Ireland

Focus on Housing and the Health of Older People
Both the Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) governments have stated a policy preference for older people to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible, as they age. However, the implications of this policy aspiration have received less attention, particularly the relationship between housing and health.
Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland
2013
Themes:
Ageing-in-Place, Health, Policy, Poverty & homelessness

Homelessness, Ageing and Dying
There is a lack of definitive information about the exact number of people who are homeless and the nature of the homelessness at any one point in Ireland.
Kath Walsh
2013
Themes:
Health, Policy, Older Men, Older Women, Definition of 'at risk of homelessness'

Women’s ‘Journeys’ to Homelessness: Key Findings from a Biographical Study of Homeless Women in Ireland
This Research Paper presents selected findings from a primarily qualitative study of homeless women in Ireland. The study set out to conduct a detailed examination of the lives and experiences of homeless women with specific attention to their homeless ‘pathways’, that is, their entry routes to homelessness, the homeless experience itself and, possibly, their exit routes from homelessness.
Paula Mayock, Sarah Sheridan
2012
Themes:
Pathways into homelessness, Gender, Poverty & homelessness, Older Women

Ending Homelessness - A Housing-Led Approach
The Programme for Government 2011, contains a commitment to ending long term homelessness and the need to sleep rough by implementing a ‘housing first’ approach and to strengthen preventative services.
Eoin O'Sullivan
2012
Themes:
Policy, Definition of 'at risk of homelessness', Housing First

The Role and Future Development of Supportive Housing for Older People in Ireland
The standard and suitability of older people’s accommodation is vital to their health and quality of life and a key factor in their capacity to take care of themselves or to be cared for should they become dependent.
Kevin Cullin, Sarah Delaney
2007
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Ageing-in-Place, Community, Future housing solutions, Retirement Housing, Social Housing

An Overlooked Option in Caring for the Elderly: A report on sheltered and group housing provided by housing associations in Ireland

It is generally recognised that housing and care options for the elderly in Ireland are limited. This study comprises analysis of both group housing schemes for relatively active elderly as well as sheltered housing for those older people who require more intensive care and supports to assist them to live independently.
Irish Council for Social Housing
2005
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Social Housing, Policy

Housing of the Elderly in Ireland
The report has a number of underlying criteria which can be stated as follows: (a) The desire to retain independence and/or to remain living in the community should be respected at all times.
The National Council for the Aged
1985
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Policy, Health

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