Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Senior cohousing communities: an alternative approach for the UK?

This report draws on two events in Spring 2012. The first, in York, brought together people aged over 50, mainly from existing or recently formed groups interested in cohousing. The second, in Dunfermline, included representatives of local authorities and housing associations with people aged over 50.

Maria Brenton

2013

Themes:

Co-housing, Ageing Population, Policy

Senior cohousing communities - an alternative approach for the UK?

Cohousing is a way of living both ‘apart and together’ with a collaborative group of neighbours who know each other and sign up to certain values. They work to develop the social capital that creates and maintains a sense of community. Senior cohousing needs policy makers to recognise the benefits for older people of living in this way and to work to remove the obstacles that impede them.

Maria Brenton

2013

Themes:

Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Co-housing

Supported housing for older people in the UK: An evidence review

This UK-wide review examines the quality of life that sheltered and retirement housing offers older tenants and owner-occupiers, especially those with high support needs.

Jenny Pannell, Imogen Blood

2012

Themes:

Age Specific Housing, Public Housing, Retirement Housing, Social Housing, Policy

Housing Transitions: Older People’s changing housing needs

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the findings that relate to older people remaining in, or moving from, their home in later life.

Katherine Hill, Liz Sutton

2010

Themes:

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

The Needs and Resources of Older People

This quantitative report uses existing data to examine the needs of people over 65, including expenditure, health, social networks, housing and neighbourhoods and income. It investigates how patterns of resource use change over time, both for individual older people as they move through later life and for different generations of older people.

Sue Middleton, Ruth Hancock, Karen Kellard, Jacqueline Beckhelling, Viet-Hai Phung, Kim Perren

2007

Themes:

Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Health, Community

Housing with care for later life

There is growing interest and investment from the public and private sector in housing schemes for older people that combine independent living with relatively high levels of care.

Karen Croucher, Leslie Hicks, Karen Jackson

2006

Themes:

Ageing Population, Aged Care, Age Specific Housing, Health, Policy