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“Support Active Seniors with Reward Points”

The project “Support Active Seniors with Reward Points” encourages older people in Odawara City aged 60 and over to become socially active and meaningfully participate in the local community. To do so, participants who sign-up through this project work as volunteers at designated welfare facilities or events, and earn ‘reward points’ based on their contributed…

Started: 2013
Location: Odawara City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Labor

Jockey Club Age-Friendly City Project – Painless Living @ TW

Evaluated

According to the baseline assessment conducted in 2016 with reference to the eight Age-Friendly City (AFC) domains, ‘Community Support and Health Services’ was rated the lowest. Senior residents wish to receive health therapies, such as Chinese medicine and acupuncture, to maintain their health before they become frail.

With a subsidy of HKD500,000 provided by The Hong…

Started: 2017
Location: Tsuen Wan District Hong Kong, China
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Vivienda social y espacios comunes: un proyecto compartido

Evaluated

El Ayuntamiento de Madrid desarrolla su Plan de Acción en tres ejes diferentes relacionados con la gobernanza, el fomento de la autonomía y la participación social. Este proyecto aúna en sí mismo aspectos de los tres ejes del plan:
• Vivienda
• Relaciones intergeneracionales
• Participación en la toma de decisiones
El Consejo Sectorial de…

Started: 2017
Location: Madrid, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Housing

Provision of transportation and continuing education

Evaluated

Yamakita Town offers a transportation service using taxis for its citizens over 70 years old, who live in areas which are difficult to access with public transportation. The town provides tickets worth 1500 Japanese yen for a month to each household, which can be used with the town’s taxi services. User-friendliness was one of the…

Started: 2014
Location: Yamakita Town, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Transportation

Ehsan Club (Centre for Elderly Empowerment & Care – Ehsan)

Evaluated

Older persons have rights in the community and from those around them such as to be treated with respect and dignity. Yet, sometimes family members find that the challenges of day to day life and preoccupation with work limit their ability to adequately care for their loved ones.

The need for adequate social care has been…

Started: 2014
Location: Doha, Izghawa, Al Shamal - Qatar, Qatar
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

ME-BYO Centers in Zushi City Hall and Zushi Arena

Evaluated

In 2016, Zushi City launched two ME-BYO Centers to improve residents’ health and prevent their care-dependency. One Centre is located on the first floor of the City Hall and the other is in “Zushi Arena,” City’s sports facility.

“ME-BYO” is a concept which does not consider health and sickness as two clearly separable conditions. Rather, the…

Started: 2016
Location: Zushi City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

Over 55s Connect Facebook Page

Evaluated

Macedon Ranges Shire Council developed a Facebook page which is targeted to older people and their friends and families. The aim of the page is to engage the older online community and provide them with an alternative way of accessing information and connecting them with the community. The Over 55s Connect page addresses issues such…

Started: 2017
Location: Macedon Ranges, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

Fall and fracture prevention program

Nakai Town has been conducting a fall & fracture prevention program named “Koyurugi Exercise” for older people aged 65 and over since 2003. Fall-related fractures are one of the main causes contributing to older people’s care dependency. The “Koyurugi Exercise” programme aims to maintain and improve older people’s quality of life by improving physical strength…

Started: 2003
Location: Nakai Town, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Health, Other

Activities of Kamome Housing Complex “Community Café Nagomi”

In November 2011, the residents’ association of Kamome Housing Complex, Kanagawa prefectural housing facility, were entrusted by Kanagawa Prefecture with a research project for a model case of the supporting activity for prefectural housing. As one of its first attempts, they set up a gathering space named “Community Café Nagomi.”

In 2012 as the model case…

Started: 2012
Location: Yokosuka City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Labor, Long-term care

Memories, An Anthology

Evaluated

This project was part of a wider Age-friendly Rockingham Communication Campaign which included five different projects. The objectives of the campaign were to: address ageism; assist seniors to share their memories and life events; recognise the positive contributions made by seniors and carers; and to increase community awareness of key issues affecting seniors and carers.

For…

Started: 2018
Location: Rockingham, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Information and communication

Toronto Community Paramedicine at Home Program (CP@Home)

Evaluated

As part of the Toronto Seniors Strategy, the Toronto Paramedic Services partnered with Toronto Community Housing, Sinai Health System and others to pilot a program called CP@home where Community Paramedics visit older people in the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) buildings who are high-volume callers to 911. By visiting these older people and connecting them…

Started: 2015
Location: Toronto, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing

Toronto HomeShare

Evaluated

Older adults are a significant and growing population in Canadian cities, and currently represent 25% of the residents of most major cities in developed countries. Concurrent with national and international demographic changes are housing challenges, accelerated by increased costs associated with buying/maintaining homes, and compounded by long wait times for retirement homes, long-term care and…

Started: 2018
Location: Toronto, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Housing

Mayores de hoy: changing paradigms around aging

‘Mayores de hoy’ is an online community started in 2012 with the goal of making academic information about aging accessible for older people. A monthly average of 10,000 people visit mayoresdehoy.com. The top 5 accessed pages (posts) are:

“Fashion for elderly women beyond 60 years old”.
“As you can… get advantages of the INAPAM Card benefits”.
“Swim suits…

Started: 2012
Location: Toluca, Mexico, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Urban development

Los mayores como agentes educadores en la igualdad de género

La violencia de género afecta de igual forma al colectivo de mayores de 65 años que al resto de la sociedad y el trabajo día a día en la Red de Centros de Convivencia nos ha hecho constatar la necesidad de abordar las desigualdades de género entre la población mayor.

Afrontar esta realidad, supone desarrollar una…

Started: 2017
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Education

MyHealthE.net-Making health education resources more accessible

www.MyHealthE.net is making collaboration easier with local area hospitals, advocacy groups, government and more to place health education classes on ONE website. This makes it easier for patients and caregivers to find the health education they seek.

The research created the strategic plan and we are now in the implementation process.

“The 2017 KIPDA Needs Report, conducted…

Started: 2019
Location: Age Friendly Louisville, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

Anti-locomotive classes

Evaluated

Through our “Oasis 24 – Healthy Oiso” project, we learned from the talks between residents and our health staff that seniors are very concerned about becoming bed-ridden when their muscles become weak.
In response to their concerns, we started anti-locomotive syndrome classes in cooperation with industries (for program development), government (for organizing classes and minding…

Started: 2014
Location: Oiso Town, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

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