Adding life to years

Login

Text size:

A A A

Global Database of Age-friendly Practices

“Age-friendly City Seocho-gu for Everyone”

< Seocho-gu age-friendly city policy implementation >

As a part of senior welfare service in Seocho-gu, we have been proceeding policies and operating the following services to improve the quality of life for seniors: (i) The senior center; (ii) Welfare support facilities; (iii) Culture and leisure complex center for new class of elders; and (iv) Consultation…

Started: 2020
Location: Seocho-gu, Republic of Korea
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Other, Transportation

Gdynia – a learning city… at home!

Many people spend their time home browsing internet. And if so, it is good to visit websites and pages on social media sites where we could find information that are either new, valuable or interesting to us. For the near future Gdynia – the first Polish city in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities…

Started: 2020
Location: Gdynia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

Shopping Service; called “Tochikubo Shopping Club” for aged people in Tochikubo area, Hadano city

Evaluated

The Tochikubo area in Hadano city has as high as 52.8% of elderly population over 65 years old and also has many single households as well as aged households.
It was difficult for residents to go grocery shopping over the hills because there is no shop nearby and no public bus service available.
In order…

Started: 2018
Location: Hadano City
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Acessibilidade nos Transportes

Evaluated

This program is the responsibility of the Porto Collective Transport Society (STCP), a municipal company that values a policy of integration and massification of public transport for people with reduced mobility. The company reached the goal of having an accessible network composed of 100% of vehicles with lowered floors and 66% with ramps.
STCP’s policy…

Started: 2007
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Other

No Porto a Vida é Longa

Evaluated

It`s a municipal program that encourages those over 60, city residents, to regularly practice sports, through a single annual symbolic payment.
This program operates throughout the year, except in August. The program’s available modalities are: gymnastics, cardio fitness, cycling, water activities, pilates, tai chi, yoga, boccia, latin dances and zumba.
The activities are prepared and…

Started: 1998
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Rua Direita

It is an ambitious municipal program that intends to give back return space long-lost conditions of circulation to the public.
The spaces under improvement are located throughout the city, and are characterized for having been neglected for decades, presenting current irregularities, defects in layout and absence or degradation of spaces intended for pedestrian circulation. So,…

Started: 2018
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Jornadas CAPI – Cidade Amiga das Pessoas Idosas

Evaluated

On September 19, 2019, the Municipality of Porto promoted the I Seminar – Porto, Age-Friendly City, where the various projects that contribute to a better quality of life, to the happiness and sense of belonging of senior people, were made public.
This seminar meant to inform and involve the city in the projects that have…

Started: 2019
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Reforma, e agora?

Project for the transition from active professional life to pension for those who are about to start the retirement period. The goals of this program are: deconstruct prejudices associated with the retirement period, thus contributing to a positive attitude towards aging; enhance the participants’ contact and support network; value the professional experience acquired and capitalize…

Started: 2019
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication, Labor

Quem Sou Eu?

Evaluated

This project’s goal is to tell the stories of these people’s lives, by means of Artwork Expressions, which culminates in public presentations to the community. A pilot experiment took place in 2018 in a vulnerable territory of the city. In 2019 the project was extended to other territories.

Started: 2018
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Other

O Porto é Lindo! – Roteiros Turísticos +65

Evaluated

This program consists of guided tours to various emblematic spaces in the city and is intended for people aged 65 and over. The main objective of this project is to provide seniors quality free time, increasing access to immovable and moveable cultural and religious heritage means of cultural enrichment all the while promoting active citizenship…

Started: 2018
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Information and communication

Residências Partilhadas para Idosos

This project is developed in the city of Porto to providing answers to two specific social problems, namely: precarious housing and social isolation. Through this project, seniors are lodged in social housing, which they share with other seniors, who are in the same situation, and they are supported by a Social Institution, that provide the…

Started: 2019
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Transit Training for Enhanced Mobility

Evaluated

These transit trainings have yielded great results with several participants sharing stories of visiting family members in other towns that they hadn't seen in years, going in to New York City to enjoy a Broadway show, and making the most of visiting the beaches in the southern part of the state. In the words of…

Started: 2018
Location: Westwood
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Project – “Seniors cuddle little ones”

Evaluated

The project “Seniors cuddle little ones” is focused on helping parents and hospital employees in taking care of new-born children during their longer than usual stay in the neonatal Hospital Unit right after birth.

Parents who cannot provide personal care for babies in hospital for various reasons can count on help from a 60+ volunteer. These…

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

Current research, lecture series

Evaluated

As a means to spread awarness and knowledge of Age-friendly Gothenburg’s dialogue process and base assessment a lecture series was held together with the university of Gothenburg during 2019.

It was also a way to collaborate with the research and help them to popularize their research and reach out to older persons. The lectures were held…

Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Magazine with services

Now there is a new magazine that tells about good examples of Age-friendly Gothenburg.

In the magazine you can read about the community in housing for 70+, how generational meetings challenge norms and create understanding between generations and how fun it can be to ride a bicycle in…

Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Elderly Council

Evaluated

The Elderly Council has founded in 2019 by Muratpaşa Municipality, Turkey. The council intends to shape a platform from where elder people, who aged over 60, have a voice for and in city. The main aim of the Elderly Council is making friendly environment from an elderly perspective, taking into account their perceptions and views.…

Started: 2019
Location: Antalya Muratpasa
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication, Urban development

1 2 3 4 Next Last

Search and Filter Age-friendly Practices