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Adapting to the Challenges of an Ageing Population for Social Housing
The focus of government policy in the UK to date has been on a health care strategy for the elderly that projects more and more integrated social and health services provided in their own home rather than in institutions/hospitals.
Colin Jones
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Policy, Social Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Aged Care

A growing number of towns and cities have found a practical solution to homelessness through the construction of tiny-house villages
Second Wind Cottages, a tiny-house village for the chronically homeless in the town of Newfield, New York State and Quixote Village, a similar project in Olympia, Washington are examined in this article. The projects are part of a national movement of tiny-house villages, in the US, an alternative approach to housing the homeless that's beginning to catch the interest of national advocates a
Erika Lundahl
2014
Themes:
Tiny Houses, Future housing solutions

Asset poverty, precarious housing and ontological security in older age: an Australian case study
Abstract Over two-thirds of Australians are owner-occupiers and a majority of the population holds most of their wealth in housing.
Val Colic-Peisker, Rachel Ong, Gavin Wood
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Housing Affordability, Policy, Retirement

The Entitlement of Age
Australia’s retirement income system is becoming unsustainable. This is not because too much money is spent on the age pension. Australia spends an average of 3.5 per cent of its GDP on age-related spending against an OECD average of 7.8 per cent. Per Capita’s detailed analysis shows that unsustainability and inequality are the two emergent trends in Australia’s retirement income system.
Emily Millane
2014
Themes:
Aged Pension, Superannuation

Aging in place: From theory to practice
Aging-in-place has become a key and guiding strategy in addressing and meeting the needs of older people. This paper discusses the multifaceted aspects of aging-in-place and presents an ecological approach to understanding the interaction between the individual and her or his environment and its impact on aging-in-place.
Esther Iecovich
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Policy

Narratives of home and place: Findings from the Housing and Independent Living Study
As populations age, increased focus is given to the importance of enabling older people to age in place. The study reported in this paper explored the extent to which older people considered their homes and neighbourhoods to be ‘supportive’, and sought to increase understanding of the needs and experiences of older people and their expectations of future housing needs.
Lynette McKenzie, Julie Byles, Cassie Curryer
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Community, Concept of 'Home', Policy

Ageing at Home as Preference: A Case Study of Older Spanish Population
The aim of this paper is to explore the ideal preferences of Spanish population aged 65 and over about the preferred setting to live in later life, identifying the factors that condition the election of each one of the alternatives (the own home, co-residence in a relative’s home and institutions). The results are analysed regarding to two hypothetical situations: what would be the preferred livi
Celia Fernandez-Carro
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place

A Roof Over My Head: the final report of the Sustain project
There are now 3.8 million households living in the private rented sector (PRS), a number which has nearly doubled in the past ten years. The PRS is increasingly being used by local authorities and agencies to house homeless people but the ending of a private tenancy is now the leading cause of statutory homelessness.
Mary Smith, Francesca Albanese, Jenna Truder
2014
Themes:
Policy, Private Rental, Housing insecurity, Rental Stress

Life space and mental health: a study of older community-dwelling persons in Australia
The ability of older people to mobilise within and outside their community is dependent on a number of factors. This study explored the relationship between spatial mobility and psychological health among older adults living in Australia.
Julie Byles, Lucy Leigh, Kha Vo, Peta Forder, Cassie Curryer
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Health, Policy, Community, Older Women

Still Kicking: Longevity and Ageing. The demographic climate change of our time.
1.8 million people aged over 85 in 2050. One in four people aged over 65 by 2056. Life expectancy at birth rising by 25 years in the last century. One million people with dementia by 2050. 85,000 more aged care places required in the next decade. Get the picture? None of this is news. We have known about the trends in ageing and longevity for a while now.
Emily Millane
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population

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