... if they are offered housing options that will improve their quality of life and potentially improve their health and social care outcomes in later years. Local authorities have seen retirement housing as largely for those with existing care needs, exacerbating the sector’s image problem. We need to build more homes if we want to encourage downsizing; otherwise we could make things worse for first-time buyers
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This paper is one of a series of nine 'think pieces' commissioned by Hanover from think tanks across the political spectrum. In this paper the International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC-UK) calls for a fresh look at under-occupation and housing in later life. Asking older people alone to downsize is ageist: we should be discouraging under-occupation through life. Older people will move if they are offered housing options that will improve their quality of life and potentially improve their health and social care outcomes in later years. Local authorities have seen retirement housing as largely for those with existing care needs, exacerbating the sector’s image problem. We need to build more homes if we want to encourage downsizing; otherwise we could make things worse for first-time buyers if they and older people chase similar smaller homes.
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Subject terms:
housing, older people, sheltered housing, retirement, policy, age discrimination;
... boomers' relationships as they retire, focusing on the transitions people go through as they age, such as retirement and a decline in physical and mental health. Recommendations for government, commissioners, charities and older people are presented.
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Good quality personal relationships are important to everyone at all stages of life. This report explores the role of couple, family and social relationships for the baby boomer generation and how these may be put under strain in older age. It draws on a comprehensive literature review, an analysis of publicly available datasets, an an Ipsos MORI surevey of 1,390 adults about their attitudes to ageing. The first section of the report outlines why relationships are important, and argues they are good for both individuals and society, and should be considered the third pillar of a good old age. The second section reviews existing data and research on what is known about the relationships of baby boomers and how they are likely to change with age. The third section looks at the strains of baby boomers' relationships as they retire, focusing on the transitions people go through as they age, such as retirement and a decline in physical and mental health. Recommendations for government, commissioners, charities and older people are presented.
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