Background Paper

Innovations in Senior Housing: The Complete Guide to Cohousing

An unprecedented demographic shift looms on Canada’s horizon: an aging population means seniors will soon make up a large proportion of the nation’s population – a change that will require many services and institutions to adapt and respond.
2016

Future of an Ageing Population

The ageing population will change demand for housing in the UK. In particular,it is likely that more adaptable and specialised housing will be needed. Suitable housing can significantly improve life in older age, while unsuitable housing can be the source of multiple problems and costs. Homes will be increasingly used as places of work and care.
2016

Building Affordable Elderly Housing: How New Zealand's planning system influences market outcomes

This paper explores the changing demographics of New Zealand’s elderly, the influence of the current planning system, and how planning has hindered the market’s ability to provide affordable elderly housing in areas of highest demand. It will then consider how the recently introduced Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, through its recognition of the importance of affordable housing supply,
2016

Key characteristics of age-friendly cities and communities: a review.

The world is currently experiencing two demographic transitions: population ageing and urbanisation.
2015

Ageing in Cities - Policy Highlights

This report provides policy makers with insights and tools to mitigate the challenges of ageing societies and make the most of the opportunities they present. Three considerations underpin the assessment: - Ageing societies are not “a problem” as such. - Ageing societies are not simply societies of “older people”.
2015

Adapting to the Challenges of an Ageing Population for Social Housing

The focus of government policy in the UK to date has been on a health care strategy for the elderly that projects more and more integrated social and health services provided in their own home rather than in institutions/hospitals.
2014

China’s Senior Housing – Now and the Future

In this report, Deloitte analyzes China’s senior housing market - where it stands and how it will evolve. China's ageing population has received growing attention in recent years bringing the issue of "elder care" to the forefront of policy makers, and organizations' minds.
2014

Extending the housing options for older people

Ideally, older people should be supported to remain in their existing home with the provision of care and support as required; but for some this is not possible and others may wish to choose an alternative.
2014

Senior cohousing communities - an alternative approach for the UK?

Cohousing is a way of living both ‘apart and together’ with a collaborative group of neighbours who know each other and sign up to certain values. They work to develop the social capital that creates and maintains a sense of community. Senior cohousing needs policy makers to recognise the benefits for older people of living in this way and to work to remove the obstacles that impede them.
2013

Building a Smart, Age-Friendly Community

This paper examines China’s efforts to meet the challenges posed by its rapidly growing elderly population with an emerging care model: community, home-based elder care, integrated with smart, digital technologies. When fully developed, this model of care has the potential to keep China’s older adults more fully engaged in society, while simultaneously reducing national spending.
2013
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