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      Retirement villages: An alternative form of housing on an ageing landscape

      Grant, Bevan C.
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      Grant, B C. (2006). Retirement Villages: An alternative form of housing on an ageing landscape. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 27(March), 100-113.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3242
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      Retirement villages are a relatively new form of housing to appear on the ageing landscape. The demand for this style of living by a small, but increasing, proportion of the older population suggests these places provide a viable alternative lifestyle to that in the broader community. This seems to be the case particularly for those older people who experience changing circumstances that detract from the quality of life to which they had been accustomed. What research is available suggests that these places can engender the feeling of community and provide the basis for, and a constructive way of, influencing an individual’s social and psychological identification. However, retirement villages are not free from controversy, nor are they an antidote to ageing. Hence, we would do well to learn more about the way these places function as well as examine the experiences of the people who live there. Such information would be useful to inform future policy initiatives with regard to these age-segregated communities.
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      2006
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      Journal Article
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      Social Policy Agency
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      © Copyright 2006 Bevan C. Grant
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