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Handyman

Summary

The Handyman project is the answer to the requirements of senior citizens. It offers free of charge help with basic home maintenance works. Seniors over 75 living alone who have the Stargard Citizen-Senior Card as well as seniors where every person in the household is over 75 and at least one has the card are eligible.

Key facts

Main target group: Older people in general

Sector(s): Other

Desired outcome for older people:
Meet their basic needs

Other issues the Age-friendly practice aims to address:
  • Accessibility
  • Ageing in place
  • Technologies

Contact details

Name: MICHAŁ WINNICKI

Email address: m.winnicki@um.stargard.pl

Age-friendly practice in detail (click to expand):

Engaging the wider community

Project lead: Local authorities

Older people’s involvement: Older people were not directly involved

Moving forward

Has the impact of this age-friendly practice been analysed: No

Do you plan to evaluate your age-friendly practice? Yes

Feedback:
Feedback from the target group is very positive.

Looking back

Reflections:
First year has seen 44 services rendered. Due to positive feedback the project is being continued.

Challenges:
Financing seemed to be the only real issue.