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Inside retirement housing: designing, developing and sustaining later lifestyles
- Author:
- CLARK Sam
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 248
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Many developed nations face the challenge of accommodating a growing, ageing population and creating appropriate forms of housing suitable for older people. Written by an architect, this practice-led ethnography of retirement housing offers new perspectives on environmental gerontology. Through stories and visual vignettes, it presents a range of stakeholders involved in the design, construction, management and habitation of third-age housing in the UK, highlighting the importance of design decisions for the everyday lives of older people. Drawing on unique and interdisciplinary research methods, its fresh approach shows researchers how well-designed retirement housing can enable older people to successfully age in place for longer, and challenges designers, developers and providers to evolve their design practices and products. (Publisher abstract)
Personalisation and housing in an age of austerity
- Author:
- MOORE Bruce
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 13(4), December 2010, pp.10-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author looks at the role of housing for older people in the context of the current political and economic climate in the UK. He believes that “third generation” retirement housing will be very different from the more traditional warden controlled, protection and dependence style, based as it was on good intention but demonstrating ageist assumptions and attitudes. It is suggested that a wholesale shift towards the culture of personalisation will be necessary for providers, but will also present challenges and additional demands on both providers and commissioners of services. The article offers two particular principles that the provider Hanover is using to guide its approach to changing its relationship with residents and to give them the power to exercise control. The first is to “provide clarity to allow choice” and the second “to help people to make choices and help themselves”.
Why retirement housing deserves priority
- Author:
- BEST Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 13(4), December 2010, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In this opinion piece, Lord Best (Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People) makes the case for retirement housing becoming a national priority. Based on the recent Housing an Ageing Population Panel for Innovation (HAPPI) publication (Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Communities and Local Government (CLG) and Department of Health (DH), 2009), he argues that prioritising retirement housing will also help the next generation: selling and letting homes designed for the older occupier will, in turn, free up badly-needed family homes. However, Lord Best suggests the challenge will be to provide retirement housing that will meet the standards demanded by today’s older people, reduce loneliness and offer flexible care as and when need to enable independent living to continue for as long as possible.
Setting sail with extra care: the Trinity House Hub, Wallasey
- Authors:
- HOWARTH Mick, McCALLUM Eleanor
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study gives an overview of the latest development within the Mariners’ Park Estate, an eighteen unit purpose-built extra care housing scheme on the Wirral, describing how this phase of development contributes to the overall vision for the park for retired merchant mariners. The design is fundamentally flexible to be used for general needs extra care housing. Mariners’ Park, however, is different from most other extra care schemes as residents are all from the same background and have shared experiences and a sense of camaraderie, helping to create a strong and supportive community. (Edited publisher abstract)
Where will we live when we get older?
- Authors:
- McLAUGHLIN Tricia, MILLS Anthony
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 9(3), September 2008, pp.15-21.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
As the Australian population ages, the maintenance and long-term performance of retirement housing is a key concern of government and housing providers. This study looked at four aged-care or retirement providers across Australia and examined the performance of the current housing stock managed by these providers. The interviews revealed that housing design decisions in retirement stock, although critically important to the changing needs of occupants and the adequate supply of suitable housing, are often ill-considered. The findings critically question the idea of simply building 'more of the same' to relieve demand. This study has major implications for the future of Australian retirement housing, especially as the population ages dramatically.
Making senior housing work: a western Australian perspective
- Author:
- LUTTON Linley
- Journal article citation:
- Global Ageing, 3(3), December 2005, pp.39-53.
This article describes major planning and design implications associated with housing older people primarily in a modern urban environment in Perth, Australia. The article includes the views of older people and includes discussion of: housing design; transport; high rise developments; the decision to integrate or segregate; the importance of neighbourhood and location; fear of crime; the concept of ageing in place; and naturally occurring retirement communities.
