The project seeks to determine the factors influencing the take up of reverse mortgage products and services within the context of overall demand. This research project focuses on provision of a comprehensive appraisal of reverse mortgages as they pertain to ‘ageing in place’ and community care decision-making.

This report examines what the currently available literature has to say in relation to the following three questions: 1. What are the financial costs and benefits to individuals and governments of using private housing as the home base for the provision of care services for older people? 2. How do the different aspects of housing...