The Importance of Satisfactory Housing for Older People
There is a consensus that older people ideally want to remain in their own homes, with support if necessary, for …
Tag Archives: housing
Downsizing: should financial incentives be offered to “the elderly” to downsize?
A government White Paper published today indicates (on p63) that the government will be exploring ways to encourage older people …
Housing Led Interventions can Help Older People Stay Healthy at Home
Not a week passes without media reports describing the range of pressures on the NHS and care sectors. In the …
Scrapping the Pensions Triple Lock? Time to re-frame the debate.
Over the weekend, the Work and Pensions Select Committee called on the government to scrap the pensions triple lock, framing it …
Mobility, Mood and Place – Conference Reflections
This blog article outlines my reflections on the conference held in Edinburgh (12 – 14 October) and how the proceedings …
The implications of Brexit for older EU migrants in England and Wales
As part of the UK in a changing Europe initiative, a research project in the Centre for Population Change and …
Let’s stop the ill informed language of intergenerational conflict, time for generational cohesion
Two interesting things happened today. The Office for National Statistics published data showing that we now have, for the first …
ASSET: a new research project exploring adult social care in housing with care settings
Summary: ASSET is an independent research project commissioned and funded by the Department of Health’s NIHR School for Social Care …
How the media love discourses of intergenerational conflict
I have found myself Dr Angry over the last two days. I mean Dr Really Angry. It started with the …
