New Housing LIN guest blog on the meaning of home in older age

In this new Housing LIN guest blog, Dr Sheila Peace, Emeritus Professor of Social Gerontology at The Open University, and a past president of the British Society of Gerontology, reflects on her book - The Environments of Ageing: Space, Place and Materiality (opens new window), where she draws attention to the meaning of home and understanding more about ageing in the right place.

As she shares her thoughts on the meaning of home in older age, Sheila refers to 'tipping points' as the interaction between different issues, such as health, mobility and emotional attachments, that requires action and a need to know what options are available when older people consider and discuss moving in retirement.