Policy

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

Health, Wellbeing, and the Older People Housing Agenda
This paper is aimed primarily at Health and Wellbeing Board members and seeks to support them in their understanding of: • The impact of poor housing on the health and wellbeing outcomes of older people. • The strategic approaches they can take to influence the provision of housing and housing related services to improve the health and wellbeing of their older population.
Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University
2012
Themes:
Ageing Population, Policy, Health, Age Specific Housing

Homelessness and older Australians: scoping the issues
This report is written in the context of the Australian Government’s long-term goals of halving overall homelessness and offering supported accommodation to all rough sleepers who need assistance by 2020. It focuses on the implications of these goals for one specific demographic group, older Australians.
Maree Petersen, Andrew Jones
2012
Themes:
Ageing Population, Rough Sleeping, Policy, Poverty & homelessness

Senior Care in China: Challenges and Opportunities
In 2012, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that China now has roughly 185 million people over the age of 60. A 2007 study by the United Nations estimated that in 2005 there were 16 retired people in China to every 100 workers. The study projected that this ratio will reach 64 elderly for every 100 workers by 2025.
Christina Nelson
2012
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Policy

Ending Homelessness - A Housing-Led Approach
The Programme for Government 2011, contains a commitment to ending long term homelessness and the need to sleep rough by implementing a ‘housing first’ approach and to strengthen preventative services.
Eoin O'Sullivan
2012
Themes:
Policy, Definition of 'at risk of homelessness', Housing First

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