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Not A Group House, Not A Commune: Europe Experiments With Co-Housing
While still in architecture school, María García Mendez and Gonzalo Navarrete drafted a plan to re-design a high-density area of Alfafar, Valencia, using the principle of co-housing — in which residents trade and share space and resources, depending on their needs. It's not just an architecture project. It's a fusion of architecture and rehabilitation.
2015
Older People’s Housing Design Guidance
This guidance provides details on the building design and service provision for two main types of housing in the Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea, for older people: extra care housing and retirement housing.
This guide outlines design standards and considerations required to support the needs and aspirations of older people.
2015
'Forgotten': South Korea's elderly struggle to get by
About half of South Korea's elderly live in relative poverty, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The traditional social structure, which saw children looking after their parents, has broken down. There is a growth in the number of homeless elders as a result .
2015
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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
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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
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The voices of mid-life women facing housing insecurity
Single, mid-life women in Australia have emerged as a group vulnerable to housing insecurity and having a high potential of homelessness in their old age (65+). Mid-life is used here to denote women aged between 40 and 65.
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
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Differences between Cohousing and Gated Communities.
On the basis of the literature about gated and cohousing communities, this work analyzes how these communities differ from each other. The analysis suggests that cohousing and gated communities are different in the nature of relationships between residents and in the reasons why they arise, even if there are some points of similarity.
2014
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Feeling in control: comparing older people's experiences in different care settings
The promotion of choice and control for older people is a policy priority for both health and social care services in the UK. For older people receiving care, it seems that having control is less to do with managing by oneself and more to do with having control over the delegation of their care and responsibilities and influencing how and when care and support is delivered.
2014
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Is cohousing a suitable housing typology for an ageing population within the UK?
The study investigates why there are so few cohousing communities in the UK, particularly in light of their success in Europe and the US. It asks why cohousing has not taken off to the same extent as it has in Europe.
2014
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."