United States of America
The Future of Renting Among Older Adults
Since 2005, the number of US renter households aged 50+ has increased dramatically, jumping from 10 to nearly 15 million, and accounting for more than half of all renter growth over the past decade. The baby boom cohort, now aged 50-69, is responsible for most of the increase in older renters. This cohort will continue to drive up the number of renters in their 70s and beyond.
2017
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Home to Stay: Creating Quality Supportive Housing for Aging Tenants
Very little is known about the homeless aging population, referred to as the “invisible population” and even less is known about those aging in place within supportive housing and older/elderly adults in institutions who, if provided with long-term supportive services, would be able to return to the community.
2016
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Creating a home for eldercare using the ‘Green House’ design concept
The institutional feel of the “nursing home” our parents/grandparents may have spent time in is no longer considered acceptable. The design for eldercare facilities must become increasingly compelling.
The Green House is one promising concept.
2016
Criteria for Defining Senior Cohousing
SAGE cohousing advocacy group in the US presents a list of criteria that ensures the integrity and authenticity of the senior cohousing model. McCamant & Durrett Architects provide the architectural and certification management of the projects.
2016
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Housing First and Social Integration: A Realistic Aim?
One of the basic prerequisites for social inclusion is having adequate housing from which to live one’s life in the community. However, having a house, or home, alone does not in itself guarantee social inclusion.
This paper reviews the available research evidence on the extent to which Housing First services are effective in promoting social integration.
2016
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Urban Cohousing the Babayaga Way
A brand new apartment building, Babayagas’ House opened in the Paris suburb of Montreuil, France in October 2012, 13 years after the women first hatched their plan. Many of those years were spent securing government funding for the project.
2016
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Do Villages Promote Aging in Place? Results of a Longitudinal Study
Villages are a new, grassroots, consumer-directed model in the US that aims to promote aging in place and prevent unwanted relocations for older adults.
Villages provide seniors with opportunities for social engagement, civic engagement, and an array of support services.
2016
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Community-Based Models for Aging in Place
The “graying of America” calls for new solutions to enable older Americans to age in place in their communities of choice. Aging services offered at the local, state, and federal levels encompass a range of programs—like transportation, meal assistance, and home modifications—to help older people stay in their communities.
Ideally, the service programs would be user-friendly and comprehensive.
2016
Aging on the Streets: America’s Growing Older Homeless Population
The face of American homelessness is changing — into an older one. People 50 and older make up more than 30 percent of the nation’s homeless population.
2016
How Will The Villages Age With Their Members?
As grassroots organizations of older adults, The Villages are based on the idea of neighbors helping neighbors. But having been around for 15 years, the national Village movement faces a new challenge. As they move into advanced age, there will be problems with memory loss, with fragility, with hospitalizations, with the need for more support on a regular basis.
2016
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