Global Database of Age-friendly Practices

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Holding the Past, Present and Future

Evaluated

Five local older people were filmed sharing some of their memories/life events. Each film and story was unique, and captured the individuals’ personalities well and provided a snapshot of a moment in time in their lives. Three of the participants’ stories related to a time living in a country other than Australia/as migrants coming to…

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Started: 2019
Location: Rockingham, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Le réseau Entour’Âge

Evaluated

L’objectif du Réseau Entour’Âge est de rompre en toute discrétion l’isolement dû à la maladie, à la situation de handicap, au grand âge, aux conditions matérielles ou sociales. Ce service d’accompagnement est gratuit et est proposé à toute personne qui en fait la demande.
Il s’agit d’un accompagnement complémentaire aux interventions des différents professionnels.
Dans…

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Started: 2012
Location: Fleurance, France
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Adaptation de l’habitat pour un maintien à domicile

Pour permettre aux âgés de rester à domicile (ce qu’ils souhaitent le plus souvent), il est important de pouvoir adapter les logements au vieillissement et à la dépendance. Nous avons, nous municipalité, conventionné avec une ergothérapeute (prestataire de service), qui se rend au domicile des personnes intéressées, accompagnée d’un technicien en bâtiment de la ville…

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Started: 2017
Location: Schoelcher (Martinique FWI), France
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing

Communauté amie des aînés

La CCPM a décliné un projet de territoire pour le « bien vivre » sur ce territoire attractif, créateur et solidaire envers les plus fragiles.
A l’initiative de Denis LEFEBVRE, Vice-président chargé de la cohésion sociale, elle s’est engagée dans une démarche proposée par l’OMS, « Ville amie des aînés », transposée en « Communauté…

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Started: 2016
Location: Communaute de Communes du Pays de Mormal, France
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication, Transportation

Laboratoire d’innovation et de coopération Silver économie

L’ambition du projet est de concourir à structurer la filière silver économie bordelaise et à créer un lieu ressources à destination de l’écosystème silver bordelais. Il s’agit de favoriser le mieux vivre à domicile en permettant de tester, voire de prototyper des solutions technologiques innovantes pour une maison augmentée. Ce lieu ressources a pour vocation…

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Started: 2018
Location: Bordeaux, France
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Long-term care

Film “Nos 20 ans à Vevey”

Evaluated

“Nos 20 ans à Vevey” est un film documentaire produit en 2018, mettant en image la rencontre entre deux générations de veveysans. Sous la direction du réalisateur, de jeunes veveysans ont filmé leurs moments de rencontre et de partage avec des aînés. Ces échanges avaient comme sujet les 20 ans des aînés à Vevey. “Nos…

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Started: 2018
Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Other

L’aboutissement d’un diagnostic complet

Evaluated

La Ville de Nantes a engagé un diagnostic très complet en 2017 qu’elle a finalisé en 2019. Ces deux années ont permis de synthétiser et de tirer toutes les précieuses préconisations :
1) d’un portrait de territoire (statistiques concernant les Seniors dans tous les domaines : démographiques, économiques, logement, santé etc. )
2) d’une étude…

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Started: 2015
Location: Nantes, France
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care, Social protection, Transportation, Urban development

A petits pas dans mon quartier

Evaluated

Les objectifs de cette action sont à la fois d’améliorer l’autonomie des seniors au quotidien, de favoriser l’investissement des services de proximité et de renforcer les liens sociaux.
Pour mettre en œuvre ce projet, les étapes étaient les suivantes : élaborer un questionnaire d’évaluation et le distribuer aux seniors d’une résidence autonomie ; former un…

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Started: 2017
Location: Lyon, France
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Long-term care, Transportation

Ateliers d’initiation au numérique

Evaluated

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…

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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

Evaluated

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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

MEMORY WORKSHOPS

Evaluated

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…

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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

Evaluated

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…

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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…

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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…
  

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

Acorn SMART Tablet Pilot

Evaluated

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…
  

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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

Evaluated

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…

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

Live Well. Live Long Program

Evaluated

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…

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