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Sagunto

Sagunto
Spain

Sagunto dispone desde la década de los años 80 de un órgano de participación de las personas mayores, cuya figura es el Consejo de Personas Mayores, que además de constituir…

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City population: 6527826.5 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Peñarrubia

Peñarrubia
Spain

Desde el Ayuntamiento de Peñarrubia estamos comprometidos con ofrecer una mejor calidad de vida a las personas que viven en el territorio y somos conscientes de que dentro de la…

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City population: 33241.57 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

County Roscommon

County Roscommon
Ireland

The Leas Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council Ivan Connaughton on behalf of Roscommon and its citizens signed the Age Friendly Communities Declaration at City Hall, Dublin on 27th November 2014.…

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City population: 6454423 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

County Donegal

County Donegal
Ireland

The consultation process for the Donegal Age Friendly Strategy took place in the Autumn of 2014 with the document being formally launched in May 2015. The strategy consisted of twenty…

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City population: 15919220.1 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

County Tipperary

County Tipperary
Ireland

In partnership with the Lions Clubs rollout and support of Message in a Bottle campaign whereby you are encouraged to keep your basic personal and medical details in the case…

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City population: 15953321 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Bristol

Bristol
United Kingdom

Bristol City Council and Age UK Bristol have worked together since 2015 to involve older people and stakeholders in coproducing an Age-Friendly strategy that makes Bristol a great place to…

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City population: 45420017.2 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Salon, conférences et ateliers pour bien vieillir chez soi

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La Ville de Metz organise depuis octobre 2015, tous les deux ans, un salon dédié à l’habitat des seniors à l’Hôtel de Ville.
Des conseils pour bien vivre chez soi sont proposés en présence de nombreux professionnels dans le cadre de stands et conférences.
L’échange direct avec les acteurs de l’habitat du territoire permet une…

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Started: 2015
Location: Metz, France
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication

Vivre aux vignes : une formule pour bien-vieillir chez soi

Le dispositif « Vivre aux vignes » s’inscrit dans la continuité des domiciles collectifs (DOCOS), apparus à Grenoble au début des années 1980. Il s’agit d’un dispositif innovant qui vise à proposer une alternative entre le domicile (chez-soi isolé) et la maison de retraite médicalisée (EHPAD), accessible à des aînés aux ressources modestes. L’une des…

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Started: 1980
Location: Ville de Grenoble, France
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Housing

Elder Services and Engagement

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A Little Help (ALH) empowers older people through direct volunteer services including transportation, yard/home chores, technology/handy help, and caregiver respite, and through social/educational events such as picnics, interest groups, and intergenerational programming. In coordination with community partners, ALH creates opportunities for older adults to engage in meaningful community with neighbors of all ages and backgrounds…

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Started: 2007
Location: A Little Help, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Social protection, Transportation

La résidence “La Note Bleue”

La résidence la Note Bleue a pour objectif de permettre de vivre le plus longtemps possible à domicile grâce à des logements adaptés. Nous avons choisi un lieu d’implantation en plein coeur du centre-bourg pour un accès privilégié aux services et aux commerces. En 2010, le département du Rhône a encouragé la création d’une charte…

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Started: 2011
Location: Limonest, France
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing

NeighborLink Indianapolis Low-Income Senior Home Repairs

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The mission of NeighborLink Indianapolis is to offer an improved quality of life to very low-income senior homeowners and homeowners with disabilities in Indianapolis, Indiana by providing free home repairs and modifications necessary to allow older people to remain in their own homes safely and with dignity. Many of these homeowners are living in unsafe,…

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Started: 2013
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Recreation Centres Network

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The Municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso currently has a network of nine recreation centres which serve 175 people that work in partnership with the Parish Councils. The last one opened in 2nd of june 2018. Strategically, the municipality aims to expand this partnership to every parish council in Póvoa de Lanhoso. There are 22 parish…

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Started: 2010
Location: Póvoa de Lanhoso/Portugal, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Social protection, Transportation

Building A Seniors’ Campus – Age-Friendly Housing Practice

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County of Simcoe’s vision was to build a state-of-the-art, “60+” adult lifestyle community compatible with an “aging at home” philosophy to meet the increasing need for varied older adult housing options. Georgian Village is a campus that features an entire continuum of housing alternatives to support varied socio-economic needs offering many levels of care ‘under…

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Started: 2013
Location: Simcoe County Age-Friendly Community, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care, Social protection, Transportation

Kanagawa Prefectural Government

Kanagawa Prefectural Government
Japan

In order to create a brighter future vision for the era of the super-aged society, Kanagawa, the second most populous prefecture in Japan adjacent to Tokyo, has been promoting a…

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Porto Amigo program

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Porto Amigo is a program that carries out reconstruction, repair, and improvements to the homes of people in a vulnerable economic situation to enhance mobility and health. These construction works are carried out by both national and international university students, that are volunteers in the Just a Change Association (partner of the project) and, if…

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Started: 2009
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Housing, Social protection

Les logements bleus adaptés combinés avec une veille sociale

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La ville de Nantes, des bailleurs sociaux et ADOMA proposent au public âgé de plus de 65 ans ayant des revenus modestes et vivant ou souhaitant vivre en habitat social ou en résidence sociale, une offre de logements adaptés au vieillissement répartis sur l’ensemble des quartiers nantais, à proximité des services et des transports.

A cette…

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Started: 2008
Location: Nantes, France
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication, Social protection

Shared Affordable Housing

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Since 1984, HomeSharing’s mission has been to match “Providers” – residents who need to share their homes or apartments in order to maintain them, with “Seekers” – individuals searching for affordable housing in the community. We are the only agency in New Jersey using the shared housing model to serve the working poor whose incomes…

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Started: 1984
Location: Central and Northern New Jersey communities, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing, Social protection