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Seniors in Spain are saying no to nursing homes
Examining the rise of co-housing and elderly housing co-operatives in Spain as alternatives to aged care facilities.
Ian Mount
2015
Themes:
Co-housing, Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Community, Future housing solutions

Housing Decisions of Older Australians
The growing longevity and ageing of Australia’s population, as well as other structural and demographic changes, elevate the policy imperative to understand what drives the housing decisions of older people and the consequences for their wellbeing. This study aims to explore the drivers of those decisions, as well as some of the barriers to better outcomes.
The Productivity Commission
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Policy, Housing in General

The voices of mid-life women facing housing insecurity
Single, mid-life women in Australia have emerged as a group vulnerable to housing insecurity and having a high potential of homelessness in their old age (65+). Mid-life is used here to denote women aged between 40 and 65.
Andrea Sharam
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Older Women, Pathways into homelessness, Housing insecurity, Retirement

A Home of One's Own: Shared Equity Housing for Older Single Women
This project was established to research and develop a shared equity model of home ownership, specifically geared to the needs of lower income women over the age of 55 years.
Chris Black, Liss Ralston
2015
Themes:
Gender, Older Women, Housing Affordability, Future housing solutions

An Age Friendly City – how far has London come?
The Institute of Gerontology has undertaken this research. It follows their study for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2006: What makes a city age-friendly?
Anthea Tinker, Jay Ginn
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age-Friendly Cities, Policy

Relationships between perceived aspects of home and symptoms in a cohort aged 67- 70.
The importance of the home environment increases with age. Perceived aspects of home influence life satisfaction, perceived health and independence in daily activities and well-being among very old people. However, research on health and perceived aspects of home among senior citizens in earlier phases of the aging process is lacking.
Maria Haak, Maya Kyten, Henrik Ekstrom, Steven Schmidt, Vibeke Horstmann, Solve Elmstahl, Susanne Iwarsson
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Health, Concept of 'Home'

Ageing Population Growth and Critical Housing Questions in New Zealand
In the context of the global ageing population, the case of New Zealand is significant, where one in four of the population will be over sixty-five by 2051. This paper identifies some critical housing questions within the context of population ageing in Auckland, New Zealand.
Olufunto Ijatuyi, Errol Haarhoff, Alessandro Melis
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Age Specific Housing, Policy

Ageing in Cities - Policy Highlights
This report provides policy makers with insights and tools to mitigate the challenges of ageing societies and make the most of the opportunities they present. Three considerations underpin the assessment: - Ageing societies are not “a problem” as such. - Ageing societies are not simply societies of “older people”.
OECD
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age-Friendly Cities

What’s Next for Senior Living? 3 Innovative Concepts
This US article discusses the need for developers to create new housing options for the increasingly disparate ageing population. It examines three core areas that must be addressed. Multi-Generational Living, Urban-Core Simplicity and Excitement, and It Takes a Village.
Jason Childers
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, The Village Model, Urban Planning, Co-housing, Community

Housing vulnerable older people: lessons from Europe and Australia
A comparison of strategies for housing vulnerable older people in Europe and Australia.
Anthea Tinker
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Health, Affordable Housing, Policy, Age-Friendly Cities, Aged Care

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