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Homes and Ageing in England
There is a strong case to be made for prevention through core housing improvements. This UK briefing note adds to our wider understanding of the close relationship between poor housing for older people and demands on National Health System (NHS) care.
Helen Garrett, Selina Burris
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Aged Care, Policy, Health

Housing equity withdrawal: uses, risks, and barriers to alternative mechanisms in later life
This project uncovers the uses, risks of and barriers to housing equity withdrawal (HEW) by older home owners aged 45 years and over via three alternative mechanisms: in situ mortgage equity withdrawal (MEW), downsizing and selling up.
Rachel Ong, Therese Jefferson, Gavin Wood, Marietta Haffner, Siobhan Austen
2013
Themes:
Home Ownership, Ageing Population

Assets, debt and the drawdown of housing equity by an ageing population
This Positioning Paper is the first output of a project that aims to uncover the uses, financial costs and risks of housing equity withdrawal (HEW) via alternative mechanisms by older Australians.
Rachel Ong, Marietta Haffner, Gavin Wood, Therese Jefferson, Siobhan Austen
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Home Ownership, Retirement, Policy

Literature Review: Housing Options for Older Homeless People
This report reviews the literature on housing and re-housing options for homeless older adults. The first section explains the key terms relevant to this topic. The second section summarizes the types of housing available for precariously housed older adults in Canada. These include alternative and affordable housing, emergency shelters, and residential or long-term care.
Laura McGhie
2013
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Housing First, Future housing solutions

Aging in Place in the Village - Social Work Roles Shine
This article focuses on the grassroots, consumer-driven, volunteer-first model that is most prominent in the US Village movement for older people wanting to age in place.
Katie McDonough, Joan Davitt
2013
Themes:
The Village Model, Ageing-in-Place, Community, Health, Policy

The experience of marginal rental housing in Australia
This is the Final Report of a research project on contemporary marginal rental housing in Australia.
Robin Goodman, Anitra Nelson, Tony Dalton, Melek Cigdem, Michelle Gabriel, Keith Jacobs
2013
Themes:
Private Rental

Aging in Place in the Village — Social Work Roles Shine

The Older Americans Act of 1965 was intended to address the long term care needs of older adults and provide opportunities to remain meaningfully engaged in community life as one ages. However, gaps and fragmentation in long term services leave many without adequate support to remain independent.
Katie McDonough, Joan Davitt
2013
Themes:
Ageing-in-Place, Community, The Village Model, Health

Multigenerational houses on the rise
In 2011, over four million Australians lived in multigenerational households where two or more generations of related adults live together.
Edgar Liu, Hazel Easthope
2013
Themes:
Future housing solutions

Long-term private rental in a changing Australian private rental sector
This is the Final Report of an Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) funded project which provides a comprehensive account of the characteristics of the contemporary private rental sector (PRS) in Australia, including changes in recent decades.
Wendy Stone, Terry Burke, Kath Hulse, Liss Ralston
2013
Themes:
Private Rental

The policy of the City of Reykjavik regarding the elderly until 2017
The City of Reykjavik aims to be an age-friendly city that addresses the needs of its older citizens with consideration. This policy paper identifies seven categories relevant to the City's ageing population, including housing.
Birna Siguroardottir
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Future housing solutions, Age Specific Housing, Policy

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