Safe, happy and together: design ideas for minimising the spread of infection whilst nurturing social interaction in later living communities
- Author:
- PRP ARCHITECTS
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
This report outlines a series of practical design recommendations to control the transmission of coronavirus, and other everyday infections, in later-living housing whilst maintaining social interaction for residents. Later living, in this paper, refers to residential accommodation consisting of self-contained apartments with associated communal, support and ancillary spaces under one roof. The document is intended to be a practical guide for designers, operators and developers refurbishing ageing later-living housing projects or considering new ones. It identifies thirteen specific areas that would require improvements in order to safeguard the mental and physical health of residents, and to enable staff to manage additional tasks that might be required of them during a pandemic. Key recommendations include creating a separate entrance for staff and deliveries, additional storage for PPE, ventilators, sanitation equipment at all entrances and installing a traffic light system in the lobby to control movement in and out of the building or a ‘pop-up’ shelter in the entrance courtyard for supervised visits. (Edited publisher abstract)
All those who wander are not lost: walking with purpose in extra care, retirement and domestic housing
- Authors:
- BARRETT Julie, EVANS Simon, PRITCHARD-WILKES Vanessa
- Publisher:
- University of Worcester. Association for Dementia Studies
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- Worcester
Sets out the findings from a mixed methods study exploring walking with purpose in extra care, retirement and domestic housing settings, along with the perceptions and responses of staff and family carers. The term ‘wandering’ has become a label with negative overtones in the context of dementia care and suggests aimlessness, whereas in fact there is often a purpose or aim behind this activity. In recognition of this, the term ‘walking with purpose’ is used in this study while also acknowledging that this includes ‘wandering’ as a normal and valuable human activity. The study indicates that, although residents who walk with purpose constitute a minority of people living in retirement and extra care housing schemes, managing walking with purpose can be a challenge for management and staff and can occupy a disproportionate amount of their time. The findings emphasise the importance of: getting to know the resident, finding out their motivations and reasons for walking and trying to accommodate their wishes; ensuring staff receive appropriate training in understanding and addressing walking with purpose; ensuring the design of the physical environment supports the way-finding abilities of people living with dementia. Example design recommendations that emerged from this study include: gardens and outdoor spaces must be secure and enclosed; provide safe indoor and outdoor walking routes with frequent places to rest and interesting things to see and do along the way; design features to assist with way-finding. The paper also supports the use of assistive technology devices such as contact ID wrist bands, door sensors, speaking door sensors, GPS trackers and alarm mats. (Edited publisher abstract)
Retirement housing: residents' experiences
- Author:
- NHBC FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- NHBC Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 53
- Place of publication:
- Milton Keynes
Drawing on research at six private sector retirement housing developments, this report gathers the views residents on what it is like to live in retirement housing, and whether the developments meet their needs. The research is based on information gathered from six focus groups involving 88 people and responses to 284 completed questionnaires, the report paints a generally positive picture of residents’ experiences. The retirement housing included three retirement living developments, one assisted living development, one retirement village, a small gated retirement community. The research looks at older people's decision to move, reasons for choosing a particular development, the move and transition to a new home, and experiences of living in a retirement home. It finds that most residents are looking to continue an active and independent lifestyle for as long as possible, but realise that over time they may have a greater dependency on additional support. The report highlights the need for retirement housing to be designed flexibility, located close to amenities and include facilities which allow those with reducing mobility to maintain an independent lifestyle for as long as possible. It also points to the desirability of additional support services being made available, such as cleaning, personal care, and help with moving. (Edited publisher abstract)
Building companionship: how better design can combat loneliness in later life
- Authors:
- WOOD Claudia, SALTER Jo
- Publisher:
- DEMOS
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- London
This report explores the issue of loneliness in later life and how it can be combated through creating more connected communities and better design of retirement housing. It discusses the scale the problem; the impact on health and potential costs to the state; what is effective in combatting loneliness for older people, including the role of technology; and why older people living in specialist age specific housing such as retirement housing, extra care and assisted living often feel less lonely than older people in general housing. The report draws on the existing evidence regarding loneliness in later life, interviews with McCarthy and Stone homeowners about their social lives before and after moving into retirement housing, and a survey of the public. The report highlights wide regional variations in loneliness, with Londoners reporting the highest levels and Yorkshire and Humberside emerging as the least lonely region. It also discusses the high levels of companionship found in retirement developments and the lessons that could be learnt for how wider building design could address social isolation. Recommendations include: the creation of ‘cities for all ages’ which enable older people to remain socially, physically and mentally active and for local authorities to encourage active citizenship and social engagement amongst the older generation. It also recommends an increase in the provision of retirement housing, that neighbourhood planning strategies also have a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and Health and Wellbeing Strategies and promote schemes to develop older people's IT skills. (Edited publisher abstract)