Abbeyfield: how heath and housing can go hand in hand
Nine To Noon
English - June 13, 2021 23:51 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Bill joins Kathryn to look at at Abbeyfield, a housing initiative that offers independent living for older people in the company of others, by a largely volunteer community provider. Residents pay reasonable food and board, with none of the complications of retirement villages. Should more investment go into similar community endeavours? Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.