Future housing solutions
House Sharing for Boomer Women Who Would Rather Not Live Alone
In the US increasingly, female boomers and older women — both bosom buddies and strangers — are moving in together as a way to save money and form a community.
Conditions are ripe to make home sharing an option for many women. Four million women age 50-plus live in U.S. households.
2013
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Ageing and Women's Homelessness: Overcoming the bag lady syndrome
Australia is facing a tsunami of poverty amongst ageing female baby boomers that will directly affect their well-being, economic viability, and housing options. Flow-on effects will impact on families, support agencies, governments, and the community as whole.
While support agencies and federal and state governments have recognised the issue there has been little action.
2013
Getting in front of homelessness: housing single older women now
Single older women in Australia have emerged as a growing population group vulnerable to housing insecurity and at risk of homelessness in their old age. Their vulnerability arises from the gendered nature of labour and child rearing in Australia which compromises women's lifetime capacity to earn, acquire and retain housing equity.
2012
The Village Movement: Redefining Aging in Place
The principles of the Village Movement are simple: Instead of leaving their homes for senior housing or assisted living, a group of residents in a given community, typically age 50 and older, form a non-profit membership organization to provide access to services that support their goal of remaining at home as long as possible.
2012
The Importance of Social Connectedness in Building Age-Friendly Communities
The purpose of this paper is to further elucidate the importance of social relationships and social connectedness with aging in place and in developing elder-friendly communities.
The results of this study reinforce the importance of social connectedness in creating and maintaining elder-friendly communities for older adults, as well as soon-to-be retired individuals, wishing to maintain life con
2012
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Preparing the Future: Affordable Housing and the Challenge of an Ageing Population in Europe - Success Stories
The European Year (2012) is raising public awareness about the contribution older people make to society. The aim of this initiative is to encourage political decision-makers and stakeholders at all levels to work for better framework conditions for active ageing and to reinforce intergenerational solidarity. The real challenge is to involve the growing number of older people in these objectives.
2012
Market Assessment of Housing Options for Older People
This UK study addresses three broad groups of questions:
- Choice, availability and affordability: If an older person or couple is thinking about moving, do they have a wide enough choice of suitable housing? Are developers and providers offering what older people want (and if not, why not)?
2012
Ageing cities: redesigning the urban space
The existing city must be redesigned with the elderly population in mind.
2012
The 'Village' Model: A Consumer-Driven Approach for Aging in Place
This study examines the characteristics of the “Village” model, an innovative consumer-driven approach that aims to promote aging in place through a combination of member supports, service referrals, and consumer engagement.
2012
Strategic Housing for Older People: Planning, designing and delivering housing that older people want
Our response to an ageing society is shaped by widely-accepted principles.
2011
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