Article

Cohousing: a solution for the Elderly? Innovative housing solutions to address the challenges of an ageing society
Italian social protection expenditure dedicates several resources to old age. However, welfare services are not sufficient anymore for satisfying the large and complex demand of the aging population.
di Chiara Lodi Rizzini
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing, Policy

The experiments providing homes around the world
While housing is a national crisis, the most pressing concerns differ from area to area. The lack of affordable homes being built every year is a huge issue. The current crisis isn’t just about a lack of political will to invest in social housing.
Yvonne Roberts
2016
Themes:
Social Housing, Future housing solutions, Retirement Housing

Aging in the 'Right' Place
Older US adults consistently report a desire to stay in their current homes as they age, which has given rise to the phrase “aging in place.” Indeed, an AARP survey in 2014 found that 88% of those 65 and older agreed that they would like to stay in their homes as long as possible. There are good reasons to stay in one's own home, but, there are also many reasons that it may not be the best o
Christopher Herbert
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place

Paying the Price: Why so many older women are at risk of homelessness
They've worked or been caretakers (or both) their whole lives, but they are the fastest growing homeless demographic in Australia—thanks to a lifetime of gender discrimination.
S. Alleman
2016
Themes:
Older Women

Homelessness for older women a 'Sleeping Giant'
Ongoing research into a growing housing crisis among Australia’s ageing baby boomer women, especially in regional Australia, has identified the problem as a “sleeping giant”.
Lina Caneva
2016
Themes:
Older Women

Older People and Housing: Towards a Wiser Community
The New Age of Ageing, identified the ways in which older people are viewed in society.
Caroline Lodge, Eileen Carnell, Marianne Coleman
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Age-Friendly Cities, Community

Is Cohousing the Best Solution to Aging Well?
The concept of cohousing as a housing choice for older people for its benefits of community & healthy ageing.
Kathy Gottberg
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Retirement Housing, Future housing solutions

Housing affordability stand-out issue for seniors' wellbeing
Housing affordability is the single most important factor in determining older people’s wellbeing, according to an Australian study. The Index of Wellbeing for Older Australians discovered there are large concentrations of over 65s experiencing low wellbeing on the fringes of major cities compared to inner-city areas but also found that housing affordability was the stand-out issue. The Index ma
The Senior
2016
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Ageing Population

Criteria for Defining Senior Cohousing
SAGE cohousing advocacy group in the US presents a list of criteria that ensures the integrity and authenticity of the senior cohousing model. McCamant & Durrett Architects provide the architectural and certification management of the projects.
McCamant & Durrett Architects
2016
Themes:
Co-housing

Urban Cohousing the Babayaga Way
A brand new apartment building, Babayagas’ House opened in the Paris suburb of Montreuil, France in October 2012, 13 years after the women first hatched their plan. Many of those years were spent securing government funding for the project.
Senior Planet
2016
Themes:
Older Women, Co-housing

Return to the Library

Subscribe to RSS - Article