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Investigating Models of Affordable Housing for Older People and People with Disabilities in the Mid North Coast Region of New South Wales
This study was undertaken by the Aged Services Learning and Research Collaboration of Southern Cross University.
2006
Housing Options for Older People
The homes currently being planned and built will contribute to the housing stock in 20 years time. Yet the demands of an ageing society often come low on the list of current strategic priorities. Recent UK government-backed programmes for new affordable housing do not specifically promote houses for older people.
2006
The causes of homelessness in later life: Findings from a 3-nation study
Homelessness is an intractable problem in many
affluent countries and affects people of all ages, although
much research and service provision have concentrated on
young adults.
2005
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An Overlooked Option in Caring for the Elderly: A report on sheltered and group housing provided by housing associations in Ireland
It is generally recognised that housing and care options for the elderly in Ireland are limited. This study comprises analysis of both group housing schemes for relatively active elderly as well as sheltered housing for those older people who require more intensive care and supports to assist them to live independently.
2005
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Co-housing for older people: Housing innovation in the Netherlands and Denmark
Provides a history of co-housing in The Netherlands and Denmark and its particular relevance to older people as a housing option.
2005
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Changes in the living arrangements of elderly people in Greece: 1974-1999
During the period 1974-1999 the percentage of elderly living with their children in Greece reduced from 55 per cent to about 32 per cent. In this paper we examine determinants of the decrease in intergenerational co-residence among Greek elderly people and their adult children and its implications for economic well-being.
2005
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Dimensions of the Meaning of Home in Later Life
The meaning of home in later life provides a perfect example of how strongly "objective" contextual factors and "subjective" representations are linked as people age. Although a considerable body of research has been published on the meaning of home among elders, the literature is still plagued by pronounced conceptual and empirical diversity.
2005
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Challenges of cross-national housing research with older persons: lessons from the ENABLE-AGE project
This article discusses the cross-national project Enabling Autonomy, Participation, and Well-Being in Old Age: The Home Environment as a Determinant for Healthy Ageing.
Cross-national, interdisciplinary research always entails challenges, while those involving person-environment research have not yet been reported much in the literature.
2004
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Coming of age: opportunities for older people under Supporting People
This UK report examines the challenges and proposes cost-effective solutions for Supporting People commissioners, their partner agencies and providers to meet the challenge of older homelessness.
The report considers the extent of the problem, routes into and out of homelessness and offers creative solutions.
2004
Elderly Housing
This paper will begin with a brief account of the development of public housing for the elderly and this will serve as a background for the discussion of existing policies. This will be followed by a discussion on policies that have been formulated since the 1970s to house the elderly, particularly policy papers and Working Party reports published in the last twenty years.
2004
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."