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The health of homeless people in high-income countries: descriptive epidemiology, health consequences, and clinical and policy recommendations
In the European Union, more than 400 000 individuals are homeless on any one night and more than 600 000 are homeless in the USA. The causes of homelessness are an interaction between individual and structural factors. Individual factors include poverty, family problems, and mental health and substance misuse problems.
Seena Fazel, John Geddes, Margot Kushel
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Health, Policy

Extending the housing options for older people
Ideally, older people should be supported to remain in their existing home with the provision of care and support as required; but for some this is not possible and others may wish to choose an alternative.
Alison Petch
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Health, Policy

Senior Cohousing: An Alternative for Hawaii's Elderly
The goal of this project is to encourage the concept and building of senior cohousing communities in Hawaii.
Norma Hara
2014
Themes:
Co-housing, Ageing Population

Changes in the supply of affordable housing in the private rental sector for lower income households, 2006–11
Almost one in four Australian households rent their housing in the private rental sector including many lower income households.
Kath Hulse, Margaret Reynolds, Judith Yates
2014
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Private Rental

Adapting to the Challenges of an Ageing Population for Social Housing
One in six people in the UK are now over 65. More people are living beyond 80. The elderly living in couples or alone now make up 25% of all households.
Colin Jones
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Social Housing, Policy

National overview of the retirement village sector
The dramatic increase in the number of Australians turning 65 over the next 20 years is now an established demographic fact. Treasury projects a doubling of the seniors’ population by 2 050, with an economically signi fi cant reduction in the ratio of t axpayers to retirees.
Property Council of Australia
2014
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Retirement Housing, Retirement, Ageing Population, Aged Care

My House or My Home? The challenges of ageing and housing
Discussion points from the Social Care Workforce Research Unit (King's College, London) 2014 Annual Conference.
Joan Rapaport
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing, Health, Policy

Older Women's Pathways Out of Homelessness
The largest proportion of older women presenting with housing crisis in Australia have led conventional lives, and rented whilst working and raising a family. Few have previously had involvement with welfare and other support systems. Older women’s risk of homelessness can be lessened by the way welfare and housing systems work and interact with older women.
Maree Petersen
2014
Themes:
Gender, Older Women, Policy, Poverty & homelessness

Older Homeless Women in Australia
Australia is often cited as an economic success story. Unfortunately, not everyone has reaped these economic benefits and concern has been mounting for some time about a deteriorating wealth divide within Australian society. Central to these concerns is the lack of affordable housing.
Eileen Webb
2014
Themes:
Older Women, Affordable Housing

Extent and Profile of Homelessness in European Member States – A Statistical Update
This report looks at statistics for the homeless population across Europe. While not specific to an aged population, this cohort is examined in the wider context. The report concludes there are many dimensions of homelessness that may exist across different contexts, a potentially important one being the possibility of quite simple associations between some forms of homelessness and poverty.
Volker Busch-Geertsema, Lars Benjaminsen, Maša Filipovič Hrast, Nicholas Pleace
2014
Themes:
Definition of 'at risk of homelessness', Poverty & homelessness, Policy, Housing Affordability

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