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Older People in a Long-term Regeneration Neighbourhood. An Exploratory Panel Study of Ageing in Place in Hoogvliet, Rotterdam
A precondition for ‘ageing in place’ is that older people perceive their neighbourhoods as familiar and safe places. In the Netherlands, manyneighbourhoods with an ageing population have been subject to urban restructuring policies.
Reinout Kleinhans, Lex Veldboer, Maarten van Ham, Sylvia Jansen
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Health, Policy, Lifetime Neighbourhoods, Community

'Isn’t there something awful about society, that so many people are praying for a house?'
Action needs to be be taken to help older people who are homeless or facing other housing issues, ALONE Ireland has said. The charity, which supports older people to live at home, today launched a campaign called ‘How will you pay the rent when you retire?’ It aims to raise awareness about what it calls “the hidden housing crisis among older people”.
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Affordable Housing, Housing insecurity, Policy, Private Rental, Poverty & homelessness

Study protocol: healthy urban living and ageing in place (HULAP): an international, mixed methods study examining the associations between physical activity, built and social environments for older adults the UK and Brazil
The ability to ‘age in place’ is dependent on a range of inter-personal, social and built environment attributes, with the latter being a key area for potential intervention. There is an emerging body of evidence that indicates the type of built environment features that may best support age friendly communities.
Geraint Elli, Ruth Hunter, Adriano Hino, Claire Cleland, Sara Ferguson, Brendan Murtagh, Ciro Anez, Sara Melo, Mark Tully, Frank Kee, Urmi Sengupta, Rodrigo Reis
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Urban Planning, Health

The Future of Housing for the Elderly: Four Strategies that Can Make a Difference
In the US, in the last several years, there has been a broad-based effort to re-frame the discussion about housing for the elderly and reaffirm that housing matters. Housing locations, including the individual homes of older persons, are becoming major long-term care and health delivery sites.
Jon Pynoos
2018
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Housing Affordability, Social Housing, Co-housing

Tenure insecurity and exclusion: older people in New Zealand's rental market
Declining home ownership among older people throws a spotlight on tenure insecurity. Almost 97,000 people aged 65 and older live in rental accommodation now, and this is expected to rise rapidly as younger renters reach retirement. Older tenants are potentially marginalised in a highly competitive rental market with few provisions relating to tenure security.
Bev James, Nina Saville-Smith
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Policy, Private Rental, Rental Stress

Australian First Nation Older Women High Risk of Homelessness
There is a limited access to physically, culturally and spiritually sensitive support services and housing options for First Nations Australians. The ongoing social and economic exclusion of female Elders and future female Elders will contribute to compounded historical and personal traumas, and do nothing to decolonise Australia and Australian support services.
Housing for the Aged Action Group, Fiona Waters
2018
Themes:
Indigenous Housing, Older Women, Employment

Levensloopbestendige (Apartments for Life) in The Netherlands
The Netherlands is faced with an increasingly ageing population. This demographic change means that the number of people requiring assistance will also grow, increasing the burden on existing income, healthcare, social services and retirement systems.
Centre for Public Impact
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Future housing solutions, Policy

Councils' help with affordable housing shows how local government can make a difference

Tasmania is in the grip of a rental housing affordability crisis. What do local governments do to help? Rural areas in particular lack rental options.
2018
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Policy, Social Housing

Public Housing Redevelopments Impact Older Persons’ Health and Wellbeing
The Victorian State Government’s public housing renewal program is a plan to sell land on existing public housing estates to private developers with a return of a ten per cent increase in public housing. This plan includes the relocation of current tenants to other public housing properties.
Tegan Leeder
2018
Themes:
Policy, Public Housing

Moving Toward Age-Friendly Housing in King County
This assessment is instrumental for understanding how to meet the current – and future – housing needs of older adults in King County, US. This assessment utilized various strategies: 1) secondary data analysis of federal, state, and local data sources to assess several factors, including current housing stock, diversity of the older adult population within King County, and housing cost burden fo
Season Hoard, Cory Bolkan, Alan DeLaTorre
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Policy, Public Housing, Rental Stress, The Village Model, Affordable Housing

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