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Digital Nursing Home Initiative

The Age Friendly Clare digital nursing home initiative is about keeping all of our 16 nursing home residents connected; using technology to bring the outside in! Each nursing home is receiving an Alexa echo dot and an accompanying tablet. These devices empower residents to stay connected, which is vitally important especially during…

Started: 2020
Location: County Clare
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Other

Besiktas Municipality’s Social Centers

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Social Centers, one of the service projects started by the Beşiktaş Municipality for older adults, offers the residents of Beşiktaş who are 65 and over the opportunity to do mental activities aimed at improving cognitive skills and to socialize and meet new people in a clean and lively environment.

We have three Social Centers; Etiler, Ulus…

Started: 2008
Location: Besiktas Municipality, Turkey
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Gdynia Third Year University is up online!

A wonderful news for senior students of Gdynia Third Year University (GUTW) and for everyone, who want to learn something new or develop their skills. Gdynia Third Year University just went up online! Soon in the web are about to appear lectures especially for Gdynia senior citizens.

Gdynia Third Year University is third biggest academy in…

Started: 2020
Location: Gdynia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

Digital Connect

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Macedon Ranges Shire Council (Council) provides services and support to older people through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, including a service called Social Support Individual, which is primarily delivered by volunteers. Through this service, Council offers the Digital Connect Program.
There has been an increased need and interest from older people and clients to…

Started: 2020
Location: Macedon Ranges, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

Move It – Back in the Game

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Back in the Game was delivered by Macedon Ranges Shire Council as part of the Australian Government-funded Loddon Mallee Region “Move It” project, which aimed to increase participation in physical activity by older people who were previously inactive.

The Council chose to offer “Back in the Game”, a modified indoor sports program designed by Council on…

Started: 2020
Location: Macedon Ranges, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Capacitación a funcionarios de atención directa de público sobre Personas Mayores

Capacitación a funcionarios municipales, sobre atención hacia las Personas Mayores Objetivo

Capacitar a los funcionarios que se desempeñan en atención directa a público, en materias atingentes al envejecimiento poblacional, trato, atención y consideraciones hacia este grupo etario.

Temáticas a abordar

Realidad Comunal y Municipal sobre Personas Mayores. Contexto y Cifras de Interés.
Nuevos desafíos comunales, referentes a Age Friendly World
Mitos…

Started: 2019
Location: San Miguel, Chile
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Activator Poles over Zoom

We have brought our Activator pole Programme online.
A big thank you to Frank Fahey for the videos and & to Age Friendly Laois for providing the poles to loan out to groups/participants. If you or if you know of anyone who would like to take part please let us know especially anyone who is…

Started: 2020
Location: Laois County Council
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Intergenerational Project

The City of Moncton is participating in an intergenerational initiative involving the Mayor’s Seniors’ Advisory Committee and Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee. This is part of the New Brunswick Healthy Seniors Pilot Project (PHAC & NB Gov) initiative ‘iGAP’ InterGenerational Action Plan to help improve the quality of life of older adults in New Brunswick with…

Started: 2021
Location: Moncton, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Ageing Well Connect – Newsletter

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The Ageing Well Connect newsletter was developed in 2018 in response to requests from the community to be better informed about age-friendly events and services in Indigo Shire. The newsletter is delivered monthly via email, post, in hard copy at our libraries and can also be read on our website: https://www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/Living-in-Indigo/Older-people/Read-the-Ageing-Well-Connect-newsletter

Community groups and services regularly…

Started: 2018
Location: Indigo Shire, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

JCAFC: Neighbourhood Care Scheme for Elderly Carers

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The Caritas Mok Cheung Sui Kun Community Centre organised the Age Friendly City programme to improve age-friendliness in social participation within the district with the support from the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project (JCAFC). With the aim of providing support to solitary older adults and older couples, this programme included two parts:

This programme began with…

Started: 2018
Location: Central and Western District, China
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Information and communication

Our Everyday. Our Borders

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Organized by the Jockey Club Institute of Ageing, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the program encouraged older people to expand their daily routine and to explore the opportunities of built environment in their community, together with students and professionals from the built environment and…

Started: 2019
Location: TaiPo, China
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Urban development

Maintain a distant link with the older Angevins

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The CCAS of Angers, with the gerontological department, supports older people and their caregivers in maintaining their social life, with an entertainment offer to be informed, listened to and entertained during the COVID confinement. Read more »

Started: 2020
Location: Angers, France
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Other

Dance Hall Days

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Fremantle’s over 55s are donning their dancing shoes every month for an afternoon of twisting, shaking, swaying, waltzing and line dancing!

Since August last year, the City of Fremantle in partnership with Fremantle Workers Club, Notre Dame University, Town of East Fremantle, Fremantle Italian Club and Swan Yacht Club has facilitated monthly dances for the over…

Started: 2019
Location: City of Fremantle
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

El Centro de Ocio dispone de una nueva sala para las sesiones de memoria y estimulación cognitiva para las personas mayores de Azuqueca

24.12.2020

Formación para el manejo de los dispositivos de la sala de memoria y estimulación cognitiva del Centro de Ocio Río Henares. Fotografía: Ayuntamiento de Azuqueca.

En el marco del proyecto municipal ‘Digitalizando a nuestros mayores’, el Ayuntamiento de Azuqueca ha habilitado en el Centro de Ocio Río Henares una nueva sala para impartir las actividades de…

Started: 2019
Location: Azuqueca de Henares, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Information and communication

Romería y Tradiciones de los mayores

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El viernes 14 de febrero de 2020, el Santuario de La Jara se convirtió en algo más que un lugar lleno de devotos con motivo de la celebración de la peregrinación de la Virgen de Luna, patrona de Pozoblanco.

Después de varios meses de espera y anhelo y en los días previos a la Romería y…

Started: 2021
Location: Pozoblanco, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Other

Jaguariúna inicia a Vacinação contra a COVID-19 – Idoso acima de 90 anos

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A Campanha de vacinação contra a Covid-19 entrou no dia 08/02/2021, em uma nova fase. A partir de agora os idosos com mais de 90 anos começam a ser vacinados em quatro unidades básicas de saúde (UBS`s). Ao todo a Prefeitura de Jaguariúna, por meio da secretaria municipal de saúde estima vacinar 423 idosos.

A vacinação…

Started: 2021
Location: Jaguariuna
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Long-term care

I y II JUEGOS MAYORLÍMPICOS

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Las personas mayores conforman un colectivo numeroso, dinámico y heterogéneo en Pozoblanco. Es por ello que en el año 2018 nacieron los I Juegos Mayorlímpicos en Pozoblanco, una iniciativa surgida del Consejo Local del Mayor y que gracias a su popularidad se repitió en el año 2019.

La finalidad de esta propuesta, que une tanto a…

Started: 2018
Location: Pozoblanco, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

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