Discover the levels of support offered to older individuals and the factors affecting their housing options in this lesson. Choosing a New Home Dana is an 85-year old woman who has a visual impairment. Since her partner died last year, she's been lonely in her current home and wants to...
Valuable insights have been provided into the development, delivery, costs and benefits of these options. Light has also been cast on the experiences and preferences of older people. However, little is known about who gets what housing, where and why. This reflects a tendency within analysis to...
The research team from the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) spent a year exploring alternative living options for older people, talking to housing and ageing policy-makers, co-housing developers and older people themselves. The research was conducted in ...
The focus of this research primarily focused on housing and the obstacles that prevent older adults from remaining in their own home as they age. The population of older adults in the United States will continue to increase and older adults are often faced with a shortage of available options....
Next, we will break down housing, financial and other resources that can benefit seniors. The first category, housing, is the one that generally takes the biggest bite out of a senior’s income. Geographical location, whether one has a housemate, whether one rents or owns, the condition of...
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If you’re planning on retiring or seekingsenior housing, look for a town or facility that provides its own transportation services and/or includes access to bus, train, or light rail options. Not being behind the wheel any longer does not have to mean the end of mobility, or of freedom...
Valuable insights have been provided into the development, delivery, costs and benefits of these options. Light has also been cast on the experiences and preferences of older people. However, little is known about who gets what housing, where and why. This reflects a tendency within analysis to...
Housing options for older adults range from living independently in one's own home to living in a nursing home with continuous medical care available. In between are a range of choices offering different levels of support. For a person like Dana, who needs very little care but has financial ...
Older people with mental health difficulties User preferences and housing optionsD WilsonA. Adams