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Simancas

Simancas
Spain

El municipio de Simancas cuenta con las siguientes instalaciones en las que se llevan a cabo actividades para las personas mayores:
• Aulas de cultura
• Hogar del jubilado
•…

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City population: 521418 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Rubí

Rubí
Spain

El ayuntamiento de Rubí viene realizando distintas actividades amigables con las personas mayores. A partir de la convocatoria del II Congreso de las Personas Mayores y del nombramiento de los…

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City population: 7842712.31 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Torelló

Torelló
Spain

Desde hace muchos años el ayuntamiento de Torelló está llevando a cabo diferentes acciones para las personas mayores del municipio como:

• El Servicio de atención a la dependencia atiende a…

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City population: 1417225.59 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Wroclaw

Wroclaw
Poland

Wroclaw implements projects within the framework of governmental grants through public institutions, non-governmental organizations, associations, non-formal urban movements and senior organizations (e.g. Senior Clubs, Third Age Universities).  The following projects…

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City population: 63768926 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Villabuena de Álava

Villabuena de Álava
Spain

El ayuntamiento de Villabuena de Álava se incorporó al programa de Euskadi Lagunkoia Sustraietatik en junio de 2017. Desde entonces se ha realizado el diagnóstico de amigabilidad a través de…

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City population: 30037.7 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Municipal housing policy for seniors in Ostrów Wielkopolski

This program was created in response to the needs of a growing number of seniors and the lack of flats currently dedicated to people 60 +  in Ostrów Wielkopolski. Common problems faced by seniors include stairs, no elevator, and a lack of help. This project aims to solve these issues.

It is divided into 2 tasks:

  1. Sheltered…

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Started: 2017
Location: OstrowWielkopolski, Poland
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Jockey Club Age-friendly City: Live better, Love with care

Evaluated

In March to June 2017, Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust had supported Hong Kong Christian Service to carry out a community project on Age-friendly Housing and Social Inclusion. With reference to the Baseline Report (2016) under the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project, there were difficulties of accessing reliable home repairing and modification services for…

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Started: 2017
Location: KwunTong, China
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Housing, Information and communication, Long-term care, Social protection

An online education program on the care of older people: the Centre for Innovation and Education in Aged Care (CIEAC)

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The Centre for Innovation and Education in Aged Care (CIEAC) provides a free online education program suitable for anyone with an interest in evidence-based care promoting the well-being of older people. The Centre was established within the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Deakin University in Burwood, Australia in 2012. The primary aim of the…

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Started: 2012
Location: Burwood, Victoria, Australia, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care

Mobility Scouts: Engaging older people

Mobility Scouts is an Erasmus+ project implemented by partners working in the fields of social policy and research, social gerontology and adult education in Austria (Vienna, queraum. social & cultural research) , Germany (Hanau, ISIS), Italy (Rome, Lunaria), Lithuania (Kaunas, Seniors Initiatives Center) and the Netherlands (Zutphen, OVN-NL). The Mobility Scouts project was implemented in…

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Started: 2016
Location: Vienna (AT), Hanau (DE), Zutphen (NL), Rome (IT), Kaunas (LT), Germany
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Minds In Motion

The Municipality of Port Hope and the Alzheimer’s Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton have partnered together to offer the Minds In Motion program in Port Hope. Minds In Motion is a program offered through the Alzheimer’s Society for participants who are experiencing early to mid-stage signs of dementia. The program is a…

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Started: 2018
Location: PortHope, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Health, Social protection

Intergenerational Musical Memories

Evaluated

The Intergenerational Musical Memories Pilot Project was developed and trialled in the first year of the Maroondah City Council’s age-friendly journey to address the domain of Respect and Social Inclusion.

The project used music to bring together one older person within a care facility that was experiencing some memory loss, and another younger person that felt…

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Started: 2016
Location: Maroondah, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Social protection

What does being old mean to you?

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There is no denying that ageism is still prevalent in today’s society. Ask yourself, how often have you forgotten something or somebody’s name and said “I’m having a senior’s moment”? Just like racism and sexism, ageism is not OK. It makes the assumption that all older people are or behave the same. But, just like…

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Started: 2018
Location: Rockingham, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Social protection

Age Friendly Community Care Programme for Age-friendly Transportation

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The Wan Chai Methodist Centre for the Seniors organized the Age Friendly Community Care programme to improve age-friendliness within the district’s transportation system, with support from the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project. The programme encouraged older adults to share their opinions about public transportation and to promote a culture of offering seats to those who…

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Started: 2017
Location: WanChai, China
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Housing Improvement and Care Scheme in Tsuen Wan

Evaluated

According to the baseline assessment conducted by Tsuen Wan District in 2016 with reference to the eight Age-friendly City (AFC) domains recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), “Housing” was identified as the second most important area for support by district residents. Most respondents indicated that they wanted access to home modification options to improve…

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Started: 2017
Location: Tsuen Wan District Hong Kong, China
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Nursing Care Service at Public Bath

There are five pubic baths (called ‘sento’ in Japanese) in Kamakura City. The City uses the baths to provide seniors’ day-care services called “Day Sento” twice a month during weekday mornings. Older adults of 65 and over can use this service for 300 yen each time, which includes the fee for the bath.

Each user receives…

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Started: 2001
Location: Kamakura City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication

Active Sunderland Wellness Walking Programme

The Active Sunderland Wellness Walking Programme has been running since September 2010. It consists of a series of weekly volunteer led Health and Nordic Walks that take place at various locations across Sunderland. The walks are accredited by the National Walking for Health Scheme and each walk lasts between 30 and 120 minutes. The walks…

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Started: 2010
Location: Sunderland, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Social protection

Age-friendly Pedestrian Safety Workshops

These age-friendly pedestrian safety workshops aim to increase the safety of older pedestrians in Hamilton by building capacity and educating residents around the use of new pedestrian crossovers and signalized intersections. The workshops involve interactive presentations for older people held in their local communities, which include a video developed by the City of Hamilton on…

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Started: 2017
Location: Hamilton, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Unley Legends

Developed in partnership between the City of Unley and Resthaven Inc, Unley Legends is a series of short films showcasing seven inspring legends of the Unley community who are still very much young at heart. Together, the City of Unley and Resthaven were on a mission to challenge people’s stereotypes about what it means to…

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Started: 2017
Location: City of Unley, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication

Chairs for Seniors

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The general lounge chairs in the Lane Cove Library are low down and not easy for older people to get in and out of. The Library has purchased several sets of higher arm chairs with corresponding higher tables so that older people can use them without difficulty. They are very popular! Read more…

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Started: 2014
Location: Lane Cove, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication, Other

Lugaritz Homes: Connecting a Neighborhood

Lugaritz is a new housing complex located in a very strategic position in the City of San Sebastian. Lugartiz aims to improve neighbourhood connectivity as well as to create new methods of social cohesion for a more age-friendly experience.

The idea for Lugaritz comes from the need to provide new housing solutions for older people by exploring…

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Started: 2018
Location: San Sebastian, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Long-term care, Social protection, Urban development