How can local government be better associated with delivering housing for an ageing population?

This paper offers an overview of the challenges local authorities face in housing and caring for an ageing population and suggests that Local Government must have a key role in meeting this challenge. It proposes an holistic strategy for Local Government including changing perceptions and attitudes towards housing for older people; the need for integration and collaboration across agencies and departments working in the sector; more focussed housing needs assessments and forward-planning; and the facilitation of new specialist housing development at the same time as supporting people in their own homes with a network and infrastructure for community-based care and support.