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Die rol van aftree-oorde in die behuisingsvoorsiening vir bejaardes in Groter Kaapstad : 'n stedelike geografiese perspektiefFroneman, C. A January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During the 1990s in South Africa an increasing need for care and housing for the aged
became evident. On the one hand greater longevity created a rapid increase in the
number of aged people of all population groups, and on the other, changes in government
policy foreshadowed a drastic scaling down of the role of the state with regard to the
supply of housing for the aged. In the midst of these changes, one type of housing for the
aged has remained outside the pale of the altering policy scenario: retirement villages.
This then is the main focus of the study.
Taking into account the fact that retirement villages presently focus mainly on a single
elderly group, namely wealthy white persons, and set against the backdrop of the
changing situation regarding policy towards housing for the aged, the question arises
whether in future retirement villages will be capable of providing housing for a greater
percentage of elderly people than at present. The present demand and supply of
retirement villages is critically evaluated within the context of housing for the aged in
general in order to contribute to a future vision for housing for the aged within the new
South Africa. In view of this - and taking into account cultural, financial and age differences
- the housing and care needs, as well as the preferences and perceptions of 228 elderly
persons, are analysed and compared in this respect with the views of relevant interested
parties, namely gerontologists, sociologists, non-governmental organizations and
retirement village developers.
In focusing on 34 retirement villages in the greater Cape Town area, this study fills the gap
that exists within urban geography regarding housing for the aged. An analysis is done of
the location of retirement villages in this area, as well as of the factors that influence the
selection of locations for such housing schemes. Not only are issues of supply and
demand addressed, but also the problems with which the retirement village industry has to
deal, such as service delivery, grading (classification status according to specific
standards) and the spatial placing of villages. In this wayan attempt is made to find a
solution to related problems.
The most important conclusion that arose from this research can be summarized as being
that elderly people show a lack of knowledge regarding the services offered by these facilities. For this reason retirement villages have been classified under four headings,
according to the care services they offer, namely the independent lifestyle village, the
supportive care village, the continuous care village and the care for life village. Retirement
villages can play an ever-increasing role in providing housing and care for the aged. This
will only happen if the various preferences, opinions and perceptions of the different
groups of elderly persons are seriously considered and compared to the views of the
experts in the field.
The basic preferences of the aged can be summarised as: renting residential units instead
of buying them; no luxuries such as therapy services; safety considerations incorporated in
the design of the interior of the units; being able to use their own furniture in the units;
primary health care offered; availability of recreational facilities; good corporate
management and accessibility to essential services (in terms of the location of the village).
In conclusion, experts of retirement village housing should avoid problems that stem from
injudiciously developing complexes that through their inaccessiblity isolate residents from
the rest of the community. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In Suid-Afrika is die negentigerjare van die vorige eeu gekenmerk deur 'n toenemende
behoefte aan die versorging van en behuising vir bejaardes. Enersyds het langer
lewensverwagting 'n snelle toename in die getal bejaardes onder alle bevolkingsgroepe
meegebring en andersyds het veranderings in owerheidsbeleid 'n drastiese afskaling in die
rol van die staat met betrekking tot behuisingsvoorsiening aan bejaardes in die vooruitsig
gestel. Te midde van die verandering ten opsigte van behuisingsvoorsiening vir bejaardes,
is daar egter een tipe behuising vir bejaardes wat buite die veranderde beleidstoneel van
die staat staan, naamlik aftree-oorde - wat dan die hooffokus van hierdie ondersoek is.
In die lig van die veranderende beleidsomgewing rakende die voorsiening van behuising
aan bejaardes ontstaan die vraag of aftree-oorde in die toekoms aan 'n groter persentasie
bejaardes as tans behuising kan voorsien, gegee die feit dat aftree-oorde tans veralop 'n
enkele groep bejaardes, naamlik welgestelde wit bejaardes, fokus. Die huidige vraag na
en aanbod van aftree-oorde word in die lig hiervan krities evalueer teen die agtergrond van
behuising vir bejaardes in die algemeen ten einde te help bou aan 'n toekomsvisie vir die
behuising vir bejaardes in die nuwe Suid-Afrika. Met die oog hierop word die behuisingsen
versorgingsbehoeftes, -voorkeure en -persepsies van 228 bejaardes ontleed (gegee
hul kulturele, finansiële en ouderdomsverskille) en dan vergelyk met die menings van
tersake rolspelers aan die aanbodkant, naamlik gerontoloë, sosioloë, nieregeringsinstansies
en die ontwikkelaars van aftree-oorde.
Hierdie studie vul die leemte wat binne stedelike geografie bestaan ten opsigte van
bejaardes, deur te fokus op 34 aftree-oorde in Kaapstad en sy soomdistrikte met 'n
ontleding van die ligging van oorde in hierdie gebied, asook van faktore wat die
plasingskeuse van oorde beïnvloed. In die navorsing word nie net die vraag en aanbod
van aftree-oorde aangespreek nie, maar ook die probleme waarmee die aftree-oord
industrie te doen het, soos dienslewering, gradering (klassifikasie-status volgens bepaalde
maatstawwe) en die ruimtelike plasing van oorde om 'n bydrae tot die oplossing van
sodanige probleme te kan lewer.
Die belangrikste gevolgtrekkings van hierdie studie kan soos volg opgesom word: Daar is
'n gebrek aan kennis by bejaardes ten opsigte van die dienste wat verskillende aftree- oorde aan die bejaarde bied. Vir hierdie rede is aftree-oorde op grond van hulle
versorgingsdienste in vier groepe geklassifiseer, naamlik die onafhanklike lewenstyloord,
die ondersteuningsdiensoord, die volgehoue versorgingsoord en die lewenslange
versorgingsoord. Aftree-oorde kan 'n al groter rol in die voorsiening van behuising aan en
versorging van bejaardes speel mits aandag gegee word aan die verskillende voorkeure,
menings en persepsies van die verskillende bejaarde groepe en hoe dit met dié van die
deskundiges verskil.
