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Tiny houses: salvation for the homeless or a dead end?
Wooden cabins euphemistically referred to as tiny houses are increasingly viewed as a quick and cheap solution to homelessness and, with minimal public debate, they are mushrooming across the US. The trend is most apparent in northern California and the Pacific north-west.
Paul Lewis
2017
Themes:
Tiny Houses, Future housing solutions

Housing an Ageing Population - An approach to improving housing affordability, liveability and financial resilience for senior Australians
Discussion of the concept of co-housing and the results of a UTS research project looking at co-housing for older people as a way of accessing affordable housing.
Institute for Sustainable Futures
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing, Affordable Housing, Policy, Retirement Housing

US Older Adults: Demographics, Living Arrangements, and Barriers to Aging in Place
The objectives of this study are twofold. The first is to document the diversity of older adult living arrangements in the U.S. The second is to outline a set of aging in place policy prescriptions that align with the revealed living arrangements of U.S. older adults who face the greatest barriers to aging in place.
James Johnson, Stephen Appold
2017
Themes:
Ageing-in-Place, Ageing Population, Future housing solutions, Policy

The relationship of the elderly toward their home and living environment
People’s relationship toward housing and their living environment changes over the course of their lives, especially in old age, where housing becomes more important.
Bostjan Kerbler, Richard Sendi, Maša Filipovič Hrast
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Concept of 'Home'

Ageing in Eastern Europe
Outline of presentation 1. Introduction. Definitions and key messages 2. Demographic transition 3. Family transition 4. Epidemiological transition 5. Distinctive features of population ageing in Eastern Europe 6. International Policy Frameworks on Ageing 7. National responses
Alexandre Sidorenko
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Policy

International aged care: a quick guide
Aged care, as it is known in Australia, is usually called ‘long-term care’ or ‘social care’ in other countries. It is organised, funded and delivered in many different ways. Not all countries provide public support, and levels of social protection (public coverage of care costs) vary widely.
Kate Roberts
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Health, Policy

Older Women's Homelessness: designing smaller homes to meet rising demands
Older Women’s Homelessness: A Growing Crisis • 1 in 7 people experiencing homelessness are over 55 years old • Only 1.62 percent of properties across Australia are affordable for single people on the age pension • 14 percent of people aged 65-84, and 11 percent of people aged over 85, are now renting on the private market • Home ownership rates dropped to 42% by 2014 and are expected to continue t
Deborah Georgiou, Katherine McKernon
2017
Themes:
Older Women, Future housing solutions, Policy

Older Single Women at Risk of Homelessness in WA

A background paper on the intersection of ageing, gender and homelessness in Western Australia.
Liz Lennon
2017

Ageing Well: A Housing Manifesto
Most people want to age well at home, remaining part of their community and involved with family and friends.
Older People's Housing Champions
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Policy, Affordable Housing, Age Specific Housing

Single women face a frightening future of homelessness in Australia
Only about 6 per cent of homeless people in Australia are sleeping rough; the rest are in temporary accommodation, sleeping in their cars or couchsurfing. And one of the most shocking trends from the data is the increase in homelessness among older women.
Jane Gilmore
2017
Themes:
Gender, Policy, Single people & housing stress, Poverty & homelessness

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