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The Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities Looking back over the last decade, looking forward to the next
This report gives a global overview of the progress that cities and communities have made over the last decade towards becoming more age-friendly, through the lens of the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities. Among the notable achievements, membership in the WHO Global Network has increased four-fold in the last two and a half years and more affiliate organizations are suppo
Alana Officer, Diane Wu
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age-Friendly Cities, Community

The meaning of home for ageing women living alone: An evolutionary concept analysis
The concept of home to women ageing should be visited in the light of ongoing cultural, political, temporal and disciplinary evolutions. In part, to complement policies increasing focus on supporting older adults to age in place and a growing attention on the home as a place where healthcare is designed and provided.
Arro Barry, Roberta Heale, Roger Pilon, Anne Marise Lavoie
2018
Themes:
Concept of 'Home', Ageing-in-Place, Older Women

Housing and Ageing: Linking strategy to future delivery for Scotland, Wales and England 2030
Our goal was to create a set of co-designed recommendations for the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, which would identify specific priorities and recommendations for the housing and ageing agenda – as a driver to get housing ready for the increasing future generations of older people.
Scottish Universities Insight Institute
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Policy, Aged Care, Ageing-in-Place, Housing in General

Choosing between staying at home or moving: A systematic review of factors influencing housing decisions among frail older adults
To date, many factors have been taken into account in research on older adults’ housing decisions, including health and social factors. However, not all potential factors have been identified, especially those related to the built environment and what it represents for older adults.
Noemie Roy, Roxanne Dube, Carole Despres, Adriana Freitas, France Legare
2018
Themes:
Ageing-in-Place, Health, Retirement Housing

Building Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester: evidence from the Ambition for Ageing programme
A key concept in the ageing policy agenda is that of ‘ageing in place’. If older people are to do this successfully, age-friendly neighbourhoods are essential to ensure local environments remain inclusive and accessible to people as they move through the life course. Previous literature has indicated that older people are at increased risk of neighbourhood exclusion due to a variety of factors.
Jessica Thorley
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Concept of 'Home', Future housing solutions, Policy, Lifetime Neighbourhoods

Spatial Agency: Creating New Opportunities for Sharing and Collaboration in Older People’s Cohousing
Older people’s cohousing enables individuals to share spaces, resources, activities, and knowledge to expand their capability to act in society. Despite the diverse social, economic, and ethical aims that inform the creation of every cohousing community, there is often a disconnect between the social discourse developed by cohousing groups and the architectural spaces they create.
Mark Hammond
2018
Themes:
Co-housing, Community, Future housing solutions

Moving Towards Age Friendly Housing in King County
This report is an assessment of current and projected needs for senior housing and housing-based support services in King County, Seattle. It provides recommendations for affordable senior housing strategies.
Metropolitan Center for Applied Research and Extension, Washington State University"
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Policy, Ageing-in-Place, Future housing solutions, The Village Model

Amplify Insights: Housing Affordability and Homelessness
Homelessness is not just rooflessness. We have seen the greatest increases in homelessness among people living in severely overcrowded dwellings; thus making homelessness increasingly hidden.
Kristy Muir, Chris Martin, Edgar Liu, Lisette Kaleveld, Paul Flatau, Lena Etuk, Hal Pawson
2018
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Ageing Population

Social Integration of Older Adults in the Periphery of Israel in Two Settlement Types
The study examines which variables are connected to social integration of older people in their living settlement; whether the type of settlement is connected to the social integration of older adults, and, also, what variables function as mediators in the connection between the settlement type and social integration. The findings show that older adults who resided in rural settlements were more
Adi Vitman- Schorr
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Aged Care, Community, Health, Regional Rural & Remote Areas

Ageing well in the right place: partnership working with older people
The provision of home and community supports can enable people to successfully age-in-place by improving physical and mental health, supporting social participation and enhancing independence, autonomy and choice. One challenge concerns the integration of place-based supports available as older people transition into affordable housing.
Judith Sixsmith, Mei Lan Fang, Ryan Woolrych, Sarah L. Canham, Lupin Battersby, Andrew Sixsmith
2017
Themes:
Ageing-in-Place, Community, Policy

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