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Correlates of housing affordability stress among older Australians
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of housing affordability stress among community‐dwelling older Australians. It concluded that although the prevalence of housing affordability stress is low among older Australians when compared to the younger population, a definite social gradient exists in those at risk.
2008
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Lifetime Homes Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society
In the UK, most of our homes and communities are not designed to meet people’s changing needs as they grow older. Older people’s housing options are too often limited to care homes or sheltered housing. Put simply, we need more and better homes for older people now.
This strategy sets out our response to the global challenge of ageing.
2008
Aging in Place, Housing and the Law
“Aging in place” refers to the desire of older people to stay in their own homes and communities in spite of encroaching infirmities, and it is an increasingly important aspect of public policy. This movement has gained impetus from the US Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v.
2008
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Global Age-Friendly Cities: A Guide
Population ageing and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. At the same time as cities are growing, their share of residents aged 60 years and more is increasing. Older people are a resource for
their families, communities and economies in supportive and enabling living environments.
2007
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Pathways to homelessness among older people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil’s rapid development has led to profound social and economic stresses. Ten million people are aged 65 and over in Brazil, comprising 6% of the population. Recent governments have sought to improve the lot of older people through progressive non-contributory pension schemes covering both rural and urban populations.
2007
Causes of homelessness among older people
Study objectives:
With the aim of increasing the understanding of the reasons
for homelessness among people aged 50 years and over, and
contributing to the development of prevention practice, a
collaborative and comparative study between three nations
(England, Australia and the US) was undertaken.
2007
Inadequate Housing and Health: an overview
Abstract:
For many years, the housing environment has been acknowledged as one of the main settings that affect human health. Living and housing conditions are the basis of many factors influencing residential health.
2007
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Older people and housing
A fact sheet looking at the housing options of older people in the UK. It uses census data, outlines key issues related to housing for older people and lists Government policy initiatives that have been put in place to address the problems.
2007
Older people and housing
This UK fact sheet covers key housing issues for an ageing population and looks at Government policies and initiatives that have been implemented.
2007
Elder Cohousing—An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
In the US, a quiet grassroots impulse to reject the common options for housing for older people—retirement homes, nursing homes, and so on, has been growing over the last decades.
People are drawn to the idea of an old-fashioned, egalitarian neighborhood where neighbors help one another through the minor challenges of everyday life, and support one another through the major ones.
2007
Themes:
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."