Retirement Housing
Ageing with Choice: Future directions for seniors housing 2019–2024
Ageing with Choice provides direction over the next five years to improve housing choice and outcomes for older Western Australians.
Like most developed countries, Australia has an ageing population. The number of people in WA aged 65 or over is projected to grow by 40 per cent to more than 500,000 by 2026.
People’s housing needs change with age.
2018
It's Time for Federal Regulation of Retirement Villages
As Australia’s population ages, increasing numbers of seniors move to a growing number of retirement villages.
2017
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Innovative Seniors' Housing Options
The number of seniors in Canada is growing to previously unseen proportions and, as a result, there will be a need to develop many different kinds of housing solutions that will meet their needs.
This article looks at a variety of innovative models in Canada and the US.
2017
The Value of Sheltered Housing
An estimated 71% of supported housing properties in Great Britain house older people – most of these are owned and managed by housing associations.
2017
Retirement housing in Victoria: Working together - resident protections and industry viability
On 8 June 2017, 24 representatives from resident advocacy groups, universities, industry, ombudsman schemes, government agencies and regulators met in Melbourne at an Experts’ Forum to discuss the future of retirement housing regulation in Victoria.
The Experts’ Forum was convened to consider three key issues arising from the Inquiry’s final report:
• Reviewing the Retirement Villages Act 1986 (V
2017
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What matters most to people in retirement villages and their transition to residential aged care
As older people age and become frail, their decline in independence and concomitant changing care needs may force them to move from retirement village to a residential aged care facility.
2017
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Retirement Homes
Demand for retirement care in the US, including housing, is expected to grow at a fast pace in the coming decades. The probability of needing to rely on living assistance or even long-term full care rises sharply as people age.
2017
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Practice Mining for the Development of Sustainable Retirement Villages in Australia
Sustainable development has been widely accepted as a way of understanding the relationship of humanity with nature and between people. Since the community is the basic unit of sustainable living, sustainable practices need to be incorporated into their developments.
2017
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Could retirement villages be the answer to affordable housing for older women?
With the rate of home ownership going down across Australia, the demand for social housing has never been higher – and retirement village operators are filling the gap, with a retirement village planned for the western Sydney suburb of Richmond the latest to promise to include social housing units.
2017
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So Happy Together: Shared Living in Retirement
Some might call it a commune, others might call it a tribe. But retirees who are sharing housing in their senior years call it smart and sustainable. This Canadian article looks at new ways seniors are finding a sense of community and happiness while reducing their housing expenses.
2017
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