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Suitable, affordable housing is key to our population ageing well
If Australian seniors are to remain healthy and work longer, the importance of appropriate housing cannot be underestimated. Much attention is being paid to the rising cost of health care for an ageing population.
2015
Perspectives on ageing in place: Older adults' experiences of everyday life in urban neighbourhoods.
The Dutch government has implemented ageing in place policies in order to postpone and decrease expensive institutionalised care.
2015
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Designing Multigenerational Dwelling A Workshop with Four Flemish Architecture Firms
Due to social shifts, demographic changes and spatial challenges, housing is at the top of the social agenda in Flanders. Recently, communal housing concepts are being put forward to strive against these general developments.
This paper presents research on multigenerational dwelling.
2015
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Smart choices: aged care goes green
From sustainable design to renewable energy and purchasing carbon offsets, this article looks at three Australian aged care providers that are taking significant steps to minimise their environmental footprint and demonstrating why investing in sustainability has some surprising benefits.
2015
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Towards a deeper understanding of the social architecture of co-housing: evidence from the UK, USA and Australia
This paper draws attention to the micro-social practices that self-organising resident groups engage in over the years that it takes to build a co-housing community. This ‘social architecture’ is what distinguishes co-housing from superficially similar shared-space neighbourhoods.
2015
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Housing first for homeless people in Norway
The number of homeless people in Norway has not diminished. An analysis in 2012 revealed 6,200 persons with no residences.
2015
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Seniors downsizing on their own terms: Overcoming planning, legal and policy impediments to the creation of alternative retirement communities
Terms such as ‘ageing in place’ and ‘downsizing’ have become ubiquitous in discourse about the accommodation choices of older people. The terms, while not mutually exclusive, are not necessarily symbiotic and mean different things to different people.
2015
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Why we need to talk about ageing in place
The first day of October marked the United Nations (UN) celebrating the International Day of Older Persons. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated for the occasion that “making cities inclusive of older persons means generating opportunities for their economic and social participation in accessible and safe environments.
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WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities
A list of the world's cities and communities that are part of the WHO network of age-friendly cities and communities.
2015
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'Housing First' or 'Housing Led'? The current picture of Housing First in England
Traditionally homelessness services in England have taken a ‘staircase’ or linear approach to housing people experiencing homelessness, whereby people progress through a series of accommodation and treatment services until they are ‘housing ready’ and can access independent housing.
2015
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."