Shortage of senior housing increases

- A shortage of senior housing is likely in 2020. This expectation speaks more than half of the municipalities in a study commissioned by the Ipso Facto elderly union ANBO. More than four in ten now indicate a shortage of senior housing, especially smaller municipalities.

The number of seniors is increasing considerably by the postwar baby boom and increased life expectancy. Many elderly people to live at home as long as possible or have that because the elderly increasingly placed more outside institutions.

However, the investigation showed that a significant proportion of the municipalities the facts about living for seniors not in a row. For example, only 28 percent view the houses that can be adapted relatively easily for people with disabilities. 55 percent know how many homes in the town have been suitable for seniors.

"The difference of opinion varies by municipality huge '' says ANBO director Liane den Haan surprised. Good insight into the availability of housing, according to its true importance" Now the government is focused on longer live independently. "

Municipalities and housing associations have often already have performance agreements on achieving results. But with health care providers or with other municipalities or developers made such appointments by less than 20 percent of the municipalities. "Since the change in culture must still take place to meet the need for care and housing."

The research is since 1998 every four or five years. This time 114 municipalities responded. A response rate of 29 percent, which was pretty well divided by size of municipality, according ANBO.