Health
Homeless Older Adults Research Project Executive Summary
Despite the increased focus on the homeless population in Canada, there is little empirical knowledge about the characteristics, circumstances, and service needs of older homeless adults.
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of older adults who are homeless or at risk for homelessness in the City of Toronto.
2004
Homeless Older Adults Research Project
Despite the increased focus on the homeless population in Canada, there is little empirical knowledge about the characteristics, circumstances, and service needs of older homeless adults.
The purpose of this study, therefore, is to gain a better understanding of older adults who are homeless or at risk for homelessness in the City of Toronto.
2004
Challenges of cross-national housing research with older persons: lessons from the ENABLE-AGE project
This article discusses the cross-national project Enabling Autonomy, Participation, and Well-Being in Old Age: The Home Environment as a Determinant for Healthy Ageing.
Cross-national, interdisciplinary research always entails challenges, while those involving person-environment research have not yet been reported much in the literature.
2004
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Research Update: Older People
An update on UK research being undertaken in a variety of areas relevant to homelessness and older adults.
Resettling Older Homeless People,
Older People in the Private Rented Sector,
Care-Home Residents’ Experiences of Relocation,
Older People’s Participation in Mental Health Research
2003
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The 2030 Problem: Caring for Aging Baby Boomers
The aim of this US research was to assess the coming challenges of caring for large numbers of frail elderly as the Baby Boom generation ages.
The economic burden of aging in 2030 should be no greater than the economic burden associated with raising large numbers of baby boom children in the 1960s.
2002
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Our Common House: Using the Built Environment to Develop Supportive Communities
An examination of cohousing requires understanding its model. Of
particular interest is finding out whether and to what extent the physical patterns of cohousing communities contribute to advance residents toward more sustainable and socially healthier living.
2001
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Housing and Health in Older People: Ageing in Place
In this paper we briefly review the demography and housing patterns of older people in New Zealand. We describe the impact of New Zealand’s climate and housing construction on health, before reviewing some significant health problems exacerbated by the indoor environment: respiratory conditions, coronary disease and hypothermia.
1999
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Nursing homes in 10 nations: a comparison between countries and settings
The objective of this paper is to describe and compare the long-term care systems in 10 countries participating in studies employing the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) and to place them in the context of the changing population dynamics in each country.
1997
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Living Arrangements, Changes in Living Arrangements, and Survival Among Community Dwelling Older Adults
Both the number and proportion of older community-dwelling adults who live alone have increased dramatically in the US since 1960. In general, the ability to remain independent and live alone is associated with a high quality of life among older adults.
1997
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Policy Implications of the Ageing of Australia’s Population
The conference explored a broad range of key issues to do with ageing, including its effects on economic growth, government revenue and expenditure in the long run, superannuation, health, the provision of long term care and housing arrangements.
This publication brings together the papers, discussants’ comments and summaries of general discussion in each session.
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