Transcript PEEL OLDER ADULTS SURVEY & FOCUS GROUP

January 20, 2005
Advisory Committee on Seniors’ Housing
‘Opportunities in Older Adults’ Housing’
Presenters
Raymond Applebaum
• Immediate Past Chair of Peel Advisory
Working Group on Older Adults’ Housing
and Executive Director, Peel Senior Link
Glen O’Brecht
• Director of Property Management
Peel Living
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Peel Advisory Working Group
On Older Adults’ Housing
INTRODUCTION
• Origin of Advisory Working Group
• Who/What is it?
• Highlights
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ORIGIN
• Housing Needs and Options of Older
Adults in Peel – 2000
• Purpose
current/future needs of older adults
methodology for assessment of need
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Focus of Recommendations
• Six Categories (30 recommendations)
partnerships
meeting need for affordable housing
planning and design
support services and housing
communication and education
research and monitoring
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Advisory Working Group
• First recommendation
• 28 members, multi-disciplinary,
community-based
• TOR approved by Council, June, 2000
• Report to Regional Council
• Chaired by service organization
• Secretariat/research support – Housing &
Property Department
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Advisory Working Group
• Mandate
Develop/promote ways to meet current/future
housing needs of older adults
Assist Region to implement 30 study
recommendations
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HIGHLIGHTS
• Strategic workplan – approved by Council
• Best practices report
• Bus tour of innovative housing options outside
Peel
• Think Tank with local planning and building
departments
• New linkages
• Housing preferences survey
• Forum for Developers and Builders
• Briefings/Quarterly Reports - 6 Regional
Councillors and Municipal Support
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GTA Population, 1961 - 2031
8,000,000
7,000,000
Population
6,000,000
Toronto
Durham
York
Peel
Halton
GTA
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 2031
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Peel Population Pyramids
1991, 2001
75+
65-74
65-74
55-59
Female 1996
50-54
45-49
40-44
Male 2001
35-39
30-34
60-64
55-59
50-54
Female 1991
60-64
Male 1991
75+
45-49
40-44
35-39
Male 2001
Male 1996
1996, 2001
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
6
4
2
0
2
4
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Female 2001
Female 2001
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
5-9
0-4
0-4
6
4
2
0
2
4
6
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Percent of Peel’s Population
55 Years or Older, 1991, 1996, 2001
18.00
16.00
14.00
Percent
12.00
1991
10.00
1996
8.00
2001
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
Peel
Mississauga
Brampton
Caledon
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Peel’s Population Distribution of Adults
55 Years or Older
1991
2001
2031
100
80
60
Ea s t
40
We s t
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North
0
1 s t Qtr
2 nd Qtr 3 rd Qtr
4 th Qtr
approximately
98,000
approximately
161,000
approximately
443,000
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Forecast of Population
55 Years or Older, 2001 - 2031
500,000
450,000
400,000
Population
350,000
Peel
300,000
Mississauga
250,000
Brampton
200,000
Caledon
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2001
2006
2011
2016
2021
2026
2031
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In Ontario:
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One in four seniors aged 65+
lives alone
• Seniors aged 65+ will outnumber
children younger than 15 by 2026
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Study Key Messages
• Demographic trends
• Need for diversity in housing
• Opportunities for innovation
• Opportunities for partnership
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Study Purpose
• To share findings to promote
appropriate housing
development.
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Study Research Methodology
• Survey to 6,000
• 1,301 responses (response rate of 22 %)
• Plus 8 focus groups (98 participants)
(including Chinese and Punjabi focus groups)
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• Study is one of the most
comprehensive research
projects in Ontario that
examines housing needs of
older adults.
www.region.peel.on.ca/housing/older2.htm
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SURVEY FINDINGS
CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS
Age
• 55-64
- 46%
• 65-74
- 34%
• 75 years + -20%
Gender - equal
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PLANS TO MOVE IN FUTURE
WHEN PLANNING TO MOVE
44%
36%
27%
13%
26%
31%
- in 10 years or more
- within next 9 years
- within next 5 years
- within next 2 years
- do not know
- do not plan to move
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PLANS TO MOVE IN FUTURE
5 MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS
1. Proximity to doctors and hospitals
2. Affordability
3. Proximity to shopping facilities
4. Proximity to close friends and family
5. Proximity to public transportation
ALSO
-Accessibility is very important.
-Over 1/2 of respondents want to remain in
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the same municipality.
