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Financial abuse of older people by family members: Views and experiences of older Australians and their family members
Research indicates that the most commonly reported form of abuse of older people in Australia is financial abuse and the majority of perpetrators are family members. The number of people aged 65 years and over in Australia is growing rapidly and the challenges of aging often require support and assistance from family members, so it is important to develop strategies to prevent this form of abuse.
2013
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Nursing for the older people in Japan
The Japanese government is switching its focus in care for the aged from facilities to local communities.
2013
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Municipal Project for Intergenerational Housing and Community Services in Alicante
Initiated in 2003 by the Municipal Housing Board of Alicante, the Municipal Project for Intergenerational Housing and Community Services works to address the specific housing needs of low-income older persons and young people through the provision of 244 affordable, intergenerational housing units in central urban areas.
The Spanish project not only provides decent, accessible housing but also wo
2013
Aging and Housing Instability: Homelessness Among Older and Elderly Adults
This article provides a synthesis of recent literature on homelessness among older (age 50-64) and elderly (age 65 and older) adults in the United States. Much of the recent literature and policy focus has been placed on the plight of unstably housed youth and families.
2013
Towards an agenda for post-carbon cities. Lessons from Lilac, the UK’s first ecological, affordable cohousing community
This paper explores an agenda towards post-carbon cities, extending and deepening established debates around low-carbon, sustainable cities in the process. The paper draws upon a case-study of an embryonic post-carbon initiative due for completion in 2013 called Lilac.
2013
Transforming almshouses for the 21st century
Almshouses have existed for a thousand years, but their role is not well-understood outside the almshouse movement.
2013
Aging in Community: The Communitarian Alternative to Aging in Place, Alone
Innovative options for aging in place in the US are leading to a new
paradigm known as aging in community—a grassroots movement of like-minded citizens who come together to create systems of mutual support and caring to maximize their ability to remain, as they age, in their homes and communities.
Aging in community promotes social capital—a sense of social connectedness and interdependence—enhan
2013
Ageing in the right place: What works across People, Place and Time?
This presentation looks at the concept and the reality of 'ageing in place' in Australia and Canada.
Ageing in place has become a focal concept by policy makers and researchers to create communities that facilitate the preference by older adults to remain in their homes and communities as long as possible.
2013
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What's in a name? Similarities and differences in international terms and meanings for older peoples' housing with services
Discussion of housing for older people that is combined with provision of various support and care services is confounded by the lack of consistent terminology.
The diversity of terms and meanings relating to housing with services for older people confounds systematic analysis, especially in international comparative research.
2013
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Wohnfabrik Solinsieme. A Swiss example of co-housing for older people
Architectural description of the Wohnfabrik Solinsieme housing co-operative for older people in Switzerland.
2013
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."