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Quality and choice for older people's housing: what can a new Private Rental Sector offer?
The past two years (2012-2013) have seen a growing interest in the potential role of a ‘new PRS’ in delivering quality housing and greater tenure choice ... with media interest, conferences and reports, a government Private Rented Sector Taskforce and funding for Build to Rent.
2014
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Working towards an older persons homelessness prevention strategy for the Victorian Homelessness Action Plan Reform
Successfully evaluated after Stage 1 of the Victorian Government's Innovations Action Project, 'Home at Last' has continued to expand its
service into Stage 2.
2014
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Room for the future: Will Australia’s apartments today work for the ageing population of tomorrow?
In the focus on ‘investors versus families’, the debate around apartment regulation often ignores one of the most important housing issues facing modern Australia – the need to accommodate our ageing population. Professor Lorraine Farrelly argues for adaptability in the design of new apartments.
2014
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Innovative Seniors Housing and Care Models: What We Can Learn from the Netherlands
This report highlights some innovative seniors housing and care practices from the Netherlands.
The first is the Humanitas Apartments for Life, where if and when residents need assisted living or nursing facility level care, it is brought to them, thereby eliminating stigma and relocation issues.
The second is the unique dementia village of De Hogeweyk.
2014
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Exploring the Meaning of Home for Six Baby Boomers
Current policy and practice in the UK is that people should, wherever possible, age at home, but there is no research into what home means to baby boomers.
Therefore, this researcher asks two questions. Firstly, how can the meaning of home for baby boomers be explored? Secondly, what influence does the life course have on the meaning of home for six baby boomers?
2014
Security of tenure for the ageing population in Western Australia Does current housing legislation support Seniors’ ongoing housing needs?
The genesis of this research commenced several years ago as the impact of Western Australia’s ‘resources boom’ was becoming evident. . Although that period augured in years of prosperity for some Western Australians, for many – especially those on lower and fixed incomes – the rising cost of living became problematic.
2014
Women and Homelessness in Spain
This work focuses on the situation of homeless women in present-day Spain. This constitutes both a social and a personal problem embedded in the dynamics of social exclusion and linked to the interplay among structural, family/relational, personal and cultural elements.
2014
Innovative housing solutions for an ageing population - a case study
Common Ground Tasmania is about providing people with the support they need to recover from the trauma of homelessness, to exit an endless cycle of homelessness and crisis accommodation, to stay housed and to rebuild their lives.
Four key features of the Common Ground supportive housing model:
- Permanent, affordable accommodation with design features adding value to the surrounding community
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2014
How does homelessness affect senior women?
In 2013, the OECD reported that Canada has a low old-age poverty rate compared to other OECD countries—7.2%—but it is rising while other countries’ are decreasing.
2014
Housing for an Aging Society
The aging of the US population has broad implications for housing
markets, government spending, living standards, and society in general. As the baby boomers age over the coming decades, they will continue to drive housing demand.
2014
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."