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Aging in Community: Inside the Senior Cohousing Movement
For seniors who want to age in a supportive community environment, cohousing is an exciting alternative to traditional options such as retirement homes and assisted living centres.
This article is a discussion about the current state of senior cohousing with Anne P. Glass, professor and gerontology program coordinator at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
2016
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Community-Based Models for Aging in Place
The “graying of America” calls for new solutions to enable older Americans to age in place in their communities of choice. Aging services offered at the local, state, and federal levels encompass a range of programs—like transportation, meal assistance, and home modifications—to help older people stay in their communities.
Ideally, the service programs would be user-friendly and comprehensive.
2016
Innovations in Senior Housing: The Complete Guide to Cohousing
An unprecedented demographic shift looms on Canada’s horizon: an aging population means seniors will soon make up a large proportion of the nation’s population – a change that will require many services and institutions to adapt and respond.
2016
What are the health, social and economic benefits of providing public housing and support to formerly homeless people?
This report finds that supporting formerly homeless people and those at risk of homelessness into public housing in Western Australia reduces their use of health services as well as the frequency with which they do so.
2016
Designing an Ageless Social Community: Adapting a New Urbanist Social Core to Suit Baby Boomers in Later Life
Since 90% of older adults prefer aging in place, it is important that neighborhood design supports successful aging. Beyond basic needs, research indicates quality interaction is associated with positive health and wellbeing benefits, particularly for older adults. In this, design supporting social relationships plays an essential role.
2016
Supportive housing is cheaper than chronic homelessness
It costs the state government more to keep a person chronically homeless than it costs to provide permanent supportive housing to end homelessness, recent research shows.
2016
Aging in the 'Right' Place
Older US adults consistently report a desire to stay in their current homes as they age, which has given rise to the phrase “aging in place.” Indeed, an AARP survey in 2014 found that 88% of those 65 and older agreed that they would like to stay in their homes as long as possible.
There are good reasons to stay in one's own home, but, there are also many reasons that it may not be the best o
2016
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Homelessness and Older People
According to the ABS, 14,851 people aged 55+ were experiencing
homelessness on Census night 2011. People aged 55+ consist of
only 7% of clients accessing specialist homelessness services in 2014– 15. This is partly due to the service system design but also indicates that is a lack of beds for older Australians within the homelessness service system.
2016
Paying the Price: Why so many older women are at risk of homelessness
They've worked or been caretakers (or both) their whole lives, but they are the fastest growing homeless demographic in Australia—thanks to a lifetime of gender discrimination.
2016
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Pathways to Homelessness Among Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Study
Little is known about pathways to homelessness among older adults. We identified life course experiences associated with earlier versus later onset of homelessness in older homeless adults and examined current health and functional status by age at first homelessness. We interviewed 350 homeless adults, aged 50 and older, recruited via population-based sampling.
2016
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."