Development and Management of Cohousing Initiatives for a Friendly Ageing in Spain
There is growing interest in promoting active and healthy ageing environments through age-friendly communities within the scientific and public administration sectors. Older people’s health and quality of life expectations are structured around living for as long as possible in their usual environme...
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| Tipo de recurso: | otro |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/282523 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/282523 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Residential environments Age-friendly communities Senior cohousing Qualitative methods |
| Sumario: | There is growing interest in promoting active and healthy ageing environments through age-friendly communities within the scientific and public administration sectors. Older people’s health and quality of life expectations are structured around living for as long as possible in their usual environment, home and neighbourhood, so they can maintain autonomy and independence. Different residential alternatives have emerged in recent years, including cohousing, which allows older people to live at home in an environment with shared-use services. Outstanding features of this model include its encouragement of autonomy for ageing in place, help in preventing loneliness, development of social bonds and assistance in optimising financial resources and use of socio-health services. However, there is limited theoretical and methodological knowledge about cohousing for older people in Mediterranean Europe. This chapter examines the cohousing development and management process in Spain, as well as the implications of this strategy in promoting active and healthy ageing in the context of age-friendly communities. The data are sourced from in-depth interviews conducted with key informants involved in senior cohousing in Spain. Thematic analyses are applied using the Atlas.ti program. The results can provide a basis to design currently non-existent specific regulations that would facilitate the development of this residential category. |
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