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Global Database of Age-friendly Practices

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This project is developed in the city of Porto to providing answers to two specific social problems, namely: precarious housing and social isolation. Through this project, seniors are lodged in social housing, which they share with other seniors, who are in the same situation, and they are supported by a Social Institution, that provide the…

Started: 2019
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Transit Training for Enhanced Mobility

Evaluated

These transit trainings have yielded great results with several participants sharing stories of visiting family members in other towns that they hadn't seen in years, going in to New York City to enjoy a Broadway show, and making the most of visiting the beaches in the southern part of the state. In the words of…

Started: 2018
Location: Westwood
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Project – “Seniors cuddle little ones”

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The project “Seniors cuddle little ones” is focused on helping parents and hospital employees in taking care of new-born children during their longer than usual stay in the neonatal Hospital Unit right after birth.

Parents who cannot provide personal care for babies in hospital for various reasons can count on help from a 60+ volunteer. These…

Started: 2019
Location: City of Poznan
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Current research, lecture series

Evaluated

As a means to spread awarness and knowledge of Age-friendly Gothenburg’s dialogue process and base assessment a lecture series was held together with the university of Gothenburg during 2019.

It was also a way to collaborate with the research and help them to popularize their research and reach out to older persons. The lectures were held…

Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Magazine with services

Now there is a new magazine that tells about good examples of Age-friendly Gothenburg.

In the magazine you can read about the community in housing for 70+, how generational meetings challenge norms and create understanding between generations and how fun it can be to ride a bicycle in…

Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Elderly Council

Evaluated

The Elderly Council has founded in 2019 by Muratpaşa Municipality, Turkey. The council intends to shape a platform from where elder people, who aged over 60, have a voice for and in city. The main aim of the Elderly Council is making friendly environment from an elderly perspective, taking into account their perceptions and views.…

Started: 2019
Location: Antalya Muratpasa
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication, Urban development

Walker Rally in central park in Gothenburg

Evaluated

In 2018, public officials in the City of Gothenburg visited the Walker Rally event in Oslo. The study visit gave a lot of inspiration in how the City of Gothenburg can implement a walker rally.

The process started in the autumn 2018 to anchor the idea with different sectors in the city. A project group started…

Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Long-term care, Urban development

DES MARCHES EXPLORATOIRES AVEC LES AÎNÉS POUR DES DIAGNOSTICS DE PROXIMITÉ

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LA MARCHE EXPLORATOIRE Concrètement, la réalisation de la marche se traduit par une déambulation par petits groupes (un agent de la Ville pour quatre aînés) afin de prendre en note et en photo l’ensemble des remarques émises par les participants. Les échanges portent sur les cheminements, la signalétique, l’éclairage public, la présence et l’implantation de…

Started: 2018
Location: Rennes, France
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Urban development

Gothenburg recruits senior future developers

The City of Gothenburg has recruited 30 “Future developers”. There was a great interest in the assignment among the 170 applicants. The future developers will help the City of Gothenburg make Gothenburg more age-friendly; including evaluating locations, arranging activities and making customer trips to evaluate services.

What is a Future developer?

During the…

Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods Membership

In February 2020, Bristol launched their local Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods Network, which replicates the global network on a local scale. Similarly to the WHO network, this initiative offer community groups and organisations the chance to be recognised for their efforts towards becoming age-friendly and to share resources, action plans and practices with other members. As candidates…

Started: 2020
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health

Self Portraits: Faces of Aging

In recognition of Older Americans Month, 2019, we launched Self Portraits: Faces of Aging.Thanks to funding from the Partners for Health Foundation and partnership support from the Montclair Art Museum, this initiative highlights self-portraits of older Montclair-area residents along with their reflections on what aging means to them.The goal of this…

Started: 2020
Location: Montclair
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Other

Dublin City’s Guide to Age Friendly communication

One of the main objectives of Dublin City Council’s Age Friendly Programme is to make Dublin city a great place in which to grow old. To achieve this goal, the city council in collaboration with the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (National Disability Authority) and the Alzheimer Society of Ireland have created this guide.

We…

Started: 2019
Location: Dublin City Age Friendly
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

The Importance of Age Friendly Communication

Evaluated

The Clare Age Friendly Alliance Board has been in existence since July 2011. Since then the main aim is to make Clare a better place in which to grow old through the delivery of the Clare Age Friendly Strategy. Access to information and services was one of the key issues raised by older people in…

Started: 2019
Location: County Clare
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

Age Friendly Business Certification Program

The Age-Friendly Business Certification Program is a program of the Age-Friendly Cleveland Initiative, jointly created by the Cleveland Department of Aging and the Better Business Bureau Serving Greater Cleveland. In feedback received during the Age-Friendly Cleveland Planning Process, older adults stated the need for accessible businesses. Over one-quarter of outreach questionnaire respondents identified long lines…

Started: 2019
Location: Cleveland, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Labor

Evaluated

This simple toolkit consists of a Self Assessment Checklist and instructions as a simple way to audit establishments to help them identify simple changes to make their premises more Age Friendly.

Establishments that complete the checklist are offered an Age Friendly Illawarra chair as a visible symbol of their commitment.

Age Friendly Retail checklist instructions

Started: 2017
Location: Illawarra Shoalhaven Region, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

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