Policy

The Future of Housing for Older Australians

The demand for seniors housing is expected to increase significantly in line with the ageing of the population over the coming decades. Broad changes to the housing situations of older people and the household structures in which they live have significant implications for successful ageing.

Aged and Community Services Australia

2015

Themes:

Ageing Population, Policy, Housing Affordability, Age Specific Housing

An Age Friendly City – how far has London come?

The Institute of Gerontology has undertaken this research. It follows their study for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2006: What makes a city age-friendly?

Anthea Tinker, Jay Ginn

2015

Themes:

Ageing Population, Age-Friendly Cities, Policy

Housing vulnerable older people: lessons from Europe and Australia

A comparison of strategies for housing vulnerable older people in Europe and Australia.

Anthea Tinker

2015

Themes:

Ageing Population, Health, Affordable Housing, Policy, Age-Friendly Cities, Aged Care

Housing an Ageing Population (England)

This UK House of Commons Library briefing paper discusses the challenges around providing housing for older people in the midst of both a growing population and a still recovering housing market. It covers issues around housing stock; adaptations; retirement housing and asset release.

UK Parliament

2015

Themes:

Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Policy, Co-housing

Ageing in place: the role of community health workers

Evidence and experience suggest that community health workers in low- and middle-income countries could be important resources for promoting Healthy Ageing in place.

World Health Organisation

2015

Themes:

Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Health, Policy

Age-Friendly Community Initiatives: Conceptual Issues and Key Questions

US public policy and programs for older adults traditionally have focused on the delivery of benefits to targeted individuals.

Emily Greenfield, Mia Oberlink, Andrew Scharlach, Margaret Neal, Phillip Stafford

2015

Themes:

Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Age-Friendly Cities, Community, Policy

Ageing in Place Today in Europe & Asia

looking at the challenges of a rapidly ageing population in Europe and Asia.

Walter Lee

2015

Themes:

Age-Friendly Cities, Aged Care, Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Policy, Urban Planning

The Finnish Homelessness Strategy: An International Review

The review covered the whole of the programme to reduce long-term homelessness implemented during 2008–2011 and 2012–2015, Paavo I and Paavo II. The review focused on the programme as a whole as well as its different aspects from the point of view of implementing the Housing First model in Finnish society.

Nicholas Pleace, Dennis Culhane, Riitta Granfelt, Marcus Knutagard

2015

Themes:

Older Women, Housing Affordability, Policy, Public Housing