Future housing solutions
An Alternative Age-Friendly Handbook (for the socially engaged urban practitioner
This Alternative Age-friendly Handbook provides a playful and critical exploration of what creative urban practitioners can bring to emerging debates around the creation of Age-friendly Cities. What follows is a series of suggested modes and methods of Age-friendly practice. Small-scale actions and interventions we can start taking now to create Age-friendly spaces.
2014
Housing America's Older Adult's: Meeting the Needs of an Older Population
A discussion looking at the scale of public policy challenges needed in addressing the implications of the profound demographic shift occurring in the US and the steps to address the deficiencies in the housing stock, community preparedness, and the health care system vital to the national standard of living.
2014
Housing Alternatives for an Aging Population
This Canadian paper looks at the social benefits of ageing in a cohousing environment. Social connection is the key to flourishing in old age. How can housing support flourishing through social connection in an aging society? Harbourside Cohousing in Sooke, BC, is a prototype.
2014
Aging in Community: The Communitarian Alternative to Aging in Place, Alone
Innovative options for aging in place in the US are leading to a new
paradigm known as aging in community—a grassroots movement of like-minded citizens who come together to create systems of mutual support and caring to maximize their ability to remain, as they age, in their homes and communities.
Aging in community promotes social capital—a sense of social connectedness and interdependence—enhan
2013
Wohnfabrik Solinsieme. A Swiss example of co-housing for older people
Architectural description of the Wohnfabrik Solinsieme housing co-operative for older people in Switzerland.
2013
Themes:
House Sharing for Boomer Women Who Would Rather Not Live Alone
In the US increasingly, female boomers and older women — both bosom buddies and strangers — are moving in together as a way to save money and form a community.
Conditions are ripe to make home sharing an option for many women. Four million women age 50-plus live in U.S. households.
2013
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Ageing and Women's Homelessness: Overcoming the bag lady syndrome
Australia is facing a tsunami of poverty amongst ageing female baby boomers that will directly affect their well-being, economic viability, and housing options. Flow-on effects will impact on families, support agencies, governments, and the community as whole.
While support agencies and federal and state governments have recognised the issue there has been little action.
2013
Social Innovation in Housing: Learning from practice across Europe
This paper presents and discusses the results of a brief scoping study on social innovation in housing in Europe.
2013
Housing for older people globally: What are best practices?
National policy on housing for older people varies across countries and shapes housing provision and levels of support for this population.
Essentially, such policy indicates which sectors, institutions and agencies, both public and private, have responsibility for the provision and management of housing; how the housing and care services are regulated; and the criteria for admission to different
2013
Municipal Project for Intergenerational Housing and Community Services in Alicante
Initiated in 2003 by the Municipal Housing Board of Alicante, the Municipal Project for Intergenerational Housing and Community Services works to address the specific housing needs of low-income older persons and young people through the provision of 244 affordable, intergenerational housing units in central urban areas.
The Spanish project not only provides decent, accessible housing but also wo
2013
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