Age Specific Housing

Cohousing Communities: A New Age-in-Place Lifestyle

A generally-acknowledged definition of cohousing is an intentional community with privately-owned homes clustered around a shared outdoor and indoor space. This article looks at the development of cohousing models for seniors in the US.
2017

Ideas for Change 2017: Extra Care Housing in Lincolnshire

With current housing models struggling to meet the needs of a changing population now and for the future, students of the School of Architecture and Design, School of Health and Social Care and School of Business, University of Lincoln were challenged with understanding those needs and translating them into innovative design ideas for Extra Care Housing in Lincolnshire. This document is a develop
2017

Aging in a New Age: Innovative Models for Senior Housing

In 10 years, the first of the 77 million baby boomers in the US will turn 80. That’s the age, say those involved in senior housing, where the intersection of the built environment and health is critical—where many begin to feel frail and need more support. How are builders responding? And in what ways can homes that are suitable for older buyers be profitable for builders?
2017

Residential Transition for Older Queenslanders

Queensland’s ageing population will present enormous opportunities and challenges over coming decades. Housing plays a foundational role in assuring quality of life, ageing in place, and supporting active and independent living for older Queenslanders.
2016

Reframing "Aging in Place" to "Aging in Community": Exploring Innovative Models to Support Aging in Place in British Columbia

The purpose of this paper is to explore how shifting from a reliance on services provided under a publicly subsidized health care system to greater investment in social capital may bridge some of the existing gaps that prevent seniors from aging within their homes and communities.
2016

Agile housing for an Ageing Australia

By 2055, Australia’s 65+ population will have doubled and, if current strategies are followed, it is likely that the housing available will be inappropriate. Today’s housing stock will still be in use yet few developers and designers are capitalising on the potential of agile housing and, more broadly, the creation of age-friendly neighbourhoods.
2016

Social Sector-led Elderly Housing in Denmark and Japan

Denmark has been a pioneer in social-sectorled elderly housing. It is especially known for a high level of participation from the social sector and a generally high standard of retirement housing design and service delivery. The social sector provides for 20% of social housing in Denmark whereas the government provides for just 2%.
2016

Housing an Ageing Population

A presentation to the Community Housing Cymru Annual Conference 2016 focussing on key questions for designing and planning for the housing needs & choices of older people in Wales.
2016

What kind of housing is preferred by older adults and seniors?

In world-wide research seniors are most concerned with housing being affordable, appropriate, and available.
2016

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
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