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Global Database of Age-friendly Practices

Online age-friendly housing ‘Design Hub’

The Housing LIN is a sophisticated network bringing together over 40,000 housing, health and social care professionals in England and Wales to exemplify innovative age-friendly housing solutions for older people and people with chronic conditions. For example, well-designed, accessible housing and neighbourhoods that offer an attractive lifestyle choice in later life as well as ‘care…

Started: 2011
Location: Housing Learning and Improvement Network, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Long-term care, Urban development

Homesharing for Seniors

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Increasing housing costs can present a significant challenge to older Americans, either as they search for affordable housing, or seek a means to remain in their own long-time homes. Homesharing not only helps seniors financially, it also decreases social isolation, which in turn, has psychological and physical benefits.

SeniorHomeshares.com facilitates the Golden Girls! Senior Homeshares is…

Started: 2016
Location: Boulder, CO, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Housing for Older People: Evidence based Decision Making

Fingal Age Friendly Alliance established an interagency Housing Sub-Committee to ascertain the housing needs of older people and promote the development of Age Friendly Housing. Consultations with older people during the development of Fingal’s Age Friendly Strategy highlighted their wish to remain living in their own home and uncertainties around the availability of social, health…

Started: 2016
Location: 3D Social Movement
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing

Intergenerational house-sharing for South Bay

ElderHelp’s HomeShare program uses existing housing stock to pair home providers with those who are seeking affordable housing. For years, adhering to the ElderHelp mission, HomeShare has focused on seniors in San Diego, either those that need housing or those that want a housemate in exchange for rent income. Now HomeShare has undertaken a new…

Started: 2018
Location: San Diego, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Housing

Ageing well at home: the common answer of the city and social landlords

Such as the national trend, Angers’ population is getting older; in 2020, a third of its population will be 60 years of age or more. Consequently, the number of dependent people already increases, simultaneously with an arouse isolation and impoverishment. To come to grip with these issues, the city and the social landlords have decided…

Started: 2016
Location: Angers
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Housing, Long-term care, Urban development

CHORE Handyman Service–Older Adults Helping Older Adults

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Established in 1977 by the Bergen Volunteer Center, the CHORE Volunteer Handyman Service helps Bergen County, New Jersey residents 60 years and older, and/or adults with permanent disabilities, remain safe in their own homes by performing minor repairs for only the cost of parts. Repairs include installing grab bars, railings and smoke detectors; minor plumbing/electric,…

Started: 1977
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Other

Cultivate Safety Net Services

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Boulder County is facing a boom in its aging population. According to the Boulder County Area Agency on Aging (BCAAA), Boulder County’s population is aging at one of the fastest rates in Colorado. With the senior population aging exponentially faster than younger populations, Boulder County struggles to meet seniors’ needs for nutrition, transportation, and engagement…

Started: 2018
Location: Boulder County, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Other, Transportation

Home Refurbishment Programme in the Barcelona province

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The purpose of the Home Refurbishment Programme in the Barcelona province (except for the city of Barcelona itself) is to guarantee minimum levels of accessibility, safety, hygiene, habitability and energy efficiency by carrying out refurbishment work in the homes of the most vulnerable older people. The aim is to meet the challenge of an ageing…

Started: 2009
Location: Province of Barcelona (except the city of Barcelona), Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing, Other

Tu vivienda amigable, consejos para lograrlo

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Desde la Secretaría de Integración Social de las Personas Mayores promovemos la participación y permanencia de las personas mayores en sus hogares y entornos, para alcanzarlo creamos el programa BA, Amiga de las Personas Mayores que busca mejorar la calidad de vida de la población mayor a partir de iniciativas que promuevan la accesibilidad en…

Started: 2018
Location: BuenosAires, Argentina
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Long-term care

Age Friendly Home Adaptation Building Permit

A No-Cost Building Permit: Every 11 seconds somewhere in the country an older adult is treated in an emergency room because of an injury due to a fall. 50% of falls occur at home. To help residents age 60 and older and younger adults with disabilities improve their home environment, Age Friendly Sausalito joined with…

Started: 2018
Location: Sausalito, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Urban development

Une équipe citoyenne au service des personnes isolées

Le réseau de bénévoles de la Ville de Saint-Etienne a pour but de lutter contre l’isolement des personnes âgées en favorisant le maintien du lien social et l’engagement citoyen pour que la place de chacun soit valorisée dans la société.

L’objectif est de créer une alliance entre les solidarités publiques et une communauté civile…

Started: 2018
Location: Saint-Etienne
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Other

City of Cockburn – Flash Mob

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Senior Flash Mob

Gateway shopping centre Tuesday 10 November 2015

City of Cockburn Seniors Week

Over 30,000 views on Facebook and wonderful comments

Started: 2015
Location: Cockburn, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Fit for Life Melville

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Fit for Life is a campaign developed to encourage the City of Melville’s older residents to start being physically active or return to being active.

With estimates suggesting lack of physical activity could be responsible the physical decline associated with old age, the campaign highlights it’s never too late to reap the health…

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

Housing Strategy

Housing has been identified as a priority area of concern by seniors since our baseline consultation in 2007, with older people requesting more diversity of housing choice.

A local Housing strategy was developed over the last few years and is currently being implemented. Engagement with older people on its development was significant and included a 47%…

Started: 2018
Location: Melville
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Garden City Memory Café

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The City of Melville is home to the second highest number of people living with Dementia in Western Australia. Garden City Shopping Centre collaborated with the City of Melville to create the Memory Café.

Inspired by Melville couple, Keith and Wendy Glance, the Memory Café is Perth’s first monthly social gathering specifically for people living with dementia.

The Memory…

Started: 2018
Location: Melville
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Other

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