Ageing-in-Place
Aging in Place in the Village — Social Work Roles Shine
The Older Americans Act of 1965 was intended to address the long term care needs of older adults and provide opportunities to remain meaningfully engaged in community life as one ages. However, gaps and fragmentation in long term services leave many without adequate support to remain independent.
2013
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Developing Adaptable Housing for the Elderly, Also a Path to Sustainability
This article looks at why we must think about architecture and urban planning in terms of adaptability for the aging.
2013
Focus on Housing and the Health of Older People
Both the Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) governments have stated a policy preference for older people to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible, as they age. However, the implications of this policy aspiration have received less attention, particularly the relationship between housing and health.
2013
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Housing for older people globally: What are best practices?
National policy on housing for older people varies across countries and shapes housing provision and levels of support for this population.
Essentially, such policy indicates which sectors, institutions and agencies, both public and private, have responsibility for the provision and management of housing; how the housing and care services are regulated; and the criteria for admission to different
2013
Building a Smart, Age-Friendly Community
This paper examines China’s efforts to meet the challenges posed by its rapidly growing elderly population with an emerging care model: community, home-based elder care, integrated with smart, digital technologies. When fully developed, this model of care has the potential to keep China’s older adults more fully engaged in society, while simultaneously reducing national spending.
2013
The Effect of Social and Built Environment Factors on Aging in Place (AIP): A Critical Synthesis
This project presents a critical synthesis of recent literature (2000-2013) related to aging in place in the urban environment. Definitions across multiple disciplines including geography, gerontology, sociology, and psychology are reviewed and inform the development of a proposed holistic definition of optimal aging in place.
2013
Aging in Place: Facilitating Choice and Independence
The paper looks at the ageing population in the US and what strategies are being considered to address the housing issues experienced by this cohort.
A combination of demographic and economic shifts is creating a large and growing need for affordable and age-appropriate housing opportunities.
Most seniors would prefer to age in place; home modifications are critical to this process, but the cos
2013
Housing our Ageing Population
The UK housing market is delivering much less specialist housing for older people than is needed.
2013
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Aging in Community: The Communitarian alternative to aging in place, alone
The prospect of aging, particularly in our culture rampant with ageism, is disconcerting, even frightening to many people. These feelings were the impetus for a small group of us to gather in 1999.
2013
Housing-related Well-being in Older People: The Impact of Environmental and Financial Influences
Population ageing prompts both a larger dependence on housing suitability, and hence environmental effects on elderly wellbeing, alongside reliance on housing assets to guarantee financial security in old age for homeowners, giving rise to investment effects on wellbeing.
2013
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