Older people
Alternative labels
Elderly
Older Australians
Older people with disabilities
Elderly with disabilities
Aged people
Discussion paper
Housing needs of asset-poor older Australians: other countries' policy initiatives and their implications for Australia
This Positioning Paper is the first output of a project that explores the housing options and actual housing circumstances of asset-poor older Australians.
Discussion paper
Housing, support and care for older Australians: the role of service integrated housing
Forms of service integrated housing- such as retirement villages - have been developed by the community and private sectors to provide housing, support and care for older people in Australia. Is there a need for a more hands-on role for government in directing, shaping and expanding service integrated housing?
Strategy
The grand plan: a new vision for the care of older Australians
This policy campaign argues that older Australians should be able to choose how and where they want to live, well supported by affordable care delivered as it is needed. The Campaign for the Care of Older Australians (CCOA) is a joint effort by Australia’s leading aged care organisations - The National Aged Care Alliance. CCOA...
Report
Grey nomad volunteers: New partnerships between grey nomads and rural towns in Australia
This report sets out the issues and challenges facing Grey Nomad Volunteer projects but also the successes. There is clearly untapped potential for the development of mutually beneficial relationships between Grey Nomads and isolated rural communities through voluntary programs.
Conference paper
Mapping spatial and temporal patterns of location distributions of old people in SEQ, Australia
The aim of this paper is to examine the spatial patterning and possible contributors to the geographic distribution of older people for the past decade (1996-2006)