Co-housing

Growing Older Together: An Overview of Collaborative Forms of Housing for Older People

This case study report shows how collaborative models of service delivery for older people are now being widely adopted in the health and care sectors and suggests that the housing sector could do more to embrace this.
2016

Cohousing: a solution for the Elderly?

A discussion on the pros and cons of cohousing as a solution to Italy's ageing population's housing needs.
2016

Senior Cohousing in Cost-Cutting Research

This paper concerns the issue of senior cohousing, with particular emphasis on the residents' gender. It looks at the 'feminisation of ageing' where in Poland, 80% of people 65+ living alone are women.
2016

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

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

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

The re-emergence of self-managed co-housing in Europe: A critical review of co-housing research

This article reviews a decade of co-housing studies and publications, to identify major themes and research gaps.
2016

Cohousing: a solution for the Elderly? Innovative housing solutions to address the challenges of an ageing society

Italian social protection expenditure dedicates several resources to old age. However, welfare services are not sufficient anymore for satisfying the large and complex demand of the aging population.
2016

New housing alternatives a hallmark of the ‘new ageing’ Australia

Australian figures reveal that currently less than 6 per cent of people over 65 are taking up the retirement/ seniors living village option and a straw poll at every occasion I have asked, indicates that no one wants to move into a nursing home.
2016

Youths living with the elderly – a Finnish example

The project aims to prevent homelessness in young people by helping them with secure and affordable housing, while at the same time increasing social interactions of the senior residents. The co-housing arrangement is modelled after a Dutch example where students live in a nursing home and spend time socialising with the residents.
2016
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