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What we want: future-proofing retirement housing in England
- Author:
- BEACH Brian
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- London
Retirement communities – housing designed specifically with emerging care needs in mind – are one solution for addressing important issues around housing and care in later life. Yet only 0.7% of people aged 65+ in the UK live in specific housing-with-care models. This partly relates to challenges restricting the supply of such housing, but it also links to inconsistent terminology for the sector and varied perceptions of what these communities offer, which stifles demand. This report highlights a number of key insights to help the sector stimulate the demand side of the equation. These include: demographic trends are clear – the retirement community sector will need substantial growth over the next 20 years just to keep up with age-related growth; finances appear strong for the moment – a key target group for retirement communities – homeowners aged 68-77 today – are best positioned in terms of housing value, while younger age groups may require adjustment to costing models in the medium and longer term; what people want matters – decisions around housing moves are complex, and future efforts to connect people to retirement communities will require personalisation rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. As the future demand for retirement communities will follow one of three trajectories – increasing, decreasing, or staying at the same level – health, social, and economic trends will all exert their influence as we adjust to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Stakeholders in the sector will need to remain responsive to the realities on the ground and adapt their strategies to strengthen the sector’s ability to deliver a critical part of the infrastructure for our ageing society. This requires: monitoring development; responding through innovation; communicating in engaging way. The report includes further detail around key findings from an exploration of the influence of demographics, finances, and preferences on potential demand for retirement communities. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health and Wellbeing Innovation Commission Inquiry: retirement communities and care homes
- Author:
- BEACH Brian
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 17
- Place of publication:
- London
This report explores innovations in retirement housing and care homes and their role to influence health and wellbeing in later life. It includes current examples; opportunities and barriers to further innovation, and recommendations for the future. It is one of four publications from ILC-UK’s Health and Wellbeing Innovation Commission Inquiry, which examined the potential for innovation in the areas of health and wellbeing to ensure that health and care services remain sustainable and contribute to positive experiences in later life. The report is informed by oral evidence from expert witnesses, combined with research of available literature and current examples. (Edited publisher abstract)
Village life: independence, loneliness, and quality of life in retirement villages with extra care
- Author:
- BEACH Brian
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the findings of a survey of residents of seven retirement villages offering extra care support. The report explores whether extra care support can promote greater independence and provide greater choice in planning for later life; reduce social isolation and promote residents’ quality of life. Responses were received by 201 out of a total of 743 residents, representing a response rate of 27.1%. Response are discussed in the following areas: residents' motivations to move into housing with care, and how this reflected on the concepts of independence and control; residents’ experience of loneliness and social isolation; and an analysis of the quality of life in extra housing using the using CASP and OPQOL measures. The final section of the report compares the findings with a sample of older people living in private households in the community. The research found that the average person living in a retirement village experienced half the amount of loneliness (12.17%) than those in the community (22.83%). It also found that living in a retirement village can promote greater independence and provide greater choice in planning for later life and that the communal environment has the potential to reduce social isolation. The report calls on the government to identify ways of working with the private sector to stimulate the building of new good quality retirement housing and to encourage people in early older age to consider making such a move. (Edited publisher abstract)