Age Specific Housing

Looking After China’s Elderly

As China’s rapid economic development continues, demographics shift, and social needs change, the country will face new challenges, not least of which is looking after its growing elderly population. While a variety of care facilities have cropped up to care for China’s seniors, few have been widely successful in capturing the market.
2013

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

The Meaning of 'Ageing in Place' to Older People

This study illuminates the concept of “aging in place” in terms of functional, symbolic, and emotional attachments and meanings of homes, neighbourhoods, and communities. It investigates how older people understand the meaning of “aging in place,” a term widely used in aging policy and research but underexplored with older people themselves.
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

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

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

Market Assessment of Housing Options for Older People

This UK study addresses three broad groups of questions: - Choice, availability and affordability: If an older person or couple is thinking about moving, do they have a wide enough choice of suitable housing? Are developers and providers offering what older people want (and if not, why not)?
2012

Downsizing in Later Life: Myths and Realities Concerning the Movement of Older People in the Housing Market

In Australia, ‘downsizing’ has become a popular term to explain the movements of older people in the housing market.
2012

Senior Cohousing: An Optimal Alternative for Aging in Place

The rising numbers of individuals emerging into older adulthood in the US may lead to overcrowding of current facilities in the near future. Many existing facilities are not preferable environments for numerous older adults deciding where they will live out the duration of their life.
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
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