Ageing-in-Place
Evaluation of the Homeshare pilots
Part of a series of three reports, this executive summary covers the third and final report from the evaluation of the UK Homeshare pilots programme.
2018
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The Intersection Between Sustainability and Age-Friendly Development
This chapter explores the intersection between sustainable development and the age-friendly project in Portland by detailing a case study of factors that affected the planning and development of sustainable, affordable housing for older adults in Portland.
2018
Experiences of aging in place in the United States: protocol for a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative studies
By 2035, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in the United States. In light of its aging population, the US has supported services focused on enabling older adults to continue living in their current homes, a model commonly described as “aging in place.” The lived experience of aging in place is not well documented in existing systematic reviews.
2018
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Ageing in place: challenges and opportunities at the interface between property management and older residents
An important concept within the current social and health policy discussion on healthy ageing is ‘ageing in place’.
‘Ageing in place – challenges and opportunities at the interface between property management and older residents’ seeks to facilitate ageing in place.
2018
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How to provide suitable and affordable housing for ageing people
With a global rise in the number of people aged 65-plus, it will be increasingly important to have appropriate housing that allows them to remain in their familiar communities and 'age in place' for as long as possible.
However, as experience shows in New Zealand and other parts of the world,housing for many people in this age group is far from appropriate.
In our research, we explore
2018
Ensuring living condition for ageing population by public–private partnership (PPP)
Lack of financial resources has become one of the main issues in
fulfilling social and physical needs in urban development. The declining levels of public resources make the collaboration between public and private investors necessary.
2018
Ageing Well: A Housing Manifesto
Most people want to age well at home, remaining part of their community and involved with family and friends.
2017
Housing accessibility for senior citizens in Sweden: Estimation of the effects of targeted elimination of environmental barriers
This research aims to estimate the effects of targeted elimination of environmental barriers (EB) in the ordinary housing stock in Sweden, and to explore the estimated effects on accessibility at a population level in relation to (a) residents with different functional profiles, (b) different housing types and (c) building periods.
The elimination of the EB most commonly addressed by housing adap
2017
Four Challenges to Aging in Place
Within 20 years, one in five Americans—almost 80 million people—will be older than 65 and, surveys indicate, they will want to remain in the current homes for as long as possible.
2017
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Living Arrangements of Older Persons: A Report on an Expanded International Dataset
Population ageing is occurring everywhere: nearly every country in the world is expected to experience a substantial increase in the proportion of the population aged 60 years or over between 2017 and 2050.
Population ageing is occurring along with broader social and economic changes that are taking place around the world.
2017
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