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Addressing later life homelessness
The study aims to contribute material to inform policies to reduce older people’s homelessness. The set of projects presented in this report are explicitly intended to provide a foundation for policies around homelessness for older Australians.
Maree Petersen, Andrew Jones
2013
Themes:
Policy, Pathways into homelessness, Ageing Population, Health, Gender

Addressing later life homelessness
This report examines older people’s homelessness in Australia. It follows on from the earlier report Homelessness and Older Australians: Scoping the Issues, published in 2011. The research has been funded through the Australian Government’s Homelessness Research Partnership Agreement, administered by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Andrew Jones, Maree Petersen
2013
Themes:
Gender, Older Women

Meeting the Housing and Care Needs of Older Homeless Adults: A Permanent Supportive Housing Program Targeting Homeless Elders
The homeless population is aging faster than the general population in the United States. As this vulnerable population continues to age, addressing complex care and housing needs will become increasingly important.
Rebecca Brown, Lori Thomas, Deborah Cutler, Mark Hinderlie
2013
Themes:
Older Men, Older Women, Health

Sustainable, Affordable Housing for Older Adults: A Case Study of Factors that Affect Development in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon, is considered to be a leader in sustainable development. Government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and businesses have been innovators in policymaking and practice that is aimed at creating a more sustainable city.
Alan DeLaTorre
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Social Housing, Policy, Community, Health, Affordable Housing

Aging in Community: The Communitarian alternative to aging in place, alone
The prospect of aging, particularly in our culture rampant with ageism, is disconcerting, even frightening to many people. These feelings were the impetus for a small group of us to gather in 1999.
Janice Blanchard
2013
Themes:
Ageing-in-Place, Ageing Population, Community, Future housing solutions

Developing Adaptable Housing for the Elderly, Also a Path to Sustainability
This article looks at why we must think about architecture and urban planning in terms of adaptability for the aging.
Irina Vinnitskaya
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Urban Planning, Ageing-in-Place, Age Specific Housing

A Housing need and demand analysis
Seniors Cohousing is a still a relatively novel concept in Canada, with only one operating community and three new projects underway. A goal of the non profit Canadian Senior Cohousing Society is to raise awareness of the need for community and for mutual social support through Active Aging study groups. A group of households then form to aquire a site and build the houses and common house.
Kaela Schramm
2013
Themes:
Co-housing

Prevalence of Homeless Older Adults and Factors Causing Their Homelessness: A Review
Objectives: To examine the prevalence of homeless older adults and causes of homelessness among the elderly. Methods: Systematic review involving search of Medline, Cochrane Review and GoogleScholar, including homeless, homelessness, elder, elderly, aged and in old age. For prevalence, articles before 2000 were excluded, and samples had to be at least 50 ±5 years of age.
Stephanie Ng, Shafqat Rizvi, Mark Kunik
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Pathways into homelessness, Gender, Health, Definition of 'at risk of homelessness'

The desire to age in place among older Australians
Many older Australians report a desire to age in place. This bulletin explores the relationship between this desire and the housing circumstances of older Australians of different tenure types; that is, those who own their home outright, those paying a mortgage and those who rent their home either privately or through social housing.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Affordable Housing, Private Rental, Social Housing

Sheltering Homeless Seniors Literature Review
The papers that make up the literature review are a combination of published research, grey literature, and government documents. Qualitative and quantitative research papers were included. Service provider input was a mixture of both perspectives. The readings arc across a broad range of learning around homeless seniors and their challenges.
Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Older Men, Older Women, Health, Pathways into homelessness

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