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Ateliers d’initiation au numérique

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La volonté des personnes âgées de rester le plus longtemps possible à leur domicile est aujourd’hui presque unanime. Cependant, l’arrivée du numérique dans tous les champs de la société peut isoler les personnes non connectées car de nombreux services deviennent progressivement exclusivement accessibles en ligne. Certains seniors ont des difficultés à appréhender ces nouveaux outils…

Started: 2018
Location: Limonest, France
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

Portland, Oregon – Age-Friendly Business and Employer Awards

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The Age-Friendly Portland and Multnomah County Economic Development and Employment Committee created the age-friendly business and age-smart employer awards. The age-friendly employer awards were adapted from a program instituted in New York City. Portland businesses, nonprofits and government agencies were eligible to apply for either or both awards in one of three categories based on…

Started: 2018
Location: Portland, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Labor

Senior Safari at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

To better serve older adults, Happy Hollow Foundation has opened its doors for six straight years for the “Senior Safari”. Visitors age 50 and up are invited to take over the iconic San Jose park, which has traditionally focused on serving young children and their families. Older adults enjoy the fresh air and exercise, animal…

Started: 2014
Location: County of Santa Clara, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Other

Transportation Alternatives for all ages

In partnership with Valley Regional Transit (VRT), Boise City worked to find solutions to transportation gaps for people who could not drive or easily access fixed route bus systems. The goal of this project was to see if programs offered by both entities could be streamlined to offer a better product for our citizens.

Boise City…

Started: 2019
Location: Boise, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Bio-Healthy Parks

In total, eight new bio-healthy parks, are already up and operational, and have been added to the existing network across the city during the last year. Their installation responds to the commitment from Valencia City Council to provide a free service that focuses on the well being of the older people.

Beyond aspiring to improve their…

Started: 2016
Location: Valencia, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Urban development

MEMORY WORKSHOPS

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Within the wide range of workshops and courses that the Valencia City Council allocates to the older people, the memory workshop has turned to be one of the most on-demand activities due to the increasing number of applications received.

The memory workshop is a free service that is geared at all those persons that are over…

Started: 2016
Location: Valencia, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Long-term care

Carlow Age Friendly County Committee

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Carlow has an active Age Friendly County Committee that works to deliver the Carlow Age Friendly County Strategy. The Carlow Age Friendly County programme began in March 2012 with the first Carlow Age Friendly Strategy launched in February 2013. This current strategy runs from 2017-2022 and is Carlow’s second such strategy.

All actions named in the…

Started: 2013
Location: Carlow, Ireland
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Other

Tipperary Age Friendly Expo 2019

Held on the 5th of December at the Sarsfield GAA Centre Thurles, the Tipperary Age Friendly Expo 2019 was a huge success. This event gave older people from all over Tipperary an opportunity to learn more about Tipperary Age Friendly and the formation of the Tipperary Older Peoples Council (OPC).

Over 50 exhibitors were…

Started: 2020
Location: County Tipperary, Ireland
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

Age Friendly Communities Forum – 24 November 2015

In partnership with the Council on the Ageing (COTA) a forum was held to understand what it means to live in an Age-friendly community. The priorities raised include:

Maps to bathroom facilitates as well as increasing the overall facilities available,
Increasing frequency and access to transportation
Creating a retirement village
Increasing overall accessibility of the environment (seating, handrails, footpaths/walking…

Started: 2015
Location: Burnie, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

Acorn SMART Tablet Pilot

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The ACORN pilot project sought to demonstrate the impact of smart technology solutions specifically designed for improving social inclusion, health and wellbeing of older adults. 28 Participants from Louth took part in this project. Each participant received an age friendly designed “ACORN” smart tablet.

The objectives of the Pilot were:

To demonstrate how an age friendly tablet…

Started: 2019
Location: Louth, Ireland
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

This Girl Can – Women over 50 in the Macedon Ranges

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This Girl Can is an initiative of VicHealth, based upon the successful campaign created by Sport England. The campaign exists to celebrate and support Victorian Women embracing physical activity in a way that suits them. In 2019 we were successful in getting a $10,000 grant to support this initiative in the Macedon Ranges to target…

Started: 2019
Location: Macedon Ranges, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Live Well. Live Long Program

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This award winning program is a partnership between the Tasmanian Health Service and Clarence City Council.

Live Well Live Long provides a free, informative, interactive and educational program at the Clarence Integrated Care Health Centre (ICC). It is designed to take a holistic approach to the health and wellness of older people, with a focus on…

Started: 2014
Location: Clarence City, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health

Intergen Munch Out

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This program is designed to improve and create a holistic healthy lifestyle for program participants, regardless of general health or physical well-being. This program gave young people the opportunity to develop and create new approaches to healthy eating, understanding food and drink labels, how foods works for your mental and physical state and how to…

Started: 2017
Location: Kiama, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Information and communication

Mapping a city

A town is divided into spatial segments. Teams of 1-2 older people and 1-2 children or youngsters (ca. 13+) go together to map places in the segment that are dirty and neglected but need only a small improvement, mostly in appearance (cleaning a corner, painting a banister), tiny accessories (bench, basket) or complements (a sign).…

Started: 2019
Location: Hodkovice nad Mohelkou, Czechia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Urban development

Record achievements for Sharjah Age-friendly city Program from 2017-2020

The Sharjah Age-friendly cities program of the Department of Social service revealed that it…

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16 Dec, 2020, by Sharjah, News