Toward Housing for the Elderly in Indonesia
Wijayanti, Bambang Setioko, Edward Endrianto Pandelaki

Abstract
Nearly almost all countries in the world face the increase of the elderly population, particularly in urban areas. In this case the housing that can sustain the needs of the elderly becomes the primary concern. Developed nations such as United Kingdom (UK), United State of America (USA) and Japan are examples of countries with their economic development has tried to develop integrated policies for the welfare of the elderly so that elderly can exist safely and comfortably wherever they live. As a developing country, Indonesia is also facing the same problems with the growth of the urban elderly population. This paper is a study that aims to determine what extent and how Indonesian issues facing the elderly and housing, what potentials owned by Indonesia which can be considered as approaches to the provision of housing in accordance with the needs of the elderly? To accomplish these objectives, used methods of literature review related to the provision of housing for the elderly, in particular by studying the example of the UK, the USA and Japan, as the basis for a SWOT analysis, which then can lead to the conclusion. From the conclusion showed Indonesia needs to create an integrated policy in dealing with the problem of the elderly and housing by taking into account the local cultural values that can strengthen the policy.

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