More than 60% of over-55’s are settled in Forever Home 9 th December 2020 1:04 pm Desire to stay has many considering financial options such as working longer (19%), borrowing money (13%) or releasing equity (11%) More than six in ten (62%) over 55s are living in their forever homes, according to new research from Canada Life today 1. This can be equated to over 6.2 million households 2, for whom property is becoming an increasingly useful asset to provide income. This desire to stay, along with spiraling care costs and emerging socio-economic factors such as children returning home or older parents moving in, has led some forever homeowners to consider their financial options in order to stay longer in their home.