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Looking After China’s Elderly
As China’s rapid economic development continues, demographics shift, and social needs change, the country will face new challenges, not least of which is looking after its growing elderly population.
While a variety of care facilities have cropped up to care for China’s seniors, few have been widely successful in capturing the market.
2013
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Co-caring in Senior Cohousing: A Canadian Model for Social Sustainability
This paper focuses on Harbourside Cohousing under development in Sooke, BC, and on the innovative Royal Roads University course that attracts new members to the cohousing and raises awareness of aging options in the larger community.
Harbourside will be the second senior cohousing in Canada, the first with a care-giver suite, and the first to require a short course on Aging Well in Community as a
2013
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Housing Exclusion: Elderly People Facing the Crisis
This paper aims to provide a brief overview of the housing conditions of the elderly people in Europe, focusing on the conditions of elderly living alone.
The key objective of the article is to analyze the living conditions and the residential problems of the elderly in European countries over recent years.
2013
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Growing Older Together: The Case for Housing that is Shaped and Controlled by Older People
This case study report argues that the UK needs to develop more housing that is shaped and controlled by older people themselves.
Drawing on recent research, the report describes the specific appeal of resident controlled housing for older people and it shows how such housing contributes to older people’s well-being.
2013
Voices on Relocation and Aging in Place in Very Old Age—A Complex and Ambivalent Matter
This cross-national qualitative study explores how very old people reflect upon relocation and aging in place.
2013
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Developing Adaptable Housing for the Elderly, Also a Path to Sustainability
This article looks at why we must think about architecture and urban planning in terms of adaptability for the aging.
2013
Social Innovation in Housing: Learning from practice across Europe
This paper presents and discusses the results of a brief scoping study on social innovation in housing in Europe.
2013
Ageing and Women's Homelessness, Fighting the bag lady syndrome
Australia is facing a tsunami of poverty amongst ageing female baby boomers that will directly affect their well-being, economic viability, and housing options.
This paper sets out the key findings from research into older women and housing security in Australia.
2013
Advancing Age-Friendly Communities in Canada
The “age-friendly cities” concept proposed by the World Health Organization is a multi-sectoral policy approach to address demographic aging in urban settings. Canadian governments at all levels, seniors’ organizations and non-governmental organizations have embraced this model for creating environments to support healthy, active aging.
2013
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Action Plan for an Age-Friendly Portland
In 2006, the Institute on Aging at Portland State University began
collaborating with the World Health Organization in their Global Age-Friendly Cities project.
2013
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."