Describes 10-year-old Victoria, Australia granny flat program which has about 3,000 units in place. Sees granny flats, designed as standardized units using panels, as offering privacy yet proximity to family. Reviews Victoria program; suggests that state initiatives are more successful than local ones, and that decentralized administration is…

Assessed termination policies and procedures in public senior housing in Connecticut. The majority of housing authorities had no formal termination policy and no established procedures for managing a frail population. Found a lack of congruence between termination policies, monitoring practices, and on-site services. (Author/ABB)

Interviewed 381 older adults participating in Area Agency on Aging meal programs in Florida. Found that only 10 percent were aware of dangers of accidental hypothermia. Many low-income elderly are vulnerable to cold because of poorly insulated homes, inadequate heating, and lack of warm clothing. States need initiatives to increase comfort levels…

Assessed cost containment and modest design requirements for the Section 202 Direct Loan Program using projects in five Housing and Urban Development (HUD) field offices. Concluded that project design changes and amenities may be undermining Section 202 as a housing production program. (NRB)

The need for quantitative information on the depth of the semi-dependent housing problems of the elderly is significant. This paper reports the findings and methodology of a 21-state market feasibility analysis. (Author)

Describes one solution to the problem of housing in later life. Findings of a descriptive study suggest that home sharing offers an alternative for a segment of the older population (N=89). Economy, companionship, and need for services are important motivating factors but most shared living arrangements are of short duration. (Author/JAC)

While the family and Catholic church remained important sources of preferred support, increased willingness to utilize institutional long-term care was noted. Favoring proprietary services indicated continued negative attitudes towards public auspices and possible support for a multi-tiered service delivery system for the aged. (Author)

Minimal service sheltered housing with peripatetic services adjusted to individual need may be more acceptable to the majority of elderly. The key program element in the British model is a resident warden, a housewife whose training and presence assures a proper and consistent flow of peripatetic support services. (Author)

Purpose: Throughout the 1990s, assisted living was the most rapidly growing form of senior housing. The purpose of this paper is to describe the existing supply of assisted living facilities (ALFs) and examine the extent to which they matched the philosophy of assisted living. Design and Methods: The study involved a multistage sample design to…

Respondents said that their housing usually met needs, but that numerous details needed to be improved. Individually and collectively, federal housing programs were inconsequential to these older rural persons "left behind."

"Sozialstationen" can fulfill an important function in social and health care by allowing older adults to live at home longer. About two-thirds of the clients would have to have more to residential care if the program was stopped. No conclusions on cost effectiveness can be drawn at this time. (JAC)

Developed program to provide beds in private homes for homeless, impaired elderly, giving clients 24-hour care for 2 to 4 weeks while permanent housing arrangements were made. Compared to traditional programs for homeless, emergency program saved money and provided more positive social support. Clients were significantly less likely to be…

Purpose: This article investigates the extent to which government-subsidized affordable rental units available to low-income older persons are unequally and unfairly distributed throughout Florida's counties. Design and Methods: Primary data sources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census were analyzed using…

Presents three articles on housing policies for the elderly. Topics include the need for housing assistance and targeting aid to the disabled, the practicality of delivering support services to impaired elderly in current housing, and potential future directions of federal housing policy. (NRB)

Reports the service and facility feature preferences for retirement housing of middle and upper income elderly. Mandatory services and activities which require physical exertion were rejected, while security, convenient retail services, public transportation, and emergency health services are preferred. Underscores the importance of supportive…