Ageing Population
Nursing homes in Cuba are few, poor and underserved
A comparative study of the results between the Census of Population and Housing and the Health Statistical Yearbooks for 2002 and 2012, reveal the increase in the number of elderly people in Cuba and the decreased ability of nursing homes to care for them.
In 2013, only 1 in 274 of the elderly had the possibility of being received full time into nursing homes.
2014
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Adapting to the Challenges of an Ageing Population for Social Housing
One in six people in the UK are now over 65. More people are living beyond 80. The elderly living in couples or alone now make up 25% of all households.
2014
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The Next Housing Crisis: Aging Americans’ Homes
The US is facing a lack of affordable, physically-accessible and well-located homes for America’s aging population — especially those with low incomes.
2014
Sisters, other Catholics, care for elderly in Cuba
The need for care and accommodation for an ageing population of the poor in Cuba is being addressed by the Catholic Church. This article looks at two different care models.
2014
Downsizing amongst older Australians
The context of this research is the ageing population in Australia and its implications for housing and urban development. Ageing in place is a key policy response to population ageing, but this begs the question: ageing in what kind of place?
2014
Cooperative housing for an ageing Australia
The focus of this study is on not-for-profit cooperative housing and the role it may be able to play in addressing the challenge of an ageing population in Australia.
2014
China’s Senior Housing – Now and the Future
In this report, Deloitte analyzes China’s senior housing market - where it stands and how it will evolve.
China's ageing population has received growing attention in recent years bringing the issue of "elder care" to the forefront of policy makers, and organizations' minds.
2014
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Smart Cities and the Ageing Population
Due to a growing number of elderly people, it is a necessity to create the cities that are aware of the special needs of all their citizens including the needs of aging populations.
2014
Security of tenure for the ageing population in Western Australia
The genesis of this research commenced several years ago as the impact of Western Australia’s ‘resources boom’ was becoming evident. Although that period augured in years of prosperity for some Western Australians, for many – especially those on lower and fixed incomes – the rising cost of living became problematic.
2014
Rethinking the Care Needs of Older Homeless People
Our research project, “Homelessness in Late life: Growing Old on the Streets, in Shelters, and Long-term Care” explores the challenges older homelessness brings for aging societies as a whole and for service providers working in housing, shelter and long-term care.
It involves a critical policy analysis; qualitative interviews with service providers and older homeless people; and participant obse
2014
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