Community Resources and Reference Library

An updated list of publications and research materials in addition to those listed, is currently being assembled. Please contact the , should you have specific inquiries.

Seniors Services Society Newsletters

• Spring 2009
• Fall 2008

This library includes research initiated by our agency, research from other organizations, governments, think tanks, academe or agencies whether local or national who report on issues, statistics, data or opinions of interest to those who are searching for information on seniors, older adults health and housing. It has a bias towards listing links to information about seniors in B.C. Canada.

Publications and Research

• 70 Ways to Reduce the Cost of Developing and Operating Supportive Housing for Seniors October 2004 B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association
• A Management Strategy for the NIMBY Syndrome Case studies of successful NIMBY strategies, produced for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Affordability, and Choice Today (ACT) program.
• A meta-analytic review of the effects of residential homes on neighborhood property values and crime rates Source: Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, Vol. 5 (pp 20-24),1989. Authors: Aamodt, M. G. & Chiglinsky, M.
• A profile of seniors in British Columbia Ministry of Health Services 2004
• A Roof Over My Head - A Guide for Senior Renters, BCCEAS 2002
• Age-Friendly Rural and Remote Communities: A Guide Denise Weber, Public Health Agency of Canada 2008 This guide provides information to help rural communities address issues related to senior’s transportation, housing, social inclusion, and other issues.
• Aging Well in B.C. November 2006 Premier's Council
• BC Seniors' Guide: Programs & benefits for British Columbia Seniors - 2006
• B.C. Seniors' Market Survey CMHC 2007
• Burnaby Access Guidebook 2007
• Creating Market and Non-Market Affordable Housing: A Smart Growth Toolkit for BC Municipalities April 2008 Smart Growth BC
• Fraser Health Seniors Home Health Profile 2007
• Global Age-Friendly Cities: A Guide World Health Organization Geneva 2007
• Homelessness Hub: Canadian Research Library 2007
• Housing Canada's Seniors in the Next 30 Years Urban Futures Institute Report 28
• Housing Change in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area; 2006 Census 2006 Urban Futures
• Housing for Older Canadians - The definitive guide to the over-55 market, CMHC 1999
• Housing for People with Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders: Summary of Literature and Annotated Bibliography  The Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University January 2007
• Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society U.K. Government Report February 2008
• Maintaining Seniors Independence - A Guide to Planning for Housing and Support Services, CMHC 1991
• Municipal Land Use Policy and Housing Affordability: Halifax Regional Municipality
• New Westminster Seniors Services Task Force Report April 2007
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind: the Plight of Seniors and Homelessness: A Report on Homelessness and the Risk of Homelessness among Seniors and Vulnerable Adults in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. 2003
• Regional Homelessness Plan for Greater Vancouver, GVRD March 2001
• Rental Housing Trends in Greater Vancouver, Tenants Rights Action Coalition January 2001
• Research Project on Homelessness in Greater Vancouver, GVRD July 2002
• Role of Supportive Housing for Low-Income Seniors in Ontario : a research report  Allison Jones, University of British Columbia CPRN Social Housing Internship Program 2008.
• The Safe Living Guide: a guide to home safety for seniors 3rd ed , 2005 Public Health Agency of Canada
• Seniors and Homelessness: Activities of the Senior Services Society February 2008 Power point presentation for a Teleforum with HRSDC
• Seniors Housing and Services Needs in the City of Burnaby, SHIP 1995
• Seniors’ Housing and Support Initiative Document series. Union of British Columbia Municipalities.
• Seniors Housing Development Forecast Tool (SHDFT): A Guide for Thinking About Developing Seniors Housing 2002
• Seniors Profile: Health and Social Profiles by the Vancouver Richmond Health Board, 2000
• Striving for the Ideal: A Senior Friendly Community, 411 Seniors Centre Feb 2002
• Summary of Presentations: Premier’s Council on Aging and Seniors’ Issues. February 16, 2006 Vancouver, British Columbia
• The Case for a Systematic Solution to Discriminatory Nimby Opposition in Ontario
• Toward More Inclusive Neighbourhoods Includes an extensive bibliography and resource list of relevant publications and videos
• Types of Seniors Housing Seniors Services Society 2008. For a grid version of this document click here.
• Voices of Burnaby Seniors: a survey of Burnaby Citizens 55 years and older Burnaby Seniors’ Interagency Society December 2007