Ageing-in-Place
Ageing in Place for Minority Ethnic communities
This research project was developed to explore the types of social infrastructure that people aged 50 and over from ethnic minority communities use in specific places.
The aim of this project is to understand how organisations working with ethnic minority groups engage with older members from their community and how this might have changed over time and to explore how individuals from ethnic mino
2020
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‘Ageing in neighbourhood’: what seniors want instead of retirement villages and how to achieve it
As we age, most people prefer to stay in their own homes and communities instead of moving to retirement villages. Some have gone so far as to say retirement villages have had their day. What’s needed instead is adaptable housing and neighbourhoods to help people as they move through life’s stages.
Are the days of the retirement village numbered?
2020
Going for GOLD! Growing Older with Learning Disabilities: An inclusive research project to reduce social isolation amongst older adults with learning disabilities
This research was part of the Greater Manchester Growing Older with Learning Disabilities (GM GOLD) project, which was carried out by a team of 16 older people with learning disabilities.
2020
Longevity by Design - An Industry Wide Charrette to Rethink the Future of Senior Living Design
Longevity by Design is a charrette* that was held in Brisbane on 6 February 2020.
2020
Ageing in the Right Place
This Ageing in the Right Place research was undertaken to better
understand what the ‘right place’ means for people as they age. As this report discusses, older Australians are not one homogeneous group and they have varying needs. There are, however, some common threads.
Three in four Australians aged 85 or older live independently at
home, and not in care accommodation.
2020
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Housing and Ageing – in the Scottish Parliament on 29th January 2019.
The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-15454, in the name of Graham Simpson, on “Housing through the lens of ageing", which builds on previous research and has the aim of constructively progressing the thinking, debate and practice of the role of housing in the quality of life of older people by analysing housing research data gathered via a national hous
2019
Social Crises: housing, isolation and an ageing population
Taking the idea of intergenerational living more seriously could help ease some of the problems currently facing the young and old in the UK.
2019
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Housing Options for Our Ageing Population - Policy Statement
Ireland’s population is living longer than ever before and our older
population is consistently growing in size. We need to be aware of the challenges it will bring us over the coming years in almost every aspect of public policy. Housing and health care will be no exceptions. We need to plan ahead to meet the accommodation needs of an ageing Ireland.
2019
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Dignity and choice An inclusive future for our ageing population
The ageing of our population presents a fundamental challenge for how cities are able to function. This report provides a series of policy proposals to achieve a more inclusive and liveable city.
2019
Could share housing be the answer for people as they age?
New housing forms are desperately needed to allow people to remain in their neighbourhoods as they age, by adapting their homes and embracing a new form of shared living.
A project in South Australia, with the Unley, Burnside, Prospect and Walkerville councils, has been funded to design a multi-generational housing concept in the established suburbs.
2019
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