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The experiments providing homes around the world
While housing is a national crisis, the most pressing concerns differ from area to area. The lack of affordable homes being built every year is a huge issue. The current crisis isn’t just about a lack of political will to invest in social housing.
2016
Starting The Innovation Age: Baby Boomers’ perspectives on what it takes to age well
Our mission is to develop and spread solutions that improve
the experience of ageing, particularly amongst the so-called
‘baby boomers’. Our focus is on how we might ensure that
all people in Australia have the opportunity to age well, not
just those who can afford it.
2016
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Dementia Care: What in the World is a Dementia Village?
This article looks at an international senior care community which is revolutionizing dementia care through dementia villages. In the municipality of Weesp, not far from Amsterdam, sits the village of Hogewey.
Hogewey is home to 152 men and women living with severe dementia. The community has 23 residential units, each shared by 6-8 residents.
2016
Homelessness for older women a 'Sleeping Giant'
Ongoing research into a growing housing crisis among Australia’s ageing baby boomer women, especially in regional Australia, has identified the problem as a “sleeping giant”.
2016
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Home sweet home? The gap between housing supply and demand for an ageing population
Recent UK research has highlighted the very real crisis in housing. The dearth of available, affordable housing reflects a decline in investment from both the private and public sector.
2016
Housing conditions of Ireland’s older population - Implications for physical and mental health
A vital component of successful ageing is functional independence and good quality of life. Good housing conditions are important to maintain good mental and physical health.
2016
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Small area Indicators of Wellbeing for Older Australians (IWOA)
This work has identified a number of indicators of wellbeing for older people, and then brought these together into an index.
2016
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Building Affordable Elderly Housing: How New Zealand's planning system influences market outcomes
This paper explores the changing demographics of New Zealand’s elderly, the influence of the current planning system, and how planning has hindered the market’s ability to provide affordable elderly housing in areas of highest demand.
It will then consider how the recently introduced Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, through its recognition of the importance of affordable housing supply,
2016
Youths living with the elderly – a Finnish example
The project aims to prevent homelessness in young people by helping them with secure and affordable housing, while at the same time increasing social interactions of the senior residents. The co-housing arrangement is modelled after a Dutch example where students live in a nursing home and spend time socialising with the residents.
2016
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Growing Older Together: An Overview of Collaborative Forms of Housing for Older People
This case study report shows how collaborative models of service delivery for older people are now being widely adopted in the health and care sectors and suggests that the housing sector could do more to embrace this.
2016
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."