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Handyman

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…

Started: 2019
Location: STARGARD, Poland
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Other

Programa Médicos a Domicilio

Evaluated

Médicos a Domicilio, es un programa enfocado en atender enfermedades de carácter no urgente en la comunidad. En primera instancia, abordaba sólo rangos etarios entre los 0 -5 años y personas mayores a partir de los 60 años. Hoy en día y producto de la alta demanda, se proporciona la atención a toda la comunidad,…

Started: 2019
Location: Maipu City, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Melhorias na Hotelaria do Hospital C. São Peregrino Lazziozi

Desenvolver ações voltadas à melhorias na hotelaria do Hospital Comunitário São Peregrino Lazziozi, visando atender a demanda dos pacientes e acompanhantes registradas através das Pesquisas de Satisfação, e também dos registros obtidos na pesquisa científica realizada com pacientes, acompanhantes e equipe multiprofissional do HCSPL, através das ações do Projeto Hospital Amigo do Idoso – Ano…

Started: 2019
Location: Veranopolis, Brazil
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Talleres para Personas Mayores – Oficina Adulto Mayor

La Oficina de Adulto Mayor, en marco de Ciudades Amigables, cuenta con una serie de talleres socio-educativos y formativos para las personas mayores de la comuna. Éstos, se desarrollan en sedes vecinales y/o espacios municipales aptos para ejecutarlos. La Oficina de adulto Mayor cuenta con 23 monitores, que desarrollan talleres de diversas temáticas: Estimulación cognitiva…

Started: 2005
Location: Maipu City, Chile
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education

Becaris

Con este proyecto se pretende promover una imagen más realista de las personas mayores y del envejecimiento activo de la mano de las propios protagonistas.
Un día a la semana participan durante 30’ en un magazín radiofónico en Radio Televisión de Andorra donde exponen/hablan/dialogan sobre diferentes temáticas de interés.
Actualmente cuenta con 48 personas…

Started: 2016
Location: Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

Programa IRA – ERA Móvil

Programa enfocado en abordar infecciones respiratorias agudas (IRA) y enfermedades respiratorias agudas (ERA) en la población mayor. Cuenta con un staff de médicos y kinesiólogos, expertos en el área, que brindan la atención necesaria a la persona mayor, derivando en caso de ser urgente, al Hospital comunal y/o seguimientos con entros de Salud Familiar (CESFAM)…

Started: 2019
Location: Maipu City, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Projeto 60+ Conectados com o Mundo Digital

O projeto prevê cursos de inclusão digital para pessoas idosas e a divulgação de conteúdos digitais para estimular práticas de autocuidado e educação em saúde que promovam a autonomia e independência da pessoa idosa. Os idosos serão ensinados a utilizar smartphones e tablets, começando com as funcionalidades básicas (acesso ao Wifi, ajustes de volume e…

Started: 2019
Location: Veranopolis, Brazil
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Housing, Labor

Yate Ageing Better Festival 2022

Yate Town Council hosted a community gathering at Yate Shopping Centre on Thursday 14th July at Yate Shopping Centre, to showcase and celebrate the number of ways residents can engage and age better in the town. The celebration showcased entertainment provided by local community Choirs, Tai Chi, Chair exercise and local bands – with plenty…

Started: 2022
Location: Yate, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Labor, Transportation

Surf Coast Shire Wiser Driver Course

Evaluated

Surf Coast Shire Wiser Driver Courses are face-to-face interactive courses that are conducted for two hours each week over a four week period. They are delivered through a collaboration between Surf Coast Shire Council, ACCESS Health and Community and VicRoads. These courses are targeted to people between the ages of 65 and 90 years and…

Started: 2021
Location: Surf Coast Shire, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Transportation

Chatty Benches for Spontaneous Conversations

About twenty chatty benches have been placed in Gothenburg, Sweden. The idea is that the benches, which can serve as a place for conversation, will contribute to more spontaneous meetings between people, counteract social isolation and alleviate loneliness.

The chatty benches are part of the City of Gothenburg’s action plan for an Age-Friendly Gothenburg, a broad…

Started: 2021
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Urban development

Virtual Reality for Seniors Program

Evaluated

A virtual reality (VR) experience provided older adults and people living with dementia & their carers an opportunity for social connection and learning. Funded by a WA Department of Communities Age-friendly Communities grant, this project aimed to provide seniors and people living with dementia access to positive experiences, social connection and engagement with this new…

Started: 2022
Location: City of Wanneroo, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Idoso na Biblioteca

Encontro com dinâmicas, releituras, histórias, bate-papo, troca de experiências, socialização, tendo como principal objetivo estimulação cognitiva, através da oralidade, atividades intelectuais, mantendo o cérebro em constante atividade e estimulando sua atenção e explorando sua criatividade.
Garantindo uma qualidade de vida, sendo essencial nessa fase.

Started: 2022
Location: Pato Branco, Brazil
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

Monitoring Group for the Creation of Senior

Evaluated

〇 The City of Bucheon already entered the aged society with 92,537 aged people over 65 years old as of Dec., 2017 (10.9% of the elderly population) and it is expected that the population rate of older people will be 20.2% in 2026.

〇 The City of Bucheon has endeavored to build liveable urban environment for…

Started: 2018
Location: City of Bucheon, Republic of Korea
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor

Proyecto Acondicionamiento físico para Adultos Mayores

Con el envejecimiento, las personas mayores pueden hacerse más dependientes, ya que pueden aparecer limitaciones causadas por el paso de los años. El posible deterioro físico puede retrasarse manteniendo el hábito de practicar ejercicio físico, siempre teniendo en cuenta las limitaciones de cada individuo.
En el cantón de Tilarán tenemos según cifras del último censo…

Started: 2020
Location: Tilaran, Costa Rica
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Itinerarios Amigables para todos

La práctica consiste en diseñar una serie de rutas estratégicas que conecten los principales barrios para que las personas mayores puedan pasear por el municipio, beneficiándose de las bondades de una actividad física moderada, asegurando la accesibilidad y la seguridad para todos y todas y fortaleciendo el tejido social formado por las personas mayores.

Objetivos:

– Incentivar…

Started: 2019
Location: Durango, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Urban development

Las personas mayores crean una asociación vecinal y mucho más…

Estas son algunas de las acciones que las personas mayores de la Ciudad han llevado a cabo a través del proyecto de Participación y Asociacionismo dentro del Plan de Acción de Zaragoza Ciudad Amigable impulsado por el Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza.

Este proyecto persigue impulsar la participación de las personas mayores en su entorno, poniendo en valor…

Started: 2016
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Labor

Míster Chef – Taller de cocina

Evaluated

Míster Chef, es un taller de cocina dirigido principalmente a hombres mayores residentes en el municipio que tienen pocos o escasos conocimientos de cocina, y que se encuentren en situaciones de vulnerabilidad. Desde los Centros Municipales de Mayores iniciamos este Taller como una acción para cumplir los principios que tiene la Concejalía de Mayores, entre…

Started: 2020
Location: Fuenlabrada, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Labor

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