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The Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities Looking back over the last decade, looking forward to the next
This report gives a global overview of the progress that cities and communities have made over the last decade towards becoming more age-friendly, through the lens of the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities.
Among the notable achievements, membership in the WHO Global Network has increased four-fold in the last two and a half years and more affiliate organizations are suppo
2018
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A Novel Cohousing Project for Older Women and Implications for Loneliness
In this article, we describe a novel approach in older persons’ housing, a recently established cohousing development, ‘New Ground’ in London, UK. Cohousing is a form of grouped housing designed and managed by those who reside within it.
2018
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Housing an Ageing Australia: The Ideal of Security of Tenure and the Undermining Effect of Elder Abuse
This article considers the degree of legal security of tenure and ontological security in various forms of accommodation utilised by older people. In so doing, the article examines how elder abuse can dilute legal and ontological security and makes suggestions as to how existing real property laws could be utilised and amended to safeguard housing security for older people
2018
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The Homelessness Monitor: England 2018
The homelessness monitor is a longitudinal study providing an independent
analysis of the homelessness impacts of recent economic and policy
developments in England. It considers both the consequences of the post-2007
economic and housing market recession, and the subsequent recovery, and also
the impact of policy changes.
2018
New Zealand not 'catching up' to social housing needs
The Salvation Army estimates New Zealand needs to build a minimum of 2000 social houses a year for at least the next decade just to meet demand.
The country's social housing stock needs to grow from 82,000 to more than 100,000 in the next decade. Another 2000 a year was the bare minimum that needed to be constructed and half of those were needed in Auckland.
2017
Older homeless women's identity negotiation: agency, resistance and the construct of a valued self
Abstract
There is a growing awareness that the adult homeless population is ageing, mirroring the general US population trend. Although men still outnumber women among the adult homeless population, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women, including older
women, seeking shelter each night.
2017
Housing affordability is not just about youth. 15,000 seniors are homeless
Private rental accommodation is now more unaffordable than owner-occupied. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, people who rent, spend more of their income on housing than people with a mortgage.
2017
Housing affordability crisis is bad for Gen Y but worse for Baby Boomers
Australia has the second-highest rate of poverty among those on pensions in all OECD nations. Our retirement system basically takes the inequality that exists in our society at the moment and then magnifies it in retirement.
2017
Advancing Cohousing for Seniors
Research objectives:
- Increased understanding of the concept of cohousing, what it can offer for seniors, and which cohousing options are best suited to seniors.
- Increased awareness among seniors and other relevant stakeholders of cohousing options.
- Strategic actions implemented to increase the uptake of cohousing by seniors in NSW.
- More NSW seniors are able to age with dignity because the
2017
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Evaluation of Extra Care Housing in Wales
Extra care is an important element of efforts to diversify provision and increase choice for older people. Extra care housing is a broad concept rather than a specific housing type. It provides independent living in a home of your own, but with services on hand if they are required.
2017
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."