Die basiese voorkeure van bejaardes kan opgesom word as: die huur van wooneenhede
in plaas van om te koop; geen luukshede soos terapiedienste nie; die veiligheidsbewuste
ontwerp van die interieur; die gebruik van eie meubels in die wooneenhede; die
voorsiening van primêre gesondheidsorg; die beskikbaarheid van rekreasiefasiliteite; die
goeie bestuur van die oord en die geskikte ligging van die oord ten opsigte van die
belangrikste dienste. Laastens moet deskundiges van aftree-oord behuising waak teen
probleme wat sentreer rondom die plasing van 'n oord asook die isolasie van die aftreeoord
inwoners van die gemeenskap.
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Digital Family Portraits: Support for Aging in PlaceRowan, James Thomas, Jr. 25 August 2005 (has links)
As people age there is an overwhelming desire to remain in the familiar surroundings of the family home, what is called Aging in Place. But inevitable changes that occur in their lives force the aging adults and their families to consider a move to some form of institutional living. Living at a distance from one another, the adult child attempts to maintain peace of mind concerning the well-being of their aging parents but finds it to be a difficult task.
I propose to address this problem by first proposing that technology can help minimize the anxieties experienced by the adult child concerning their aging parents well being by appropriately presenting information on the aging parents daily life. This technological design concept does not require that the aging parent input, or for that matter, do anything other than live their lives as they normally live them. Further, this technology provides this information in a manner that is continuously available to the adult child for either opportunistic or planned perusal.
As a single instance of the technological design concept proposed above, the Digital Family Portrait embeds well-being related information into an item commonly found in homes, the picture in a picture frame. The Digital Family Portrait was first tested in a wizard-of-oz field trial, then redesigned based on the outcome of this initial field trial coupled with the results of two lab-based studies and a further informal evaluation. The redesigned Digital Family Portrait was built and installed in the home of an adult child while the sensors to drive it were installed in an aging parents home. A field trial of this installation lasting for one year was conducted.
The result of this field trial was to find that the Digital Family Portrait was an acceptable means of resolving certain peace of mind issues for the adult child while not raising privacy. It was found to be used in a socially acceptable manner by the adult child while the aging parent to reported feeling less lonely.
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A critical evaluation of the housing services and supportive networks for the elderly in public housing estates: the case of Shek Kip Mei EstateWong, Tat-sang., 黃達生. January 2000 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management
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Are residential developments in Southern China a retirement paradise for Hong Kong older persons?: a case-study inShunde Country GardenLai, Hoi-wai., 黎可慧. January 2008 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management
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Housing and gender inequality: a case study of elderly women in the public housing of Hong KongChan, Yuen-ling, Peggy, 陳婉玲 January 1993 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management
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Housing services for the elderly in Hong Kong: segregation or integration?Fisher, Irene Mary., 余小蓮. January 1994 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management
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Sustainable, Affordable Housing for Older Adults: A Case Study of Factors that Affect Development in Portland, OregonDeLaTorre, Alan Kenneth 08 March 2013 (has links)
Portland, Oregon, is considered to be a leader in sustainable development. Government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and businesses have been innovators in policymaking and practice that is aimed at creating a more sustainable city. Despite population aging, little is known about how or whether planners and developers consider older persons in terms of sustainable development. Thus, this study examined the case of sustainable, affordable housing developed for low-income adults aged 55 and older. Interviews with 31 key informants were conducted in order to answer three research questions: What is the meaning of sustainable development in Portland, Oregon, as it pertains to affordable housing for an aging society? How and why has sustainable, affordable housing for older adults been developed in Portland? What are the policies that affect the availability and appropriateness of sustainable, affordable housing for older adults in Portland? The sample included individuals who influenced the creation of senior housing (e.g., urban planners, architects, nonprofit directors) and who were identified either because of their roles within local housing development or through snowball sampling. Six Portland-area developments provided the context for studying how and why sustainable, affordable housing for older adults was planned and created in the city. The findings suggested that introducing the topic of aging into the discourse of sustainable development will lead to a more robust meaning of the concept, which can aid future research, policy, and practice. Five elements characterizing sustainable housing for older adults were identified: physical accessibility; proximity to community services; infrastructure that connects housing with services; healthy living environments; and high-quality social spaces in and near housing developments. The findings also pointed to the need for sustainable development practices to pay attention to social equity and the equitable distribution of affordable housing, including housing for older adults. Several insights into how sustainable, affordable housing for older adults developed in Portland were gained (e.g., using government subsidies; involving aging experts in integrated design processes; intersectoral partnerships that led to the city becoming an early adopter in greening its affordable housing), as well as why such housing was completed (e.g., there was a collective public-sector response to meet the need for creating sustainable, affordable housing; an emerging culture of sustainable development in Portland; urban and regional planning efforts have begun to address population aging). However, the amount of sustainable, affordable housing remains insufficient to meet Portland's aging population. Reasons identified include: the absence of specific housing policy attuned to the needs of older adults in Portland; disconnects between housing and health care and supportive services; and lack of integration of older adults in the planning, design, and development processes. Room for innovation and improvement exists in regard to healthy, accessible, green, and affordable housing policies and the development of new models of housing for an aging population. Based on this research, 10 guiding principles of sustainable development for an aging society were proposed to inform future research, as well as planning and development efforts.
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