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dc.contributor.authorBoldy, Duncan
dc.contributor.authorGrenade, Linda
dc.contributor.authorLewin, Gill
dc.contributor.authorKarol, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorBurton, Elissa
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:32:52Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:32:52Z
dc.date.created2011-10-20T20:01:23Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationBoldy, Duncan and Grenade, Linda and Lewin, Gill and Karol, Elizabeth and Burton, Elissa. 2011. Older people's decisions regarding 'ageing in place': A Western Australian case study. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 30 (3): pp. 136-142.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47360
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00469.x
dc.description.abstract

Aim: To investigate ‘ageing in place’ in terms of house, locality and support, related to the Western Australia members of National Seniors Australia. Methods: A postal survey of 6859 members, followed by structured interviews with a subsample of respondents. Results: A similar proportion of respondents (nearly 30%) had either moved house recently or not for at least 20 years. Almost half were intending to stay in their current residence as they aged, this proportion increasing with age. A key reason for staying was having a ‘comfortable’ home. Related to moving, lifestyle change was particularly important for younger respondents and upkeep/maintenance difficulties for older respondents. Conclusion: For varied and complex reasons, many adults choose to move between the ages of 55 and 75. Government policy can further support older Australians to have choices of ‘places’ to live in that maximise their ability to retain independence.

dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Asia
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjecthousing
dc.subjectpublic policy
dc.subjecthome care service
dc.subjectaged
dc.titleOlder people's decisions regarding 'ageing in place': A Western Australian case study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume30
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage136
dcterms.source.endPage142
dcterms.source.issn1440-6381
dcterms.source.titleAustralasian Journal of Ageing
curtin.departmentCentre for Research into Ageing
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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