Living longer and more actively, the retiree cohort is changing. This growing demographic have higher service, lifestyle and leisure expectations. As a result, the residential property sector must adapt their service proposition. SPEAKERS Dr Brian Beach – Senior Research Fellow, ILC John O'Brien – Associate Director, Construction Innovation, BRE Group Samantha Gibson – Director, FirstPort Retirement Property Services

1. Breakfast briefing:
Retirement living considerations for
the modern age
A partnership event from FirstPort and ILC
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2. Keith Shields
Managing Director, FirstPort Retirement Property Services
Welcome
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3. Breakfast briefing:
Retirement living considerations for the
modern age
Agenda
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8.05 - Dr Brian Beach - Senior Research Fellow, ILC
Retirement expectations and older people today
8.20 - John O'Brien - Associate Director, Construction Innovation, BRE Group
Building a better world together
8.35 - Samantha Gibson - Director, FirstPort Retirement Property Services
Third Age Living: Retirement reimagined
8.50 - Q&A
9.00 - Finish. Future of Ageing 2018 begins

4. Dr Brian Beach
Senior Research Fellow
Retirement expectations
older people today
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5. Retirement expectations and older
people today
Dr Brian Beach
Senior Research Fellow
#futureofageing @FirstPortUK @ILCUK

6. What are we talking about?
Retirement is changing – with opportunities for an active later
life.
We know who older people are and what they like – or do we?
Wellbeing is linked to social connections – housing has a role to
enhance this.

7. Retirement is changing
More years spent in retirement
• 1990-2012: 16 up to 21 for men, 23 to 26 for women
Reductions in pensioner poverty since 1994
• JRF 2016/17: fewer than 1 in 6 pensioners – 1 in 4 other ages
Leisure is the biggest aspiration for retirement
• 51% of those 46-65 plan to travel more in the “long-term future”

8. In the past 12 months, have you taken a holiday…?
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Source: ELSA Waves 5 & 6 (2010/11 & 2012/13)

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watch television
work or volunteer
walk or exercise
do other health-related activities
travel or commute
spend time with family or friends
spend time at home alone

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11. Social connections and retirement communities
•Chronic loneliness affects 1.2m older people, with significant
impacts on health and wellbeing
•Loneliness is subjective – different than isolation – so about
more than just creating connections
•“Promote product diversification, but with limited complexity”
– Stronger Foundations

12. Thank you
Dr Brian Beach
Senior Research Fellow
BrianBeach@ilcuk.org.uk
@ilcuk

13. John O'Brien
Associate Director, Construction Innovation, BRE Group
Building a better world together
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14. Building a better world together
www.bregroup.com
Chris and Sally’s House
Living with Dementia
John O’Brien, Associate Director-
Construction Innovation

15. Who we are
• Founded in 1921
• UK centre of excellence for the built environment
• Owned by a charity
• Research based organisation
• Provide the science to support government, regulation and
industry
• Undertake testing and certify products and organisations
• Celebrated 50 years of housing condition surveys, 25 years of
SAP

16. 16
Innovation Park

17. Cost of dementia in the UK
Source; Alzheimer's Society

18. – The number of people over 60 is due to increase by 25m over the next 25
years
– 850,000 people live with dementia in the UK today
– Projected to rise to 2 million by 2051
– 1 in 14 people in the UK live with dementia
– Although dementia is associated with aging an estimated 40,000 people
have early onset dementia
– The Department of heath estimated only 59% of people living with
dementia have a full diagnosis.
Source; Alzheimer's Society

19. Partners
– Rockwool
– Akzo Nobel
– Ideal standard
– John Lewis Business

21. Outcomes of Research and Objectives of Project
– Planning ahead
– Living in homes that support them and their family/carers properly
– Getting out and about
– Getting the right advice, access to information and services, advocacy
– Using various community-based and housing services optimally
– Getting access to the right sort and level of care
– Accessing health services and treatments optimally at home and
community and taking the optimal medication
– Choosing and buying what they need
– Making best use of limited resources and budget

22. • A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT – how can design help people ‘
Living with Dementia’ to retain their capacity and to live safely and
comfortably in their own homes for longer?
• A RESEARCH PLATFORM – to carry out ongoing evidence based
research into ‘Living with Dementia’
• A LEARNING TOOL – to assist people ‘Living with Dementia’, their
carers, developers and institutions in the care, health and housing sectors
to understand new housing design can be improved to cater for ‘ageing
in place’
• AN ONGOING PROJECT

23. Typical existing house
• Stairs and stepped
access
• No bathroom
ground floor
• Poor lighting and
ventilation
• Windows hard to
open

24. Why make these changes; the experience of dementia
• Lonely
• Unsure
• Anxious
• Lost
• Unclear
• Bewildered
• Aggressive
• Perplexed
• Confused
• Disoriented
• Agitated

25. Environmental considerations: temperature and ventilation
• Provide a healthy and comfortable environment.
• Design and implement optimal natural ventilation
strategies.
• Implement automated control system for natural
ventilation and heating.
• Satisfy thermal comfort and indoor air quality while
minimising energy demand.

