Ageing-in-Place

Ageing in the right place: What works across People, Place and Time?

This presentation looks at the concept and the reality of 'ageing in place' in Australia and Canada. Ageing in place has become a focal concept by policy makers and researchers to create communities that facilitate the preference by older adults to remain in their homes and communities as long as possible.
2013

Alternative retirements: from eco-retreats to communes

Nursing homes and aged care facilities don’t appeal to everyone. A growing number of older people in Australia are starting to look for alternatives for their retirement.
2013

Aging in Community: The Communitarian Alternative to Aging in Place, Alone

Innovative options for aging in place in the US are leading to a new paradigm known as aging in community—a grassroots movement of like-minded citizens who come together to create systems of mutual support and caring to maximize their ability to remain, as they age, in their homes and communities. Aging in community promotes social capital—a sense of social connectedness and interdependence—enhan
2013

A Tale of Two Community Initiatives for Promoting Aging in Place: Similarities and Differences in the National Implementation of NORC Programs and Villages

Villages and Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) Supportive Service Programs (NORC programs) are among the most prominent community-based models for promoting aging in place. To advance systematic understanding of their development, this study examined how these models have been implemented nationally and the models’ similarities and differences.
2013

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.
2013

Exploring the Potential of Innovative Housing Models for Older Adults to Support Aging-in-Place

The limitations of the current housing options for older adults in meaningfully supporting older adults’ preference to age-in-place, have led to the development of multiple innovative housing and service models. However, the potential of these models to support aging in place is not well understood and there is a paucity of empirical research in this area.
2013

Aging in Place in the Village - Social Work Roles Shine

This article focuses on the grassroots, consumer-driven, volunteer-first model that is most prominent in the US Village movement for older people wanting to age in place.
2013

Age friendly societies in our time? A literature review

This project sought to gain an understanding of the state and breadth of knowledge about the social isolation of older people in urban areas, with particular attention paid to housing form, and formal and informal care. The coverage is of international material in English; with items emanating from or relating to Canada generally, being of particular interest.
2013

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.
2013
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