Ageing Population

A Good Life in Old Age? Monitoring and Improving Quality in Long-Term Care

The Netherlands was the first amongst OECD countries to introduce compulsory Social Health Insurance for long-term care in 1968. Since 1994, it has been one of the few countries to advocate personal care budgets. Long-term care in the Netherlands has comprehensive coverage, the possibility to choose services in cash, and a high availability of home care services.
2013

Assets, debt and the drawdown of housing equity by an ageing population

This Positioning Paper is the first output of a project that aims to uncover the uses, financial costs and risks of housing equity withdrawal (HEW) via alternative mechanisms by older Australians.
2013

Transforming almshouses for the 21st century

Almshouses have existed for a thousand years, but their role is not well-understood outside the almshouse movement.
2013

Intergenerational housing support between retired old parents and their children in urban China

Intergenerational support between parents and children in Chinese cities has been dramatically affected by recent social changes. This paper investigates the changing pattern of intergenerational housing support between retired old parents and their children, and the legacy of public housing in shaping this pattern.
2013

Aging in Community: The Communitarian alternative to aging in place, alone

The prospect of aging, particularly in our culture rampant with ageism, is disconcerting, even frightening to many people. These feelings were the impetus for a small group of us to gather in 1999.
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

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

The challenge of an ageing population to future housing and urban policies

Discusses the impact on public policy, particularly housing, that the demographic changes to Denmark's population will bring. Matching housing demand with supply is a major challenge, with the government's priority of ageing in place.
2013

Exploring People’s Preferences for Co-housing after Retirement using Choice Based Conjoint Analysis in Korea

In Korea, starting mid-1990s, issues concerning aging society grew. Since 2000 housing researchers in Korea have recognized these social issues as needs for new form of living. In this context, Co-housing has been received special attentions as an alternative living space for aged people in Korean society.
2013
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