The coming demographic shift will have significant implications for the housing market, with a growing need for age-appropriate housing options that meet their needs and requirements. This report draws extensively on survey findings to provide compre

The study, funded by the NIHR School for Social Care, delves into various extra care housing models and their potential to enhance the wellbeing of individuals living with dementia. This Housing LIN Viewpoint (No. 107): – Outlines what the project se

This Housing LIN Case Study Report shows how collaborative models of service delivery for older people are now being widely adopted in the heath and care sectors and suggests that housing could do more to embrace this. And with an increasing interest in b

This Housing LIN Case Study Report argues that we need to develop more housing that is shaped and controlled by older people themselves. Housing of this kind has a proven appeal to older people and it is of increasing interest and relevance to a new gener

There is growing interest in exploring non-mainstream housing options for older people, including various methods of self-help and mutual support that are often similar to cohousing principles. This briefing is the first of two from the Housing L

This briefing, the second of two, has been written with commissioners and organisations providing housing and care and support services in mind. The main challenge is that it is virtually impossible to quantify demand for cohousing unless and until a coh

This Housing LIN Factsheet No.29 considers how local authorities can work with public and private sector partners to develop a cohousing approach towards the outcomes sought from the government’s national strategy on housing for an ageing society. Read

Views on how to enable older people and those with long term conditions to downsize to more appropriate general accommodation – considering the barriers to moving, the challenges to be addressed, and identifying some solutions.