Co-housing
The Role of the Socio-Physical Environment on Aging in Place for Older Adults in Cohousing and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the influence of the physical and social environment of home and neighbourhood on aging in place processes among older adults in NORC and cohousing communities in Canada.
2017
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A New Look at Getting Older: inspiring adults 55+ to support one another and the positive impact it has on housing and livelihood.
Senior cohousing communities like are being built across the U.S. The U.K., Europe, and Canada have also seen an upsurge in cohousing groups coming together, and other countries are not far behind. The concept originated in Denmark in the latter part of the 20th century as older adults began voicing their desire to live independently, in community.
2017
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Community Building for Old Age: Breaking New Ground. The UK’s first senior cohousing community, High Barnet
This paper offers a case study in active community-building. It describes an initiative conceived and driven by a group of older women who, understanding that living alone as they grew old could leave them vulnerable, looked to each other to develop and share their social capital.
2017
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How a Group of Female Seniors Decided to Forgo a Retirement Home for a Co-Living Space
An article about the Toronto project of senior co-housing for older women based on the French La Maison des babayagas, or The Babayagas' House.
2017
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Advancing Cohousing for Seniors
Research objectives:
- Increased understanding of the concept of cohousing, what it can offer for seniors, and which cohousing options are best suited to seniors.
- Increased awareness among seniors and other relevant stakeholders of cohousing options.
- Strategic actions implemented to increase the uptake of cohousing by seniors in NSW.
- More NSW seniors are able to age with dignity because the
2017
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Housing an Ageing Population - An approach to improving housing affordability, liveability and financial resilience for senior Australians
Discussion of the concept of co-housing and the results of a UTS research project looking at co-housing for older people as a way of accessing affordable housing.
2017
Housing an Ageing Population - An approach to improving housing affordability, liveability and financial resilience for senior Australians
This presentation examines the concept of cohousing as a way of addressing the housing affordability crisis in Australia, particularly how it affects those in the older cohort of 65+.
Cohousing can help address policy challenges associated with an ageing population, rising health care costs and housing affordability.
2017
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Aged care solutions: multi-generational living
Australia's population is growing rapidly, and the fastest growing age bracket is 65 years and over. This raises the question of how (and where) will Australia's increasing numbers of elderly live? Will we see more instances of multiple generations living in the one home?
This article looks at the move towards multigenerational living.
2016
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Senior Cohousing in Cost Cutting Research
This paper concerns the issues of senior cohousing with a particular emphasis on the residents’ gender. Senior cohousing is an alternative way of living for older people in the 21th century.
2016
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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
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