ABSTRACT Across the life course, far-reaching socio-demographic and health related transformations are influencing the meaning of home in the UK. The collection presented in this Special Issue of Home Futures critically interjects into the ‘where and when’ of dwelling during the process of ageing with key concepts explored within this introductory article. It argues that, change is seen through the disruption of conventional ideas of ageing ‘at home’, traditional understandings of ‘the older person’ and its corollary social imaginaries, alongside the relationship between care practices and homes. Many of these shifts are being addressed through a range of emerging housing (and collaborative) alternatives. The article concludes by considering how discussions in this special issue disclose the home, from a range of social and material angles, as a diverse process and experience of meaning making over time, deeply entangled with health and well-being, disrupting traditional understandings of ‘place making’ in later life.

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迈向老龄化、住房和福祉的关键交叉点

摘要在整个生命历程中，影响深远的社会人口和健康相关的转变正在影响英国家庭的意义。本期《家居未来》特刊中展示的系列通过这篇介绍性文章中探讨的关键概念，批判性地插入了老龄化过程中居住的“地点和时间”。它认为，通过打破“在家”老龄化的传统观念、对“老年人”的传统理解及其必然的社会想象，以及护理实践与家庭之间的关系，可以看到变化。许多这些转变正在通过一系列新兴的住房（和协作）替代方案得到解决。文章最后考虑了本期特刊中的讨论如何从一系列社会和物质角度揭示家庭，