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Design
Updated on 02/02/2012
The design of houses and their environment is critical to meeting the needs of older people. The resources listed below cover the technical aspects of both new build and remodeling of existing buildings.
Planning for older people's housing usually includes extra care housing. You can find more about strategies for extra care housing in the Housing - Extra Care pages
- A Progressive Approach to Accessible Housing This new Housing LIN Viewpoint no 22 is by a co-author of the influential HAPPI report. Written by Julia Park, Levitt Bernstein Architects, she proposes a way of accommodating accessible housing within...
- Putting Inclusive Design into Practice Housing LIN Viewpoint no 14 - This paper discusses the need to do much more to improve the accessibility of older people's housing and to move from traditional design to Inclusive Design. In a society...
- Homes for our old age - Independent living by design This Housing LIN Report was published jointly with CABE Over 80s form the fasting growing age group, yet little of the existing housing stock is fit for purpose. Housing in the future needs to give...
- Guidelines for the planning of housing for senior citizens A good practice guide in 6 parts that provides detailed technical guidance about all aspects of design to meet the needs of older people. It covers the planning and construction of new homes and the...
