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Living in Fear: Experiences of Older Private-Renters in London
The private-rented sector is too often characterised by insecurity, poor living conditions, high rents and lack of choice, meaning that many tenants experience instability and inequality.
2017
Housing an Ageing Population - An approach to improving housing affordability, liveability and financial resilience for senior Australians
This presentation examines the concept of cohousing as a way of addressing the housing affordability crisis in Australia, particularly how it affects those in the older cohort of 65+.
Cohousing can help address policy challenges associated with an ageing population, rising health care costs and housing affordability.
2017
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Blackpool Council’s Housing Plan for the Ageing Population 2017 - 2020
The ageing population of Britain presents a new challenge for housing. Blackpool specifically will see a 28% increase in residents aged 65+ within the next 25 years which will have a direct impact on housing
provision and related services.
2017
Older Women's Studio Development Project
The aim of the project was to explore whether the model of smaller accommodation was suitable for housing
homeless older women in the inner and middle ring communities of Sydney. It was designed to be carried out in
two stages. Stage 1 engaged older women in co-designing smaller spaces that would work for them as long-term
homes.
2017
'We're so far behind': Canada unprepared for housing needs of rising senior population
As the number of seniors continues to grow, experts say Canada is failing to prepare for the housing and home care needs of an aging population. Statistics Canada 2016 census figures revealed that the country recorded its greatest increase in the proportion of seniors. This increase will have implications on future policy making, in particular the housing needs of the elderly.
2017
Partnering for impact to reduce homelessness in Queensland
'Partnering for Impact' details the broad directions and initial actions to generate innovation and revitalisation in the Queensland Government's response to homelessness. The first step will implement 5-year service agreements for existing services.
2017
Three reasons the government promotes home ownership for older Australians
Government strategies to manage population ageing largely assume that older Australians are home owners. There is often an implied association between home ownership and ageing well: that is, older Australians who own homes are seen as having made the right choices and as being less of a budget burden.
The problem with this approach is that not everyone is or can be a home owner.
2017
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Assessing Future Potential Demands for Older Person's Care Homes and Dementia Housing in London
This study was undertaken in 2017 to provide background information to the emerging London Plan. It updates borough based benchmarks of demand for specialist older persons housing which accompanied Further Alterations to the London Plan. Specialist older persons housing refers to self-contained accommodation and includes extra care and assisted living type schemes.
2017
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Five reasons why facilities may not be future of aged care
Current trends suggest that the changes in aged care in Australia that we’ve seen so far are just the tip of the iceberg, Aged care is undergoing a revolution. This article looks at reasons why aged care is already taking on a new meaning and why aged services may not be associated with discrete facilities in the future, but rather seamlessly integrated within neighbourhoods.
2017
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Being Homeless and Becoming Housed: The Interplay of Fateful Moments and Social Support in Neo-liberal Context
This paper presents a qualitative analysis of stories of adults who
transitioned from being absolutely homeless to becoming housed. Participants’ stories are particularly salient for what they reveal about this transition in the midst of other challenges including substance use, criminalization, and violence, and within a neoliberal social policy context.
2017
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."