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The housing problems of older people in our society are highly topical because of the growing number of retired people in the population and, especially, the yet-to-come increasing number of 'very old' people. Government policies on the care of older people have been forthcoming from Whitehall, but the issue of housing is just beginning to be seriously addressed. This book represents a first attempt at bringing together people from the worlds of architecture, social science and housing studies to look at the future of living environments for an ageing society. Projecting thinking into the...

If most older people want to remain in their own homes, then why does residential care persist? The authors set out to answer this pressing question. They offer readers a comprehensive review of the history of residential care, its provision, practice and an analysis of its future role.