United Kingdom
A study of the Housing and Support needs of Older People in Herefordshire
This research sought to understand the overall needs of older people
in the administrative area of Herefordshire and any differences that existed between the local housing market areas.
2012
Themes:
Affordability of Retirement Housing in the UK
This UK-wide study examines how the affordability of retirement housing affects the housing options available to older people. It considers three research questions:
- whether retirement housing is likely to be viable financially for the majority of older people (i.e.
2012
Themes:
A study of the Housing and Support needs of Older People in Herefordshire
Appendices to:
A Study of the Housing and Support Needs of Older People in Herefordshire (2012) https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=886
2012
Themes:
Health, Wellbeing, and the Older People Housing Agenda
This paper is aimed primarily at Health and Wellbeing Board members and seeks to support them in their understanding of:
• The impact of poor housing on the health and wellbeing outcomes of older people.
• The strategic approaches they can take to influence the provision of housing and housing related services to improve the health and wellbeing of their older population.
2012
Themes:
A better fit? Creating housing choices for an ageing population
This report aims to:
Set out the evidence about older people’s housing at present: where older people are living, their aspirations and their attitudes about housing, particularly their attitudes to downsizing.
Explore the social and economic benefits associated with providing more housing for older people.
Make the case for increasing the supply of housing for older people and recommend policy
2012
The ageing population will change demand for housing. In particular, it is likely that more adaptable and specialised housing will be needed.
By 2033, total UK households are projected to increase by 27%. In that time, one-person households are projected to increase by 54%, with half of the growth in the over 65 group.
Building suitable new homes and supporting the adaptation of the
existing housing stock will be critical as the population ages.
(Housing and Neighbourhoods Policy Implication 4.1)
2012
Building Mutual Support & Social Capital in Retirement Communities
This edition of Viewpoint explores what it might mean to build ‘social capital’ in specialist housing for older people and the opportunities and obstacles to doing so. It presents and reflects on good practice examples which are seeking to do this through volunteering, peer support, social enterprise and co-production.
2012
Supported housing for older people in the UK: An evidence review
This UK-wide review examines the quality of life that sheltered and retirement housing offers older tenants and owner-occupiers, especially those with high support needs.
2012
Evaluation of the extra care housing initiative: PSSRU technical report
A central principle underlying the policy of recent UK governments has been to help people maintain their independence in their own homes for as long as possible. More recently, policies have emphasised the personalisation of services, with the aim of giving people greater choice and control over the services they receive.
2011
Themes:
Strategic Housing for Older People: Planning, designing and delivering housing that older people want
Our response to an ageing society is shaped by widely-accepted principles.
2011
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