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Global Database of Age-friendly Practices

PRIME COMMUNALE A L’INSTALLATION D’UN SYSTEME DE TELEVIGILANCE

Evaluated

La population de Charleroi est vieillissante (près de 25% de la population de notre ville est âgée de + de
60 ans), mais la majorité des personnes souhaite rester le plus longtemps possible chez elle, tout en gardant une certaine autonomie et indépendance dans la vie quotidienne, empreinte d’un sentiment de plénitude et d’accomplissement.…

Started: 2006
Location: Ville de Charleroi, Belgium
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

LABELLISATION D’UN “ESPACE PUBLIC NUMERIQUE – EPN “

Evaluated

Depuis de nombreuses années maintenant (les premières séances remontent à 1997), le Service des aînés propose aux seniors de notre Ville, diverses formations informatiques qui ont évolué au fil du temps avec l’arrivée des nouvelles technologies et programmes.

Une forte demande des seniors à ce titre nous a contraint à ouvrir diverses formations / animations à…

Started: 1997
Location: Ville de Charleroi, Belgium
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

LE CONSEIL CONSULTATIF DES AINES (C.C.A.)

Evaluated

Nos aînés représentant près d’1/4 de la population de notre ville, une structure participative a été mise en place afin de leur permettre de défendre leurs intérêts. Créé en 2002, le Conseil consultatif des Aînés (CCA) a essentiellement pour objectif de tenir compte des aspirations des seniors et de leurs besoins spécifiques, enquêter, étudier et…

Started: 2002
Location: Ville de Charleroi, Belgium
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Other

Bourse du bénévolat

Evaluated

Mise en place d’un forum sous forme de stands où chaque association présente et propose des postes de bénévoles aux personnes désireuses de s’engager mais ne sachant pas pour quelle association elles souhaitent donner de leur temps, de mettre en lien et de trouver des bénévoles correspondants aux besoins des associations et ainsi de répondre…

Started: 2017
Location: StQuentin, France
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Other

Elaboration du 2ème plan d’action 2021-2026

Définir, grâce à une démarche participative, le nouveau plan d’action (contenu, forme, moyens de diffusion …) suite à l’entrée de la ville dans la 2ème phase de la démarche Villes Amies des Aînés.
En 2014, la ville de Sceaux a obtenu le certificat d’entrée dans la première phase de la démarche Villes Amies des Ainés.…

Started: 2021
Location: Sceaux, France
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Tempo

Evaluated

Création et mise en place d’un magazine télé à destination des séniors « TEMPO » avec une diffusion bi-mensuelle. Les thématiques proposées s’articulent autour de celles préconisées par l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé dans le cadre du réseau Ville Amies des Aînées

Started: 2017
Location: StQuentin, France
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

PORTAGE DE LIVRES A DOMICILE

Evaluated

Dans le cadre du portage du repas organisé auprès des seniors les moins autonomes, l’ensemble du réseau d’acteurs s’est interrogé en se demandant : quel type de service supplémentaire serait-il possible d’apporter aux séniors dans le cadre de ce portage de repas à domicile ?

Started: 2017
Location: StQuentin, France
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Other

Aged Friendly in Eastern – Versatile Friendly Project (II)

Evaluated

The TWGH Fong Shu Chuen District Elderly Community Centre organized the Age Friendly City programme to improve age-friendliness in 1) community support and health services, 2) civic participation and employment, and 3) respect and social inclusion within the district with support from the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project. This program includes three sub-programs:

The first program…

Started: 2019
Location: Eastern District, China
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Keep Well at Home during COVID-19

We have developed a guide book for older people to support and encourage them to look after their own health and wellbeing in this period of Covid-19. The guide book has been particularly useful to those individuals who have been sheltering in place and other older adults who have been unable to access their usual…

Started: 2020
Location: Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

The Flex Line – Safe, Accessible Transportation for Older Adults

Evaluated

The Flex line is part of the local public transportation system in the Hallstahammar municipality. The municipality is investing in offering public transport free of charge to all citizens. Through the flex line, older adults can easily call and book round-trip transportation to the store, to various activities through the community, the gym, and to…

Started: 2019
Location: Hallstahammars municipality, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Transportation

Prostofer

Free transportation for older adults (Prostofer)

Evaluated

As part of the project “Age-friendly Zreče Municipality”, we started implementing free transport for older adults (Prostofer) in May 2019, which is fully financed from the municipal budget. The primary users of “Prostofer” are older citizens of our municipality, who need transportation to medical care, public institutions, shopping centers etc. Prospective users simply call the…

Started: 2019
Location: Zrece, Slovenia
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

New Port Richey Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults

The City of New Port Richey recently participated in the Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults (CASOA), administered by National Research Center, Inc. This survey provided a statistically valid survey of the strengths and needs of older adults as reported by older adults themselves in communities across America. Used in conjunction with the CASOA Strategies…

Started: 2019
Location: New Port Richey, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care, Other, Social protection, Transportation, Urban development

Club 55 has gone virtual

Evaluated

With the impact of COVID-19 in our state, the City of Fort Lauderdale has reached out to our Club 55 age-friendly group to offer 80% of our class offerings virtually. The members have been excited about this initiative which supports their physical health and mental wellness during this unprecedented time.

Started: 2020
Location: FortLauderdale
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Journée de la mobilité senior

Evaluated

Dans le cadre de ses actions de prévention en faveur d’un vieillissement actif, la ville de Dijon souhaite promouvoir des actions collectives en faveur du mouvement, de l’activité physique et des déplacements apaisés avec des moyens adaptés à l’avancée en âge.
Pour ce faire, une “journée sur la mobilité” est organisée et proposée aux seniors…

Started: 2017
Location: Dijon, France
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Transportation

Starred: Educational Model to Improve Dementia Knowledge

Starred is an educational model that caters to special accommodations, day care centers, home care and assistance unit units. The purpose is to provide staff with dementia knowledge and tools to be able to develop a person-centered approach in their workplace.

Four reflection sessions: The educational model comprises of four teaching sessions with reflection meetings. Before…

Started: 2020
Location: Hallstahammars municipality, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Long-term care

Reimaging Home

Under the Housing Domain, our Reimaging Home committee has been working diligently since 2017 to identify and define a variety of housing options that could exist to support older adults within the community. Understanding that most people believe they start in their home and end up in a long term care facility, when in fact,…

Started: 2017
Location: Lexington, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Engaging older adults during a pandemic

There are 200 thousand older adults in Krakow (26% of the whole city population). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and emergency measures such as sheltering in place have left many older adults feeling lonely, isolated and disconnected with the World. In Krakow there are many centres dedicated to serving older adults within the city…

Started: 2020
Location: Krakow, Poland
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Health, Other

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