Health
For Future Living: Innovative Approaches to Joining Up Housing and Health
In exploring housing and health for older people, our research examined the following questions:
• What do older people expect from their housing and housing providers?
• What choices does the UK housing market offer older and vulnerable people?
• What can we learn from the international literature about housing for older people, and can so-called intentional community approaches offer innovative
2014
Sustainability in aged care
Thinking about sustainability across whole systems rather than in individual areas can create multiple benefits with limited resources.
2014
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New Approaches to Housing for Older People
This UK report looks at the approaches of organisations that are working to meet the opportunities of our ageing population; it also identifies some of the critical challenges to this, notably but not exclusively around financing, and offers some challenges back to local and central government, for their role in developing a framework that can make it easier for the industry to respond.
2014
Feeling in control: comparing older people's experiences in different care settings
The promotion of choice and control for older people is a policy priority for both health and social care services in the UK. For older people receiving care, it seems that having control is less to do with managing by oneself and more to do with having control over the delegation of their care and responsibilities and influencing how and when care and support is delivered.
2014
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'Ageing in Place' in Europe: A multidimensional approach to independent living later in life
This research focuses on the independent living of old people (Ageing in Place) considering it as a process of adaption between older individuals and their living environment in which the goal is to remain at home, despite the possible deterioration of their cognitive functions.
The main objective of the work is to explore how the adaption process works, its characteristics, existing types and th
2014
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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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Aging in Place in the Village — Social Work Roles Shine
The Older Americans Act of 1965 was intended to address the long term care needs of older adults and provide opportunities to remain meaningfully engaged in community life as one ages. However, gaps and fragmentation in long term services leave many without adequate support to remain independent.
2013
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Addressing later life homelessness
The study aims to contribute material to inform policies to reduce older people’s homelessness. The set of projects presented in this report are explicitly intended to provide a foundation for policies around homelessness for older Australians.
2013
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Nursing for the older people in Japan
The Japanese government is switching its focus in care for the aged from facilities to local communities.
2013
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Sheltering Homeless Seniors Literature Review
The papers that make up the literature review are a combination of published research, grey literature, and government documents. Qualitative and quantitative research papers were included. Service provider input was a mixture of both perspectives. The readings arc across a broad range of learning around homeless seniors and their challenges.
2013
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