Web resource:	http://www.mercyfoundation.com.au/_uploads/_cknw/files/FINAL%20Feb%202014%20Petersen%20%20Parsell%20Older%20women's%20pathways%20out%20of%20homelessness.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Older women's pathways out of homelessness in Australia
Authors:	Petersen, Maree Parsell, Cameron
Keywords:	Older people;Service provision;Housing
Year:	2014
Publisher:	Mercy Foundation
Notes:	"Report for the Mercy Foundation" This report on older women's homelessness aims to provide information to the service sector on this subject by reviewing various service models in Australia, the US, UK and Europe. To this end, a literature review of Australian and international research in this area was first carried out. Direct correspondence with both researchers and practitioners was then conducted, followed by interviews with stakeholders with working practice knowledge. * affordable housing providers
Contents:	Acronyms Executive Summary 1 Introduction 1.1 Research questions and aims 1.2 Research approach 1.3 Overview 2 Nature and extent of older women’s homelessness 2.1 The pathways to homelessness 2.1.1 Older women and homelessness 2.1.2 Older people and homelessness 2.1.3 Official count of older women’s homelessness in Australia 2.1.4 Service sector 3 Pathways out of homelessness for older women 3.1 Engaging with older women in housing crisis 3.1.1 Specialist homelessness services 3.1.2 Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged 3.1.3 Specialist tenancy service for older people 3.1.4 Outreach in hospitals and welfare organisations 3.1.5 Conclusion 40 3.2 Affordable accessible housing with support for older women 3.2.1 Integrating housing and ageing frameworks 3.2.2 Community living 3.2.3 Residential Care for older women with complex care needs 3.2.4 Conclusion 4 Conclusions and Recommendations for Assisting Older Women in Housing Crisis 4.1.1 Recognise diverse lives and how this is linked to the housing needs of older women 4.1.2 Prevention 4.1.3 Importance of engaging with older women at risk 4.1.4 Permanent supportive housing 4.1.5 Inconsistent understandings References Appendix 1: Relevant Websites
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16005
Physical description:	71 p.
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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