Policy

The Impact of Population Ageing on Housing in Scotland

The impact of population ageing both at Scotland and the UK level will be considerable for Scotland’s housing system. A system that currently supports an over 65 population of 856,000 people will have to cope with 1.408 million by 2033.
2010

Gender roles and social policy in an ageing society: the case of Japan

Throughout history, the Japanese state has been mainly focused on its industrial and economic growth, leaving little room for the development of social policies. Consequently, the Japanese welfare system has relied on the informal care families provide to their members, especially the elderly.
2010

Strategies to Meet the Housing Needs of Older Adults

Many adults, as they age and their abilities change, find that shortcomings in their homes and communities can limit where they are able to live. Some of these limitations are related to features of the housing stock itself, while others are rooted in community characteristics that do not accommodate an aging population.
2010

Impacts of the Aging Canadian Population on Housing and Communities

This presentation seeks to Identify the changes in the pattern of housing needs and preferences for requirements for Canada's rapidly ageing population. It will review the main environmental adaptations or modifications to maximize people’s ability to participate in society.
2010

Residential care for the Elderly on the North Atlantic Fringe: Cape Breton Island, the Faeroe Islands and Northern Norway.

The purpose of this study was to examine if there were any lessons to be learned in the field of elderly residential care provision in remote, rural and island locations in the Faeroe Islands, Cape Breton and Northern Norway. These locations provided examples of innovative and needs-led elderly care service delivery. They had universal, state funded and managed elderly care residential sectors.
2010

The Future Housing and Support Needs of Older People in Northern Ireland

The project brief required: an analysis of demographic and policy trends to support informed decision making regarding future housing need assessment for older people; collation of information on the existing supply of accommodation for elderly people in relation to the distribution of the elderly population; and a ten-year projection, from 2006 to 2016, of the future housing needs of older people
2010

The Long-Term care System for the Elderly in Italy

In Italy, social care and integrated social–health care services are assuming an increasingly prominent role, owing to the growth in demand for long-term care caused by the rapid ageing of the Italian population; changes in the family structure; and other socio-economic changes, notably the increase in women’s labour participation.
2010

Women and Homelessness

> Abstract_ There has been a relative paucity of European research on women’s homelessness since the European Observatory on Homelessness promoted the first overall study on the subject in 2001.
2010

Submission to Victorian Parliament Family & Community Development Committee Inquiry into the Adequacy and Future Directions of Public Housing in Victoria

The scarcity of affordable and appropriate housing is becoming a significant contributor to poverty, disadvantage and homelessness among older Australians.
2010

The Village: A Growing Option for Aging in Place – 2010

The Village offers an option for meeting the needs of the growing older population by making it possible for people to stay in their communities and “age in place.” Neighborhood residents create villages to help coordinate and deliver services and supports within their communities. This consumer-driven and person-centered approach can help delay or even prevent the need for institutional care.
2010
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