Age Specific Housing
The Future of Housing and the Built Environment in an Ageing Population
This document reflects the discussions in a UK Government Office for Science meeting held to gather the views of a sample of people with experience in the issues raised by the ageing population, specifically housing.
2015
Housing priorities of people with dementia: Security, continuity and support
This report aims to equip housing practitioners and policy-makers with new knowledge about the future housing and support needs of people with dementia.
2015
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The Future of Housing for Older Australians
The demand for seniors housing is expected to increase significantly in line with the ageing of the population over the coming decades. Broad changes to the housing situations of older people and the household structures in which they live have significant implications for successful ageing.
2015
The Head, the Heart, and the House
This is a paper about older Australians and their homes. Homes are bricks and mortar and more.
2015
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Development of new cohousing: lessons learned from a London scheme for the over-50s
There is increased interest in the UK in cohousing as a desirable alternative for older people.
2015
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Would you live in a share house at 65?
The current options for retirement are rather uninspiring—stay at home or go to an aged care facility. Pioneering groups of architects, the elderly and social scientists are looking at creative alternatives,
2015
Report on the Housing and Support Needs of Cluid's Older Tenants
Clúid Housing is an independent not-for profit charity that develops and provides high quality, affordable housing for people who cannot afford to buy their own home or pay for private rented housing. Clúid currently owns or leases approximately 5,200 homes across the country.
In 2014 we decided to develop an Older Persons’ Housing Strategy.
2015
The Future of Housing for Older Australians
The demand for seniors housing is expected to increase significantly in line with the ageing of the population over the coming decades.
2015
Skid Row, Yokohama: Homelessness and Welfare in Japan
Following the bursting of the bubble economy in Japan at the beginning of the 1990s, demand for casual labor slumped. By the end of the decade, there were so few jobs left that most men had given up the struggle.
2014
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An Alternative Age-Friendly Handbook (for the socially engaged urban practitioner
This Alternative Age-friendly Handbook provides a playful and critical exploration of what creative urban practitioners can bring to emerging debates around the creation of Age-friendly Cities. What follows is a series of suggested modes and methods of Age-friendly practice. Small-scale actions and interventions we can start taking now to create Age-friendly spaces.
2014
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