Age specific housing markets and housing and care for low to moderate income older persons
Summary
This project will assess the current state of the age-specific housing market in Australia, its popularity and potential growth amongst low to moderate-income older persons. Older adults are functionally, economically, and nutritionally at greater risk and while preferring to age in place, greater frailty can force relocation in order to receive needed care. Thus the demand for care-enriched housing by older adults is significant and increasing.
Project Number: 70589
Research Theme: Health_Ageing_and_Disability, Housing_Affordability
Project Leader: Bridge, Catherine
Funding Year: 2009
Research Centre: UNSW-UWS
Description
This research project seeks to better understand the nature of the age-specific housing market in Australia and what drives or does not encourage older people to seek age specific accommodation.
Our research approach is framed by aims as follows: to acquire knowledge and understanding of the nature of the age-specific housing market in Australia; how providers perceive the age-specific housing market and what they view as incentives and disincentives to invest therein and how older people perceive age specific housing; and what drives or does not encourage older people to seek age specific accommodation. Our multi-method research design involves a literature review, a survey questionnaire and in-depth semi-structured interviews of residents, providers and key national and State policy players. The interviews and survey data will provide detailed information requiring the needs and expectations of low-moderate income older persons and the age specific housing market. A public forum will be organised in each of the three states to present and discuss the findings to representatives of industry, age specific peak bodies and policymakers. These discussions will feed into our policy recommendations.
In order to ensure the expertise and breadth of knowledge needed to undertake this research, this will be a collaborative project undertaken between the UNSW/UWS and WA AHURI Centres. A major strength of the team is its interdisciplinary nature with social science, architectural, health and economics knowledge expertise. Additionally the team draws on and will extend skill sets for two less experienced and emerging housing researchers in two different states.
More Information
Positioning Paper: No. 134: Age-specific housing for low to moderate-income older people
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