Designing with, and for, the older people in our communities is becoming increasingly important as we see two major societal changes: our population is ageing and is increasingly urban. For the first time in history, there are now more people aged over 65 than there are children under the age of five.1 By 2050, the global population over 60 years of age is expected to reach 2.1 billion (more than double what it is today)2 and approximately 70 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas.3
These major shifts are being experienced alongside other drivers of change, including the increasing occurrence