Future housing for older people
- Authors:
- BURHOLT Vanessa, WINDLE Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 8(3), September 2004, pp.31-34.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes results from the Housing for an Ageing Population: Planning Implications (HAPPI) collaborative research at the University of Wales, Bangor, funded by Wales Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care in partnership with Gwynedd Rural Ageing Network. One aim was to identify potential catalysts that may trigger a move and compare the perspectives of current and future cohorts of retirees. Gives findings on physical and psychological health, social support and house conditions, comparing 423 people 70 and over and 51 aged 50-60 in a rural area of North Wales. Results backed previous evidence that older people are reluctant to move.
- Subject terms:
- housing conditions, older people, retirement, sheltered housing, supported housing;
- Content type:
- research
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN print:
- 1366-3666