Policy
Housing for Older Persons: Options Paper
The government has made significant changes to the way social housing is delivered across New Zealand following recommendations in 2010 by the Housing Shareholders Advisory Group.
2014
Feeling in control: comparing older people's experiences in different care settings
The promotion of choice and control for older people is a policy priority for both health and social care services in the UK. For older people receiving care, it seems that having control is less to do with managing by oneself and more to do with having control over the delegation of their care and responsibilities and influencing how and when care and support is delivered.
2014
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Housing in later life
This UK report outlines some of the challenges and opportunities for older people’s housing with recommendations for action. One key action is to make sure that older people themselves are at the forefront of the housing debate.
As this report makes clear, there isn’t one simple solution that will suit everyone.
2014
China’s Senior Housing – Now and the Future
In this report, Deloitte analyzes China’s senior housing market - where it stands and how it will evolve.
China's ageing population has received growing attention in recent years bringing the issue of "elder care" to the forefront of policy makers, and organizations' minds.
2014
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Asset poverty, precarious housing and ontological security in older age: an Australian case study
Abstract
Over two-thirds of Australians are owner-occupiers and a majority of the population holds most of their wealth in housing.
2014
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The age of ageing: Barcelona’s growing elderly population
Barcelona is ageing fast. The elderly cohort constitutes a greater proportion of Barcelona’s population than ever before, and, perhaps most worryingly, face an increased likelihood of living alone.
2014
Quality and choice for older people's housing: what can a new Private Rental Sector offer?
The past two years (2012-2013) have seen a growing interest in the potential role of a ‘new PRS’ in delivering quality housing and greater tenure choice ... with media interest, conferences and reports, a government Private Rented Sector Taskforce and funding for Build to Rent.
2014
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Older Homeless Women in Australia
Concern has been mounting for some time about a deteriorating wealth divide within Australian society. Central to these concerns is the lack of affordable housing. This post examines one aspect of this troubling national trend – an increasing number of women at retirement age are experiencing difficulty in finding affordable and secure housing.
2014
Housing for an Aging Society
The aging of the US population has broad implications for housing
markets, government spending, living standards, and society in general. As the baby boomers age over the coming decades, they will continue to drive housing demand.
2014
Working towards an older persons homelessness prevention strategy for the Victorian Homelessness Action Plan Reform
Successfully evaluated after Stage 1 of the Victorian Government's Innovations Action Project, 'Home at Last' has continued to expand its
service into Stage 2.
2014
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