Abstract
Abstract Due to an ageing population, local governments are facing new challenges in the field of addressing the housing needs of older people. Seniors are not a homogeneous group; three basic categories may be distinguished in terms of independence level and the resulting needs. The first category would include independent people, the second one - the elderly with limited independence, and in this case it is necessary to adapt their dwellings to the needs of people with partial disabilities, e.g. dedicated housing. The last category is comprised of people with considerable dependence for whom there is a need to create special dwellings such as sheltered housing or assisted living housing. The aim of this paper is to diagnose the housing preferences of the elderly and to explore the solutions of the selected municipalities in the field of addressing the housing needs of seniors. The issue is analyzed based on desk research and information collected within field research in the Warsaw, Poznań and Szczecin urban areas.
Highlights
Population ageing in Poland is a challenge in many areas, including but not limited to: healthcare, social care, social security or housing policy
The forecasted growth in the number of older people, Some information used in the process of drafting this paper was obtained while conducting a research project “Social Housing and Its Role in Satisfying Housing Needs of Indigent Households in Poland” funded by the National Science Centre (2014/13/N/HS4/02100)
The idea to deinstitutionalize long-term care for dependent older people shifts the responsibility of creating the housing and assisting infrastructure to municipalities, which are responsible for addressing the housing needs of sensitive groups (GLASBY and ROBINSON 2019) Creating a housing infrastructure that is well adapted to the needs of seniors will make self-care possible for at least some of themto, and in the case of people with a low level of independence, to provide secure and appropriate care at their homes
Summary
Population ageing in Poland is a challenge in many areas, including but not limited to: healthcare, social care, social security or housing policy. 2, 2019 www.degruyter.com/view/j/remav along with a consistently low total fertility rate, will result in the growth of the share of the elderly in the total population. Apart from the necessity to provide for care services, one of the most serious issues will be to address housing needs, taking into account the level of older people’s fitness. The idea to deinstitutionalize long-term care for dependent older people shifts the responsibility of creating the housing and assisting infrastructure to municipalities, which are responsible for addressing the housing needs of sensitive groups (GLASBY and ROBINSON 2019) Creating a housing infrastructure that is well adapted to the needs of seniors will make self-care possible for at least some of themto, and in the case of people with a low level of independence, to provide secure and appropriate care at their homes
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