Policy

Ageing in urban environments: Developing ‘age-friendly’ cities
This article aims to provide a critical perspective on what has been termed ‘age-friendly cities’ by shifting the focus from questions such as ‘What is an ideal city for older people?’ to the question of ‘How age friendly are cities?’ This approach might be more suited to deal with the complexities of cities as sites of interlocking and conflicting commercial, social, and political interests.
Tine Buffel, Chris Phillipson, Thomas Scharf
2012
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Age-Friendly Cities, Policy

Current and Emerging Issues Facing Older Canadians
In the study of current and future issues facing older Canadians, all levels of governments, industry and the non-governmental sectors revealed not only layers of a discreet subject (such as an ageing workforce) but more importantly the interrelationships among the issues and the interconnectedness between the issues.
The International Federation on Ageing
2012
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Aged Care, Health, Elder Abuse, Policy

China’s Rapidly Aging Population Creates Policy Challenges In Shaping A Viable Long-Term Care System
In China, formal long-term care services for the large aging population have increased to meet escalating demands as demographic shifts and socioeconomic changes have eroded traditional elder care. We analyze China’s evolving long-term care landscape and trace major government policies and private-sector initiatives shaping it.
Zhanlian Feng, Chang Liu, Xinping Guan, Vincent Mor
2012
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Policy

Infill Development for Older Australians in South East Queensland An Analysis of the Preferences of Older People in the Urban Environment
This research aimed to identify liveable, affordable and sustainable ways to accommodate older people in communities that are becoming more densely populated.
Claudia Baldwin, Caroline Osborne, Phil Smith
2012
Themes:
Ageing Population, Affordable Housing, Lifetime Neighbourhoods, Policy, Health

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)?
Jenny Pannell, Hannah Aldridge, Peter Kenway
2012
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Future housing solutions, Health, Housing Affordability, Housing insecurity, Older Men, Older Women, Policy, Public Housing, Private Rental, Retirement Housing

The Meaning of 'Ageing in Place' to Older People
This study illuminates the concept of “aging in place” in terms of functional, symbolic, and emotional attachments and meanings of homes, neighbourhoods, and communities. It investigates how older people understand the meaning of “aging in place,” a term widely used in aging policy and research but underexplored with older people themselves.
Janine Wiles, Annette Leibing, Nancy Guberman, Jeanne Reeve, Ruth Allen
2012
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Health, Policy

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.
Charles Emlet, Joane Moceri
2012
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age-Friendly Cities, Community, Ageing-in-Place, Policy, Health

Survival Strategies of Homeless Men: Home, Scavenging, Work and Welfare in Tokyo, Japan
This research is about older men and homelessness in Japan. It is a story of their survival and neglect. It describes their homes, both past and current, their lives, and their endurance on the street. It is about making a living when you do not have a home.
Matthew Wickens
2012
Themes:
Ageing Population, Older Men, Policy, Poverty & homelessness

Supported housing for older people in the UK: An evidence review
This UK-wide review examines the quality of life that sheltered and retirement housing offers older tenants and owner-occupiers, especially those with high support needs.
Jenny Pannell, Imogen Blood
2012
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Public Housing, Retirement Housing, Social Housing, Policy

Understanding single older women's invisibility in housing issues in Australia
Abstract This paper examines the available literature on single older non-home owning women in Australia and their housing issues. Preliminary information suggests that this subset of the population is increasingly at risk of becoming homeless or inadequately housed in later life. In fact, there is a historical dearth of research on women’s housing in general.
Sandy Darab, Yvonne Hartman
2012
Themes:
Pathways into homelessness, Gender, Older Women, Policy, Single people & housing stress

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