United Kingdom

Affordability of Retirement Housing in the UK

This UK-wide study examines how the affordability of retirement housing affects the housing options available to older people. It considers three research questions: - whether retirement housing is likely to be viable financially for the majority of older people (i.e.
2012

The Case for Co-operative and Mutual Housing for Older People

This submission to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care’s inquiry into the future of retirement housing is from CDS Co-operatives: the largest developer and supporter of housing co-operatives in England. The inquiry is focusing on the progress made since the publication of the report by the Housing our Ageing Population Panel for Innovation at the end of 2009.
2012

Market Assessment of Housing Options for Older People

This UK study addresses three broad groups of questions: - Choice, availability and affordability: If an older person or couple is thinking about moving, do they have a wide enough choice of suitable housing? Are developers and providers offering what older people want (and if not, why not)?
2012

Are urban environments best for an ageing population?

For an ageing society to function there needs to be a movement back to the cities – but cities need to be adapted and designed with this in mind. A UK article looking at strategies for creating age-friendly cities.
2012

Women’s ‘Journeys’ to Homelessness: Key Findings from a Biographical Study of Homeless Women in Ireland

This Research Paper presents selected findings from a primarily qualitative study of homeless women in Ireland. The study set out to conduct a detailed examination of the lives and experiences of homeless women with specific attention to their homeless ‘pathways’, that is, their entry routes to homelessness, the homeless experience itself and, possibly, their exit routes from homelessness.
2012

A study of the Housing and Support needs of Older People in Herefordshire

This research sought to understand the overall needs of older people in the administrative area of Herefordshire and any differences that existed between the local housing market areas.
2012

Affordability of Retirement Housing in the UK

This UK-wide study examines how the affordability of retirement housing affects the housing options available to older people. It considers three research questions: - whether retirement housing is likely to be viable financially for the majority of older people (i.e.
2012

A study of the Housing and Support needs of Older People in Herefordshire

Appendices to: A Study of the Housing and Support Needs of Older People in Herefordshire (2012) https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=886
2012

Historical and Global Perspectives on Social Policy and “Aging in Community”

This article provides an understanding of the changing fields of aging, family, community, and social policy. Going beyond a current trend of “aging in place”, it reviews community care that once dominated social policy dialog in the United Kingdom, as well as community service that was once regarded as a main solution to the social issues of reformist China.
2011

How do unfamiliar environments convey meaning to older people? Urban dimensions of placelessness and attachment

"Attachment to place" within the gerontological literature is associated with long time periods of exposure to a place and has significantly contributed to how we give meaning to the spaces inhabited and used by older people. We also define ‘‘place’’ in this study on a macro scale - a city or town, rather than in micro terms of accommodation or home.
2011
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