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London housing survey 1992: older people
- Author:
- LONDON RESEARCH CENTRE. Housing and Social Research Department
- Publisher:
- London Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 12p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Details key findings from the survey as they relate to older people.
Joining a life care community: an alternative to 'frailing' into a nursing home in the USA
- Authors:
- von MERING Otto, NEFF Laurie
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 3(4), December 1993, pp.5-8.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Increasing numbers of older Americans are choosing to live out their retirement in planned, self-governed and financed retirement communities. Many of these full-service communities, which range in size from 250 to 750 members, are comparable to small villages and are located near small towns in a rural setting. Considers the development of such communities, and profiles several.
Housing wealth in later life: a mixed blessing?
- Authors:
- GIBBS Ian, OLDMAN Christine
- Publisher:
- University of York. Centre for Housing Policy
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 30p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Maps the financial diversity between pensioner households in Britain and sets out the lessons offered by the British experience of releasing equity tied up in housing.
Every house you'll ever need: designing out disorientation in the home
- Authors:
- BURLEY Robin, POLLOCK Richard
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. School of Human Sciences. Department of Applied Social S
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Paper detailing how to incorporate design principles for dementia into ordinary housing.
Minor works, a major step: minor works assistance in practice
- Authors:
- MACINTOSH Sheila, LEATHER Philip
- Publisher:
- Care and Repair
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 31p.,illus.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Report describing the idea behind minor works assistance for older people living in older private housing, assessing how successful the assistance has been, and providing suggestions for future improvements.
Opening the door
- Authors:
- HATCHETT Will, NOTHER Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 2.9.93, 1993, p.17.
Housing associations have a key role to play in care in the community: almost half of their tenants are over 60 and they manage a quarter of all sheltered housing.
The long term impact of Staying Put
- Authors:
- LEATHER Philip, MACKINTOSH Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 13(2), June 1993, pp.193-211.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on findings of a study which examined the longer-term effects of Staying Put and Care and Repair initiatives.
Age, care and housing: a selective review of literature about elderly people 1980 to 1991
- Editor:
- SYKES Roger
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Trust
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 108p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Views and perceptions of older Irish people
- Author:
- LARRAGY Joe
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 27(3), September 1993, pp.235-247.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a survey of older Irish people and their views on housing, dependency, social contact, health and service provision. One of a series of companion studies.
Age file '93
- Authors:
- ROLFE Susan, MACKINTOSH Sheila, LEATHER Philip
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Trust
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 67p.,maps,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Facts and figures on older people in the United Kingdom.