Canada

Saanich joined the World Health Organization Age-Friendly Cities Project in 2006. The resulting report created a lens for the municipality to use when planning and building age friendly amenities into…

United States of America

Senior programs are currently provided mainly through the Cupertino Senior Center that is operated by the city. In 2016, an Age Friendly Cupertino Task Force that included a diverse group…

Poland

“HOUSE NEEDED” PROGRAM – program for assisted housing including the “Not alone” program providing people over 55 the possibility to occupy 24 apartments adapted for the disabled. The apartments come…

Slovenia

Grosuplje is a modern, fast-growing municipality. The population has grown to nearly twenty thousand people, of whom seven thousand live in the town. Our population is also ageing (the percentage…

Republic of Korea

1. Policies
Gangbuk-gu has implemented the most integrated and innovative strategies to create the age-friendly city to achieve one of the goals of Gangbuk-gu, ‘Healthy 100, Hopeful Gangbuk,’ and we…

United Kingdom

Working with our partners we have set up the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub to coordinate a strategic response to the opportunities and challenges of an ageing population.

The Ageing Hub is…

Sweden

The City of Stockholm has a joint long-term vision of a city for everyone. The City’s elderly care covers a range of support and assistance to ensure that all elderly…

Ireland

Following a County-wide consultation process the second Clare Age Friendly Strategy from 2018-2022 was adopted, which builds on the achievements of the first Strategy. This 2nd Age-Friendly Strategy for…

France

La ville de Vence doit s’adapter pour maintenir l’autonomie des aînés, comme :
– Adapter l’habitat, afin de garantir à chacun la possibilité de rester le plus longtemps possible dans…

Belgium

A Andenne, il existe une dynamique sociale certaine. Les Aînés représentent plus de 20% de la population, et veiller à leur bien-être constitue une priorité pour les autorités locales.

La Ville…

Turkey

Mersin is a Mediterranean city with a population of 1,727,255. With its warm climate, purchasing power parity, the availability of all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables and low home…

Spain

En el mes de octubre del 2016, el Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Pamplona aprobó, por unanimidad, una declaración sobre los derechos de las personas mayores. El texto ratificado estaba basado…

Spain

El Ayuntamiento de Elche trabaja para el grupo poblacional de las personas mayores buscando la calidad de vida de los mismas, valorando y reconociendo su dignidad y garantizándoles un…