Journal Article

Aging in place: From theory to practice
Aging-in-place has become a key and guiding strategy in addressing and meeting the needs of older people. This paper discusses the multifaceted aspects of aging-in-place and presents an ecological approach to understanding the interaction between the individual and her or his environment and its impact on aging-in-place.
Esther Iecovich
2014
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Policy

Aging in The Netherlands: State of the Art and Science
Abstract The population of the Netherlands is aging, although it is still relatively young in comparison with the population of most other European countries. As Dutch society transitions from a welfare state to a society based more on individual responsibility, the increasingly well-educated and financially well-off elderly people wish to exert more control over their own lives.
C Smits, H van den Beld, M Aartsen, M Schroots
2014
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Policy, Public Housing

The Trajectory Towards Marginality: How Do Older Australians Find Themselves Dependent on the Private Rental Market?

For older Australians being dependent on the private rental market is usually associated with serious financial hardship and insecurity. This article examines the housing careers of older Australians who are dependent on the private rental market. The article explores the trajectory into the private rental market and finds a crucial factor was an inability to access social housing.
Alan Morris
2013
Themes:
Aged Pension, Housing Affordability, Policy, Private Rental, Single people & housing stress, Older Women, Pathways into homelessness

Meeting the Housing and Care Needs of Older Homeless Adults: A Permanent Supportive Housing Program Targeting Homeless Elders
The homeless population is aging faster than the general population in the United States. As this vulnerable population continues to age, addressing complex care and housing needs will become increasingly important.
Rebecca Brown, Lori Thomas, Deborah Cutler, Mark Hinderlie
2013
Themes:
Older Men, Older Women, Health

What's in a name? Similarities and differences in international terms and meanings for older peoples' housing with services
Discussion of housing for older people that is combined with provision of various support and care services is confounded by the lack of consistent terminology. The diversity of terms and meanings relating to housing with services for older people confounds systematic analysis, especially in international comparative research.
Anna Howe, Andrew Jones, Cheryl Tilse
2013
Themes:
Aged Care, Age Specific Housing, Housing in General

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
Janice Blanchard
2013
Themes:
Ageing-in-Place, Community, The Village Model, Future housing solutions

A Tale of Two Community Initiatives for Promoting Aging in Place: Similarities and Differences in the National Implementation of NORC Programs and Villages
Villages and Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) Supportive Service Programs (NORC programs) are among the most prominent community-based models for promoting aging in place. To advance systematic understanding of their development, this study examined how these models have been implemented nationally and the models’ similarities and differences.
Emily Greenfield, Andrew Scharlach, Amanda Lehning, Joan Davitt, Carrie Graham
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Community, The Village Model

Aging in Place in the Village - Social Work Roles Shine
This article focuses on the grassroots, consumer-driven, volunteer-first model that is most prominent in the US Village movement for older people wanting to age in place.
Katie McDonough, Joan Davitt
2013
Themes:
The Village Model, Ageing-in-Place, Community, Health, Policy

Moving Beyond ‘Aging In Place’ to Understand Migration and Aging: Place Making and the Centrality Of Occupation
‘Aging in place’ has become a key conceptual framework for understanding and addressing place within the aging process.
Karin Johansson, Debbie Laliberte Rudman, Margarita Mondaca, Melissa Park, Mark Luborsky, Staffan Josephson, Eric Asaba
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Migrants

Intergenerational housing support between retired old parents and their children in urban China
Intergenerational support between parents and children in Chinese cities has been dramatically affected by recent social changes. This paper investigates the changing pattern of intergenerational housing support between retired old parents and their children, and the legacy of public housing in shaping this pattern.
Bingquin Li, Hyun Bang Shin
2013
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Co-housing

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