageing Poor

A new report into housing affordability has called for urgent action to develop and subsidise smaller housing stock in Canberra. The Safe and Well green paper revealed an estimated 20,000 Canberra households were experiencing housing stress, with rent consuming up to 70 per cent of incomes. Other contributors to the green paper see opportunity in some of Canberra's more than 100,000 square
2015

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