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Aging Population and Planning for the Elderly
This paper aims to provide a brief account of the key issues of population aging in Hong Kong, and relevant experience of other
Asian cities and their implications for strategic planning in Hong Kong will also be examined.
To plan for services for the elderly, the Report of the Working Group on Care for the Elderly (1994) has laid down the following guiding principles :
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2002
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Snakes and Ladders: Women's Pathways Into and Out of Homelessness
Single homeless women are often described as the hidden homeless, whilst homelessness itself has been described as advanced marginality in a risk society.
This research provides an analysis of the pathways into and out of homelessness of single women aged 25-45 years without children in their care.
2002
The 2030 Problem: Caring for Aging Baby Boomers
The aim of this US research was to assess the coming challenges of caring for large numbers of frail elderly as the Baby Boom generation ages.
The economic burden of aging in 2030 should be no greater than the economic burden associated with raising large numbers of baby boom children in the 1960s.
2002
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Our Common House: Using the Built Environment to Develop Supportive Communities
An examination of cohousing requires understanding its model. Of
particular interest is finding out whether and to what extent the physical patterns of cohousing communities contribute to advance residents toward more sustainable and socially healthier living.
2001
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Rural Cooperative Housing for Older Adults: An Emerging Challenge for Extension Educators
As the American population continues to age, identifying alternative housing options for older Americans, particularly those who wish to remain in rural communities, will pose a challenge to families and community leaders. This article presents findings of a survey of residents of seven rural housing cooperatives oriented toward serving older residents.
2001
A Life-Course Perspective on Housing Expectations and Shifts in Late Midlife
This US study applies a life-course approach and retirement migration theory to develop a model of future housing expectations and actual moves for a random sample of men and women in late midlife.
Results suggest that late-midlife workers and retirees expect to age in place; expectations to live in highly supportive environments are uniformly low.
2000
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The Achievements of a Multiservice Project for Older Homeless People
The aim of this article is to assess the ways in which older homeless people can be helped to return to more conventional accommodation and lives.
2000
Living on the Edge: Women, Poverty and Homelessness in Canada
Women's homelessness is often "invisible" as women rely on their domestic and sexual roles as a strategy to avoid shelters, such as taking up temporary residences in short-term sexual relationships.
2000
Policy and service responses to rough sleeping among older people
Rough sleeping in Britain has a long history, and interventions have alternated between legal sanctions and humanitarian concern. This paper critically examines recent changes in homeless policies and services, with particular reference to the needs of older people who sleep rough. The characteristics and problems of the group are first described.
2000
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Collaborating With Elderly End Users in the Design Process
This paper presents a study involving elderly end-users into the design process by means of participatory design sessions. In these sessions, the expertise of designers and the comments and ideas of elderly end-users related to how doors and door handles for domestic use should be designed were discussed.
2000
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."