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Putting Age Friendly Principles into Practice - 3 Housing

WoZoCo - Oklahoma in Amsterdam is a highly original apartment complex of 100 units for the elderly built in the 1950s and 1960s   Ageing at Home Manchester City, an Age – Friendly City, has done the most comprehensive work on Housing for an ageing population that I’ve seen. It recognises that “that poor housing, unsuitable housing and precarious housing circumstances affect our physical and mental health” and looks at housing  issues such as inequality, affordability and accessibility at all stages of life. There is extensive research, planning, and establishing co -operation between many stakeholders such as Government departments, builders and the School of Architecture, as well as senior citizens themselves. It also covers a broad and inclusive range of options from Ageing at Home, which, while being much cheaper than institutional care and far better for the health and well-being of the elderly themselves, does require provision for modification and maintenance, rig...