Older People and Housing

The Centre for Ageing Better has announced it will focus on achieving ambitious goals in four areas to help society make the most of the social and economic opportunities presented by people living for longer and to help those most at risk of missing out on a good later life.

This report from Foresight, Government Office for Science examples what are the likely changes in society and technology which will impact upon the ability of older adults to maintain social (extra-familial) networks of support now, in 2025 and in 2040.

This five-year programme aim was to explore what can help older people with high support needs to improve their quality of life. It identified good practice and challenges within existing models and sought out promising alternative approaches. The entire body of work is available here.

This Housing LIN Case Study Report shows how collaborative models of service delivery for older people are now being widely adopted in the heath and care sectors and suggests that housing could do more to embrace this.

This Housing LIN Practice Briefing outlines the work being undertaken to capture examples of practice of resident-led housing for older people. 

This ILC report explores older peoples' attitudes towards moving, the pros and cons of downsizing and provides evidence to help inform the public debate about the role of housing stock held by older people.