26. Physical stimulation
– Physical exercise can prevent dementia
– Physical exercise can also help to mange dementia
– Cooking own meals important to retain independence
– Hobbies such as gardening, walking, music, clubs.

27. Wet room equipped with walls strong enough to retrofit handrails

28. Standard kitchen for independent living

29. Clear sightlines through home

30. Dining room becomes dayroom

31. Dayroom features clear sightline to WC, door created for ease of access

32. Upstairs demonstrates more advanced dementia with 24 hour carer

33. Handrails to stairs and optional lift plus carers
bedroom

34. Accessible Design
– Meets mandatory requirements for accessibility
Adaptable Design
– Readily adjustable when need arises
Inclusive Design
– Serves every user in the safest possible and most convenient
way by providing for an independent and equal way of living
Design Approaches

35. Evidenced-Based Design Personas

36. • Provide authoritative information on
adaptation,
• Undertake future research
• Develop partnerships
• Influence the wider housing and health agenda
through policy, standards and industry engagement.
• Information point for stakeholders
• Adaptation capacity embedded in new-build
• Support ageing plans and adaptation planning
Next steps

37. building a better world togethertogether

38. www.bregroup.com
Thank you
BRE Group
Watford, UK
WD25 9XX
+44 (0)333 321 88 11
enquiries@bre.co.uk
www.bregroup.com
john.o’brien@bregroup.com

39. Samantha Gibson
Director, FirstPort Retirement Property Services
Retirement reimagined
#futureofageing @FirstPortUK @ILCUK

40. Third Age from FirstPort
Retirement reimagined
Samantha Gibson – Director, Retirement Property Services

41. Third Age – A changing world
65+
population
set to
increase to
20% by
2024
Retirement
units set to
increase
30% by
2022
UK house
prices
increased
by over
300% in
last 20
years
Sector
impact:
Analogue
vs.
digital
Demand Equity Supply Sector change

42. Third Age: We say ‘no’ to the status quo…
Through research carried out by Boomer and Beyond we know what activities customers want to participate in:
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Travel groups
Organised walks
Bars / pubs / club nights
Supper clubs
Games nights
Live entertainment (performing arts/theatre)
Fitness classes
Volunteering in the local community
Yoga / gym / dance classes (group exercise)
Allotments (planting/growing things)
Cooking classes
Card game club (e.g. bridge)
Dance classes
Computer games
Art studio (painting/sculpture classes)
Local nursery (childminding/interactive programmes)
Virtual reality experiences
Other (please specify)
None of the above
“It sounds much better than
living in an old people's
home... the social aspect is
appealing to some extent -
but it would be dependent on
what exactly was available.
Bingo and card games would
be my worst nightmare!"
Most people would consider moving to a
retirement living community. Only a small
proportion (14%) ruled it out. The groups most
likely to "definitely consider" this option were
those aged 55-59 and people living alone.

43. Third Age: We say ‘no’ to the status quo…
We know what local facilities are most important to future retirees when considering a move to a retirement community:
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Local shops
Supermarkets
Park
Health Centre
Good coffee shop
Cafes & bars
Good restaurants
Good local pub
Cinema
Theatre
Swimming Pool
DIY stores
Fishing lake/river
Gym
Tennis Court
Boating Lake/Sailing Club
Bowling Green
Golf Course
Very appealing Fairly appealing Not That Appealing Not At All Appealing

44. Third Age: Our response
Graduated service offer: A person centred suite of services

45. Third Age: Bringing it all together
My family and
friends are very
important in my
life & I want them
to visit & enjoy my
home
My working life
continues so I need
good WiFi and flexible
communal spaces so
that my business
continues to thrive
As my lifestyle is more
relaxed these days, I
want to live
somewhere safe,
sociable & friendly with
a real sense of
community
I lead a varied &
active lifestyle so I
love to try new
things in my local
area such as yoga &
art classes

46. Third Age: The lifestyle
Wellbeing
Monitoring
providing early
diagnoses
Interior Design
delivering
adaptable
spaces
Smart
Buildings
Digital Emergency
Call System
Highly skilled
Development
Managers, Trade
Accredited
contractors,
skilled Back
Office team

47. Thank you

48. Q&A
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49. Thank you
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