Australia
Residential Transition for Older Queenslanders
Queensland’s ageing population will present enormous opportunities and challenges over coming decades. Housing plays a foundational role in assuring quality of life, ageing in place, and supporting active and independent living for older Queenslanders.
2016
How can we best design housing for Australia’s ageing population?
Few older Australians actually live in non-private housing such as nursing homes. Data from the 2011 Census reveals that 94% of Australians who are 65 or older still live in private housing. More than half live with a partner and another quarter live alone.
Australia’s current housing options are not future-proofed for its ageing population.
2015
Processes for developing affordable and sustainable medium-density housing models for greyfield precincts
This project investigates a design-oriented, integrative development approach that responds to a timely opportunity in the greyfields of Australian cities: how to redevelop dispersed and ageing public housing properties in the middle suburbs.
2015
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Muslims in Australia and their aged care needs: An exploratory study with special reference to South Australia
The Report “MUSLIMS IN AUSTRALIA AND THEIR AGED CARE NEEDS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA” was prepared for the Islamic Information Centre of South Australia (IICSA) as an important step toward making aged care in general, and residential care in particular, responsive to the needs of the Muslim community in South Australia.
2015
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Housing Decisions of Older Australians
The growing longevity and ageing of Australia’s population, as well as other structural and demographic changes, elevate the policy imperative to understand what drives the housing decisions of older people and the consequences for their wellbeing. This study aims to explore the drivers of those decisions, as well as some of the barriers to better outcomes.
2015
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The NANA Project - a new architecture for the new aged that advocates a better built environment for older people
For over ten years I have been working, writing and lecturing
on design for the aged and as an architect I have often been
appalled at the environments that people age in. Not only are the traditional ‘nursing home’ and ‘retirement village’ a little outdated, they often create separation and foster ‘otherness’, isolating people from their surrounds and loved ones.
2015
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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Public Housing in Crisis
Public housing is full of vibrant communities and great people who help make Melbourne a great place to live.But increasingly, Melbourne’s public housing system is in crisis and 34,000 people languish on waiting lists across Victoria.Since being rst elected in 2010, Adam Bandt’s of ce has been approached by over 600 Melbourne constituents and others regarding public housing.This report analyses 5
2015
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Suitable, affordable housing is key to our population ageing well
In the wake of the Australian Federal Government's Intergenerational Report, Eileen Webb and Gill North examine the largely overlooked issue of affordable housing for older Australians, a critical factor in both the health and economic prosperity of the nation.
2015
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Housing Older Australians: Loss of home ownership and pathways into housing assistance
In Australia and other ‘homeownership societies’ it has been conventional to think of housing pathways in terms of a smooth linear progression, leading to outright ownership in middle age and a retirement buffered by low housing costs. This vision of the welfare role of home ownership is an important buttress of Australian retirement incomes policy.
2015
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