Ageing Population

Housing in Denmark
The Danish housing stock has improved considerably over the past fifty years or so and, on average, Danes have good dwellings with ample space. This book looks at the evolution of various housing types and their residents in the period from the end of World War 2 to the present time, broken down by ownership type and physical design.
Hans Kristensen
2007
Themes:
Aged Care, Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Co-housing, Community, Policy

Causes of homelessness among older people in Melbourne, Australia
A comparative study of the causes of new episodes of homelessness among people aged 50 years and over has been undertaken in Australia, the United States and England.
Alice Rota-Bartelink, Bryan Lipmann
2007
Themes:
Pathways into homelessness, Ageing Population

Ageing and its Implications for Housing and Urban Development: South Australia
The aim of this paper is to examine the consequences of ageing on urban development and housing in South Australia. The research found that current and future housing requirements of older South Australians, varies within and between some groups/cohorts and this differentiation was clearly related to where people live, their age, socio-economic status and the assets they hold.
Alpana Sivam, Sadasivam Karuppannan
2007
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Policy, Ageing-in-Place, Affordable Housing

Pathways to homelessness among older people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil’s rapid development has led to profound social and economic stresses. Ten million people are aged 65 and over in Brazil, comprising 6% of the population. Recent governments have sought to improve the lot of older people through progressive non-contributory pension schemes covering both rural and urban populations.
Giovanni Marcos Lovisi, Cleusa Ferri, Karla Christina Ornelas, Amado Prince, Martin Prince
2007
Themes:
Ageing Population, Pathways into homelessness, Policy

The World Health Organization Age-Friendly Cities Project in Portland, Oregon, USA
In 2006, researchers at the Institute on Aging in the School of Community Health at Portland State University were invited to collaborate with the World Health Organization on its “Age-Friendly Cities Project.” This project was designed to identify indicators of an age-friendly city based on the views of older adults, informal caregivers, and service providers.
Margaret Neal, Alan DeLaTorre
2007
Themes:
Age-Friendly Cities, Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Community, Policy

Elder Cohousing—An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
In the US, a quiet grassroots impulse to reject the common options for housing for older people—retirement homes, nursing homes, and so on, has been growing over the last decades. People are drawn to the idea of an old-fashioned, egalitarian neighborhood where neighbors help one another through the minor challenges of everyday life, and support one another through the major ones.
Neshama Abraham, Kate de La Grange
2007
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing, Community, Ageing-in-Place

Housing and Social Policy in Malaysia: Provision for the Elderly

Malaysia was categorized as an ageing nation when the elderly population reached 7.2% (1.8 million) by 2005. In a society where aging is progressing, and where even among elderly people there is an increasingly larger class of older senior citizens, the increasing number of elderly people requiring appropriate housing and personal care will be an even greater issue of importance.
Noralfishah Sulaiman, David Baldry, Les Ruddock
2007
Themes:
Ageing Population, Policy, Age Specific Housing

The Needs and Resources of Older People
This quantitative report uses existing data to examine the needs of people over 65, including expenditure, health, social networks, housing and neighbourhoods and income. It investigates how patterns of resource use change over time, both for individual older people as they move through later life and for different generations of older people.
Sue Middleton, Ruth Hancock, Karen Kellard, Jacqueline Beckhelling, Viet-Hai Phung, Kim Perren
2007
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Health, Community

Global Age-Friendly Cities: A Guide
Population ageing and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. At the same time as cities are growing, their share of residents aged 60 years and more is increasing. Older people are a resource for their families, communities and economies in supportive and enabling living environments.
World Health Organisation
2007
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age-Friendly Cities

The Role of Supportive Housing for Low-Income Seniors in Ontario
Low-income seniors’ ability to age at home, with supports available to accommodate their changing needs, is an issue of critical importance to all Canadians. This research investigates housing and care options for low-income seniors in Ontario, a population at higher risk of poor health outcomes as they age.
Allison Jones
2007
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Health, Policy, Community, Social Housing

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