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Elder Cohousing - Research and Resources
International resources and research on co-housing and the elderly.
Anne Glass
2018
Themes:
Co-housing, Age Specific Housing, Ageing Population

Older single SA women facing homelessness and housing stress
Single women aged over 60 are becoming increasingly vulnerable to housing stress and insecurity and while the factors leading to homelessness are often complex, consistent trends have been emerging with this group in our community.
David Panter
2018
Themes:
Older Women, Single people & housing stress

A Qualitative Analysis of an Age Friendly Community Initiative

This article examines an age-friendly community initiative in Tallahassee, Florida where, although the planning process allowed information to be gathered efficiently, inclusion of a wider public was prevented by the narrow approach, lack of resources, centralized decision-making, and strategic selection of stakeholders.
Alex Quintero
2018
Themes:
Community, Lifetime Neighbourhoods, Ageing-in-Place

We need to talk about ageing - and it's about far more than the NHS
By 2050, 25% of the UK population will be over 65 – many living in solitude.
John Harris
2018
Themes:
Co-housing, Health, Ageing Population

Older Renters in the Western Australian Private Rental Sector: Strategies to enhance housing security for WA's older renters
More people are reaching retirement age without owning a home, and the number of older people residing in the private rental market is increasing.
Helen Hodgson, Amity James, Eileen Webb
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Private Rental, Policy, Regional Rural & Remote Areas

Presentations from The National Homelessness Conference, Melbourne 2018
The 2018 National Homelessness Conference, presenting the theme ‘Ending homelessness together’, delivered a wealth of evidence and information on ways to understand, reduce and alleviate homelessness. Over 800 delegates and more than 80 speakers participated across two very full days, exploring the underlying drivers of homelessness and the differing strategies on how best to overcome it.
Celia Adams, Sherri Bruinhout, Paula Coghill, Kate Colvin, Debbie Faulkner, Jeff Fiedler, Andrew Hollows, Sally Langton, Penny Leemhuis, Jeanette Large, Olav Nielsenn, Kate Paterson, Nicholas Pleace
2018
Themes:
Crisis Housing, Gender, Older Women, Indigenous Housing, Private Rental, Older Men, Ageing-in-Place, Rough Sleeping, Housing First, Future housing solutions

'It's a Great Idea for Other People': Cohousing as an option for older Australians
Older Australians face housing challenges including supply, accessibility, affordability, security of tenure and isolation. This article reports on research conducted in the state of New South Wales, Australia into the potential for cohousing to address these challenges.
Chris Riedy, Laura Wynne, Matt Daly, Kylie McKenna
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing

How we can design and build the right homes for the older people of today — and tomorrow
As the proportion of older people in populations around the world grows, so too does demand for age-appropriate housing. In 2016, a UK study found that while many older people want to downsize, they often find they can’t.
Dominic Wilson
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Future housing solutions, Age Specific Housing

The many costs of homelessness
Whether short or long-term, homelessness is one of the most severe forms of disadvantage and social exclusion that a person can experience
Adam Steen
2018
Themes:
Health

Housing America's Older Adults
Households headed by someone 50 or over represent 55 percent of all the nation’s households. • Over the past several years, the most significant growth in older households came from baby boomers aged 65- 74.
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Housing in General, Home Ownership, Private Rental, Affordable Housing

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