Ageing-in-Place
Ageing in Place in the European Union
Ageing in Place in the EU context tends to focus on the provision of support and services to older persons to enable them to remain in their own homes for as long as they can, and in environments that are enabling.
2011
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It Takes a Village: Community Practice, Social Work, and Aging-in-Place
The US population of older adults will increase significantly in the coming decades. Most of these individuals prefer to age in their homes and communities. However, most communities are not prepared to handle the long-term care needs of an aging population.
This article examines one model that communities are using to help older adults age-in-place, the Village.
2011
Evaluating Extra Care Housing for Older People in England: A Comparative Cost and Outcome Analysis with Residential Care
The appropriate response to the housing and care needs of an ageing population is much debated in the policy and practice literature in England, alongside considerations of how to ensure affordable and sustainable funding.
2011
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Sizing Up the Challenge Ahead: Future Demographic Trends and Long-term Care Costs
This chapter is from the 2011 OECD publication, Help Wanted?
2011
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Villages: Helping People Age in Place
The concept began in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood in 2001, when a group of residents founded a nonprofit called Beacon Hill Village to ease access to the services that often force older Americans to give up their homes and move to a retirement community.
2011
Ending Homelessness among Older Adults and Elders through Permanent Supportive Housing
The combination of issues typically associated with homelessness such as mental health and substance abuse with those related to aging such as reduced mobility and a need for assistance with daily activities is requiring that elder housing and services providers develop creative solutions.
2011
Housing and Health in Older People: Ageing in Place
In this paper we briefly review the demography and housing patterns of older people in New Zealand. We describe the impact of New Zealand’s climate and housing construction on health, before reviewing some significant health problems exacerbated by the indoor environment: respiratory conditions, coronary disease and hypothermia.
2010
The Future Housing and Support Needs of Older People in Northern Ireland
The project brief required: an analysis of demographic and policy trends to support informed decision making regarding future housing need assessment for older people; collation of information on the existing supply of accommodation for elderly people in relation to the distribution of the elderly population; and a ten-year projection, from 2006 to 2016, of the future housing needs of older people
2010
Impacts of the Aging Canadian Population on Housing and Communities
This presentation seeks to Identify the changes in the pattern of housing needs and preferences for requirements for Canada's rapidly ageing population. It will review the main environmental adaptations or modifications to maximize people’s ability to participate in society.
2010
Surveying Older Adults’ Opinions on Housing: Recommendations for Policy
There is paucity of research investigating opinions and attitudes of seniors 55 years of age and older in relation to housing accommodation and services sensitive to the needs of the senior population.
We describe the results of a cross-sectional survey soliciting opinions and attitudes of seniors in British Columbia with respect to a variety of housing issues, including home ownership and home
2010
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."