Housing and the Elderly in Europe

Butler, Alan

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9515.1986.tb00488.x

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“…In the USA, for example, evidence on their preferences continually showed 'their tenacious desire to remain in a familiar home' (Ragan, 1979). A similar picture emerges from the other countries (Wheeler, 1982;Butler, 1986).…”

Section: Staying a T Homesupporting

confidence: 72%

A review of the contribution of housing to policies for the frail elderly

Tinker¹

1987

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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The expected growth in numbers of very elderly people, some of whom will be frail, in the United Kingdom and elsewhere may lead to a reappraisal of policies. It is argued that housing has a crucial role to play. Research evidence is presented that most elderly people wish to remain in homes of their own and ways in which this can be achieved are discussed. For those who wish, or have, to move, a number of options are outlined. These include ordinary small housing, living with a family, granny annexes, sheltered housing, extra care housing, continuing care communities and residential care. If elderly people are to live in an appropriate setting all professional groups need to cooperate.

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Section: Staying a T Homesupporting

confidence: 72%

A review of the contribution of housing to policies for the frail elderly

Tinker¹

1987

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…3 The countries differ in terms of whether the insurance is a single-payer type national program or whether people can choose different insurers and plans in government-regulated markets, and whether the insurance is financed by taxes or a combination of income-based contributions and taxes. 4 Low-income people of all ages receive subsidies to help pay for their health insurance and any medical care copayments, creating a health insurance program with aspects of welfare assistance.…”

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“…Thus, adaptations of homes or apartments that enable elderly with health problems to age in place is increasingly viewed as a form of housing assistance that avoids expensive nursing home care (30,36,44). A number of OECD countries (particularly Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands) have expanded housing assistance to include planning and renovations of neighborhoods to make them more hospitable for elderly (3,29,30,46).…”

Section: Types Of Services Provided To the Elderly Who Need Assistancementioning

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Searching for a Balance of Responsibilities: OECD Countries' Changing Elderly Assistance Policies

Swartz

2013

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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The rapid aging of OECD country populations and the now five-yearlong financial crisis in Europe are causing many OECD countries to reconfigure their assistance programs for the elderly, particularly their long-term care (LTC) policies. Debates about intergenerational responsibilities are evident in recently published research papers that examine how countries are revising programs for the elderly. Building financial sustainability into program reforms has suddenly become a priority. Until just recently, reform efforts focused on creating efficiencies and better quality of services. What emerges from the recent literature is a strong sense that the OECD countries are responding to the financial crisis and the rapid aging of populations in very similar ways. Given the countries' different histories of how they provide assistance to their elderly citizens, the convergence of policy responses is not something we might have foreseen. The United States could learn much from the OECD countries' choices.

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“…In the latter part of this century, particularly in the post-World War II years, the objectives of housing policies in many industrialized nations shifted from production ("bricks and mortar") to social welfare concerns of quality, affordability, and accessibility by certain population groups (Brink 1990;Butler 1986;Hills et al 1990;McGuire 1981). Because of higher poverty rates compared with other population groups, the aged were viewed as a special-needs group and often were major beneficiaries of national housing policies helping lowincome households (Heidenheimer, Heclo, and Adams 1983).…”

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Federalism and suitable housing for the frail elderly: A comparison of policies in Canada and the United States

Liebig

1993

Housing Policy Debate

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The frail elderly have special multidimensional housing needs beyond affordability, including shelter that is more adaptive to reduced function and offers supportive services. Suitable housing for this population comprises three policy areas-housing, health care, and social services. In a federal system, development and implementation of policies in these areas involves participation of several levels of government and the nongovernmental sector. This paper uses federalism as a conceptual framework to examine and compare these policy areas in Canada and the United States.

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Housing and the Elderly in Europe

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

A review of the contribution of housing to policies for the frail elderly

A review of the contribution of housing to policies for the frail elderly

Searching for a Balance of Responsibilities: OECD Countries' Changing Elderly Assistance Policies

Federalism and suitable housing for the frail elderly: A comparison of policies in Canada and the United States

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