Aged Care
Making informed decisions on housing options: the value of advice and support for older people
The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which the provision of a UK government-backed, centralised advice and support service, named FirstStop, can assist older people in making informed decisions on ways to plan ahead as their housing and care needs change.
Drawing upon conceptual frameworks of residential decision making and through the use of in-depth interviews, the paper examin
2013
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The Long Term Care Revolution: A study of innovative models to support older people with disabilities in the Netherlands
This paper provides relevant information about the Netherlands on how support is provided to older adults in need of long term care in their own homes or alternative homes.
2013
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Building a Smart, Age-Friendly Community
This paper examines China’s efforts to meet the challenges posed by its rapidly growing elderly population with an emerging care model: community, home-based elder care, integrated with smart, digital technologies. When fully developed, this model of care has the potential to keep China’s older adults more fully engaged in society, while simultaneously reducing national spending.
2013
Voices on Relocation and Aging in Place in Very Old Age—A Complex and Ambivalent Matter
This cross-national qualitative study explores how very old people reflect upon relocation and aging in place.
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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
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Housing an ageing population: lessons from North America
Research has shown that the preference for the vast majority of people is to remain living in their own homes as independently as possible as they age. I was keen to discover how ageing in place is facilitated in the USA and Canada as well as learn about the housing options for those who wish/need to move.
2012
Loneliness and the exchange of social support among older adults in Spain and the Netherlands
Previous research has shown that exchanges of support within social networks reduce the loneliness of older adults.
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
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Choosing Among Residential Options: Results of a Vignette Experiment
Among decisions that older people have to make, those involving potential residential relocation are among the most important and difficult. Because of both attraction to their current residence and negative aspects of moving, older people usually have a strong preference to remain in place.
2012
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Senior Care in China: Challenges and Opportunities
In 2012, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that China now has roughly 185 million people over the age of 60. A 2007 study by the United Nations estimated that in 2005 there were 16 retired people in China to every 100 workers. The study projected that this ratio will reach 64 elderly for every 100 workers by 2025.
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