FEATURES OF PREFERRED DWELLING
Strong preference for living space on 1 floor
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Single detached dwelling (44%)
Low-rise apartment (19%)
High-rise (12%)
Row house/townhouse (8%)
Semi-detached (3%)
*Working group promotes public awareness of housing options
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HOME OWNERSHIP
• Majority (59%) want to own
PURCHASE PRICE:
• 1/3 want to pay less than $190,000
• under 1/3 want to pay between $190,000
and $250,000
• over 1/3 want to pay more than $250,000
• Largest group of respondents want to pay
$200,000 or $250,000
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Preferred Community Types of Peel Respondents
60%
51.7%
50%
40%
32.4%
30%
20%
14.3%
10%
1.7%
0%
A regular mixed age community or building
A retirement community geared to older adults w ho are active
A community for older adults that offers some assistance
Other
Figure 30: Percentage of Respondents Interested in
Housing Option
50%
38.4%
40%
32.4%
26.1%
30%
14.8%
20%
12.2%
10%
8.1%
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Maybe - but would like to learn more about it first
Total of "Yes" and" Maybe"
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VIEWS ON HOUSING OPTIONS
THEMES FROM FOCUS GROUPS
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modest, no frills condos
single level living space
manufactured homes
desire more information
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South Asian housing needs
• Peel study Chinese and Punjabi focus
groups mostly new immigrants
• Another new study of established, middle
and upper income South Asian people
show some different & additional needs
– Less need to live with others of same culture,
prayer room, extra rooms for family who may
move in, large pantry in kitchen, pie-shaped
lots preferred, designed for socializing, open
concept design preferred except for kitchen
which should be enclosed and well-ventilated.27
Example: Convertible Housing
• BC Home 2000
• Home 2000 can
convert from a 4bedroom, single
family home to a
code-compliant
duplex.
• See CMHC
representatives for
more info
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A Multi-family home in
Springdale, Brampton
• one main entrance
• both floors have living
room, dining room,
kitchen, bedroom and
full bathroom
• suits 2 families
• older adults may prefer
first floor
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“Today’s older
consumers
are dynamic and
ever-changing.”
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Two distinct “larger” groups
• Baby Boomers aged 45-64
• Seniors 65 plus
These groups can also be divided into subgroups.
Also consider geography, culture, income
etc.
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Baby Boomers
In general, highly value:
• Youth – Peter Pan generation
• Freedom
• Integration
• Individuality
• Health & exercise
• Comfort and space
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Seniors
In general, highly value:
• Company of people their own age
• Security
• Sense of Community
• Lifestyle
• Vacation-like
• Health & exercise
• Access to essential services
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Boomers vs. Seniors
• Both Prefer:
pedestrian-friendly, close to walking trails,
pet-friendly, designed for socializing, not
too far from children and grandchildren,
close access to services, no stairs, patient
sales people who give detailed info, sense
of community (friends).
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Boomers
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no look-alike cookie-cutter housing
especially the front of house and entrance
lots of options
mixed housing
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Seniors
• More open to older adult communities
• Will spend more time at home and with
neighbours so social space and pedestrian
features even more important
• Wheelchair friendly
• Consider a kid friendly space for grandchildren
• Pets are more than pets - companions
• #1 reason why seniors choose one home over
another is community
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Key messages
• The 50 plus market is the future of
house building.
• If builders and developers are not
developing for the boomers and
seniors, they are missing significant
financial opportunities.
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Peel’s future of 55+ residents
Population will more than quadruple
1991
2031
approximately
approximately
98,000
443,000
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RECOMMENDATIONS
These recommendations were formed and approved by the Peel
Advisory Working Group on Older Adults’ Housing, and were
developed based on knowledge, information, and findings
documented by the AWG.
That the Government of Ontario:
Increase the number and scope of rent
supplements in Ontario to address the
immediate and projected shortfall of available
affordable housing for seniors.
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Provide funding for community support
services (including but not limited to
Supportive Housing) and other measures,
including increased allowances for capital
reserves, that would enable tenants of
seniors’ non-profits to age in place where
this is a preferable care option to
institutionalization.
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Shorten the timeline for the Province of
Ontario to match the Federal Affordable
Housing contribution for communities with
expressed interest and capacity to proceed.
Initiate a joint planning and funding mechanism
between relevant Ministries to ensure the approval of
capital/building
projects,
simultaneously
with
operational funding for community support services.
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Initiate a multi-year funding approach for capital
and operational reviews and approvals.
Provide municipalities with the financial support,
and incentives to build or renovate existing
opportunities to address affordable housing
options for seniors, e.g. development charges
replacement funds, provisions for flexibility within
the Municipal Planning Act, as well as provide
municipalities with access & retrieval of seniors’
data from Statistics Canada for local decision
making, and innovations such as homesharing. 42
Circulate AWG report to key decision
makers (civil servant and politicians) in
relevant
Ontario/Federal
Ministries,
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
(AMO), Ontario Non-Profit Housing
Association (ONPHA), Service Managers,
and post on the Ontario Seniors’
Secretariat, and Municipal Affairs and
Housing websites.
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Provide resources to the AWG and the
Region of Peel to document the
development, learnings and outcomes of
the AWG, and develop a model template
and best practices document to share with
Ontario communities.
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