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Pop-up shelter for older women under housing stress to open in Melbourne
Women over 55 currently sleeping rough or in severe housing stress will be able to seek shelter in new pop-up accommodation in Melbourne’s City of Port Phillip.
A 55-room aged care facility known as Claremont Home, operated by CaSPA Care, is currently vacant awaiting master planning for redevelopment.
2017
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Aged over 60 and female? Here's why you might be at risk of poverty
Poverty is a daily reality for millions of Australian women aged 55 and over.
Single elderly women – aged over 60 – living in Australia have the unfortunate distinction of belonging to the lowest income earning family group in the 2017 HILDA survey. This family subset, according to the survey, earns on average, less than $30,000 a year.
2017
Housing for older people in Wales: a sector review of sheltered housing
There has been increasing attention given recently to the potential of housing and housing related services to contribute to the health and well-being of older people in Wales.
2017
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Older persons in rural and remote areas
Rural and remote areas in many countries experience more pronounced population ageing than urban areas and subsequently, have a higher share of older residents.
2017
Living Arrangements of Older Persons: A Report on an Expanded International Dataset
Population ageing is occurring everywhere: nearly every country in the world is expected to experience a substantial increase in the proportion of the population aged 60 years or over between 2017 and 2050.
Population ageing is occurring along with broader social and economic changes that are taking place around the world.
2017
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Improved Housing Accessibility for Older People in Sweden and Germany: Short Term Costs and Long-Term Gains
The physical housing environment is important to facilitate activities of daily living (ADL) for older people.
2017
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Developing a Housing Strategy for an Age-Friendly Community - A Guide for Municipalities
Age-friendly communities are able to take steps in addressing the need for more adaptable housing that promotes health, social equity, efficiency, connectivity, mobility and public engagement.
2017
No place like home: The impact of declining home ownership on retirement
Australia’s retirement income system has long implicitly taken it for granted that the vast majority of retired people will have very low housing costs – in turn reflecting a presumption that most of them will own their own homes, and will have fully paid down any mortgage debt taken on in order to finance the original acquisition of their homes; and that those who have been unable to become home-
2017
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Housing our ageing population: Learning from councils meeting the housing need for our ageing population
There is a distinct and urgent need to better provide a range of housing options to meet the wide variety of housing circumstances, aspirations and needs of people as they age.
Between 2008 and 2039, 74 per cent of projected household growth will be made up of households with someone aged 65 or older.
2017
Aging in a New Age: Innovative Models for Senior Housing
In 10 years, the first of the 77 million baby boomers in the US will turn 80. That’s the age, say those involved in senior housing, where the intersection of the built environment and health is critical—where many begin to feel frail and need more support.
How are builders responding? And in what ways can homes that are suitable for older buyers be profitable for builders?
2017
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."