Co-housing

Socio-technical transitions: a case study of co-housing in London

Despite the growing government and public interest of community-led housing in the UK, in London co-housing is still very marginal.
2016
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Aging in Community: Inside the Senior Cohousing Movement

For seniors who want to age in a supportive community environment, cohousing is an exciting alternative to traditional options such as retirement homes and assisted living centres. This article is a discussion about the current state of senior cohousing with Anne P. Glass, professor and gerontology program coordinator at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
2016

Co-operative housing for an aging population

A submission to the Expert Housing Group considering housing issues for older people in Wales. The Welsh Government Stakeholders Group on Co-operative Housing has been working for the last four years to facilitate implementation of Welsh Government commitments to co-operative housing.
2016
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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

Towards a deeper understanding of the social architecture of co-housing: evidence from the UK, USA and Australia

This paper draws attention to the micro-social practices that self-organising resident groups engage in over the years that it takes to build a co-housing community. This ‘social architecture’ is what distinguishes co-housing from superficially similar shared-space neighbourhoods.
2015

Development of new cohousing: lessons learned from a London scheme for the over-50s

There is increased interest in the UK in cohousing as a desirable alternative for older people.
2015
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