Health

Pathways to Homelessness Among Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Study

Little is known about pathways to homelessness among older adults. We identified life course experiences associated with earlier versus later onset of homelessness in older homeless adults and examined current health and functional status by age at first homelessness. We interviewed 350 homeless adults, aged 50 and older, recruited via population-based sampling.
2016

Aging in Italy: The Need for New Welfare Strategies in an Old Country

Italy has the largest proportion of elderly citizens (aged ≥65) in Europe of 21.4%. Italy is conducting important studies on aging, both at the national and international level.
2016

Housing an Ageing Population

A presentation to the Community Housing Cymru Annual Conference 2016 focussing on key questions for designing and planning for the housing needs & choices of older people in Wales.
2016

Starting The Innovation Age: Baby Boomers’ perspectives on what it takes to age well

Our mission is to develop and spread solutions that improve the experience of ageing, particularly amongst the so-called ‘baby boomers’. Our focus is on how we might ensure that all people in Australia have the opportunity to age well, not just those who can afford it.
2016

Small area Indicators of Wellbeing for Older Australians (IWOA)

This work has identified a number of indicators of wellbeing for older people, and then brought these together into an index.
2016

The situation of older people becoming homeless

A presentation outlining the problems England and Wales are currently facing in the area of an increasingly ageing homeless demographic.
2015

Meeting the Housing Needs of an Ageing Population in Wales: Report of Recommendations

This report documents initial discussions and preliminary recommendations which emerged from an expert workshop held in June 2015 attended by experts from Wales, the rest of the UK and other European countries.
2015

Homes and ageing in England

The recent changes to the UK health system, with local authorities now responsible for public health, provide a great opportunity to build more integrated approaches to improvements in prevention and reductions in need for costly health care. There is a strong case to be made for prevention through core housing improvements.
2015

All our futures... Housing for ageing

In the Spring of 2015 leading figures from the housing and ageing sectors came together at a summit to map out the actions required to address the critical issue of housing for an ageing population. This paper documents the recommendations put forward by the Summit participants.
2015

Village Life: Independence, Loneliness, and Quality of Life in Retirement Villages with Extra Care

The underlying philosophy behind extra care as a concept when it comes to housing with care is that it offers an alternative to residential care, providing a home for life. This report surveyed residents in retirement villages that offer extra care support in order to explore three other objectives of extra care housing that have emerged: • It can promote greater independence and provide greater
2015
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