Episode 2.4 Ageing in place or ageing stuck in place? with Nick Ryan and Amanda Bailey

Ageing in place sounds like the goal. But someone can remain in the same home for decades and still become stranded when the GP retires, the bus route changes and neighbours no longer answer the door.

In this Episode 2.4, I speak with Nick Ryan of Lutheran Services and Amanda Bailey of Faith Housing Australia about the gap between ageing in place and ageing stuck in place.

Listen to discover:

• Why homes designed for one stage of life can quickly stop working when health, mobility or family circumstances change.
• How a single household can support or fail multigenerational families, including carers and people with disability.
• What happens when renters need home modifications but do not control the property or how long they can remain there.
• What long social housing waits and rigid eligibility rules mean for people facing illness, disability or relationship breakdown.
• How people become stranded without moving when transport, healthcare, shops and community connections disappear around them.
• Which inclusive housing models are already working and why housing, health and care systems must stop treating one life as separate policy problems.

This conversation asks a bigger question: can our homes, neighbourhoods and policies adapt with us, or are people being forced to fit places that no longer fit their lives?