Aged Care

Aged care solutions: multi-generational living

Australia's population is growing rapidly, and the fastest growing age bracket is 65 years and over. This raises the question of how (and where) will Australia's increasing numbers of elderly live? Will we see more instances of multiple generations living in the one home? This article looks at the move towards multigenerational living.
2016

Sheffield Older People’s Independent Living (OPIL) Housing Strategy 2017-2021

This strategy sets out how we plan to meet the housing needs and aspirations of Sheffield’s increasingly diverse and growing older population.
2016

Homelessness and Older People

According to the ABS, 14,851 people aged 55+ were experiencing homelessness on Census night 2011. People aged 55+ consist of only 7% of clients accessing specialist homelessness services in 2014– 15. This is partly due to the service system design but also indicates that is a lack of beds for older Australians within the homelessness service system.
2016

Agile housing for an Ageing Australia

By 2055, Australia’s 65+ population will have doubled and, if current strategies are followed, it is likely that the housing available will be inappropriate. Today’s housing stock will still be in use yet few developers and designers are capitalising on the potential of agile housing and, more broadly, the creation of age-friendly neighbourhoods.
2016

Innovative Public-Private Models to Enhance Aging in Place in the United States

With advanced age, people are more likely to confront challenges to their physical health, mental health, economic security, housing, and access to supports. These challenges threaten people’s ability to age in place, which is the preference of many older people.
2016

How can local government be better associated with delivering housing for an ageing population?

This paper offers an overview of the challenges local authorities face in housing and caring for an ageing population and suggests that Local Government must have a key role in meeting this challenge.
2016

Meeting the Housing Needs of an Aging Population

The aging population in the US is more economically and ethnically diverse than any before, and will require a greater and more varied inventory of housing stock. There are significant implications for housing markets, as the need for homes that are affordable, accessible, and located in proximity to social and commercial centers and public transportation will rise.
2015

Housing Decisions of Older Australians

The Commission’s flagship research paper An Ageing Australia: Preparing for the Future identified that many older Australians are asset rich but income poor, and flagged challenges for government budgets stemming from the ageing of Australia’s population.
2015

Older People’s Housing Design Guidance

This guidance provides details on the building design and service provision for two main types of housing in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, for older people: extra care housing and retirement housing. This guide outlines design standards and considerations required to support the needs and aspirations of older people.
2015

Meeting the Housing Needs of an Ageing Population in Wales: Report of Recommendations

This report documents initial discussions and preliminary recommendations which emerged from an expert workshop held in June 2015 attended by experts from Wales, the rest of the UK and other European countries.
2015
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