Creating Age-Friendly Communities: Housing and Technology

Healthcare (Basel). 2019 Nov 3;7(4):130. doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040130.

Joost van Hoof^{1

2}, Hannah R Marston³, Katie R Brittain⁴, Helen R Barrie⁵

¹ Faculty of Social Work & Education, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Johanna Westerdijkplein 75, 2521 EN Den Haag, The Netherlands. j.vanhoof@hhs.nl.
² Department of Spatial Economy, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Grunwaldzka 55, 50-357 Wrocław, Poland. j.vanhoof@hhs.nl.
³ Health & Wellbeing Priority Research Area, School of Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, The Open University, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK7 6HH, UK. marstonhannah@hotmail.com.
⁴ Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University, Coach Lane Campus, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7XA, UK. katie.brittain@northumbria.ac.uk.
⁵ School of Social Sciences, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia. helen.barrie@adelaide.edu.au.

Abstract

Taking an international perspective of healthy ageing, people are living longer and are generally in better health than previous generations [...].