Housing, ageing and inequity: can the 100-year life work without housing security for all?

Carnemolla, P; Skinner, V

Housing, ageing and inequity: can the 100-year life work without housing security for all?

Carnemolla, P

Skinner, V

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Publisher:: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Research Handbook on Inequalities in Later Life, 2024, pp. 120-136
Issue Date:: 2024-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Carnemolla, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2451-9427
dc.contributor.author	Skinner, V
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-13T18:12:45Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-13T18:12:45Z
dc.date.issued	2024-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Research Handbook on Inequalities in Later Life, 2024, pp. 120-136
dc.identifier.isbn	9781789907230
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/183395
dc.description.abstract	Homelessness has a powerful influence on a person’s experience of ageing. At its core, a home is a place that represents and demonstrates an expression of identity, agency and belonging. But it is also a place where we access running water, can wash and toilet ourselves, it is a place to keep our personal items, to cook, to store food and medication, and a place to feel shelter from outside temperatures and to connect socially. Not having a stable and secure home limits a person’s ability to self-care, it also means not having a place to receive support to undertake personal and daily activities and means, in Australia, not being able to easily access elective hospital care. These activities are taken for granted by many, and for older people especially, taking these away by not having a stable home to live in can have devastating consequences. In Australia, home ownership levels are decreasing and are at their lowest in decades, however Australia’s aged care policy is premised upon the fact that older people have a home to barter for access to the aged care of their choice. Having and owning a home plays a significant role in whether or not a person can access the aged care of their choice. This chapter examines the current empirical evidence relating to how homelessness affects older people’s ability to self-care, receive care and participate in the community. We explore the collision of influences of getting older and having a stable home and discuss how the intersections of health status, marital status, culture, gender, sexuality and disability can influence a person’s likelihood of experiencing homelessness as well as the impact that homelessness has on older lives.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
dc.relation.ispartof	Research Handbook on Inequalities in Later Life
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4337/9781789907247.00015
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.title	Housing, ageing and inequity: can the 100-year life work without housing security for all?
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/Visualisation Institute (VI)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/Disability Research Network
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dc.date.updated	2025-01-13T18:12:33Z
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Abstract:

Homelessness has a powerful influence on a person’s experience of ageing. At its core, a home is a place that represents and demonstrates an expression of identity, agency and belonging. But it is also a place where we access running water, can wash and toilet ourselves, it is a place to keep our personal items, to cook, to store food and medication, and a place to feel shelter from outside temperatures and to connect socially. Not having a stable and secure home limits a person’s ability to self-care, it also means not having a place to receive support to undertake personal and daily activities and means, in Australia, not being able to easily access elective hospital care. These activities are taken for granted by many, and for older people especially, taking these away by not having a stable home to live in can have devastating consequences. In Australia, home ownership levels are decreasing and are at their lowest in decades, however Australia’s aged care policy is premised upon the fact that older people have a home to barter for access to the aged care of their choice. Having and owning a home plays a significant role in whether or not a person can access the aged care of their choice. This chapter examines the current empirical evidence relating to how homelessness affects older people’s ability to self-care, receive care and participate in the community. We explore the collision of influences of getting older and having a stable home and discuss how the intersections of health status, marital status, culture, gender, sexuality and disability can influence a person’s likelihood of experiencing homelessness as well as the impact that homelessness has on older lives.

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