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ORDENANZA APROBADA | ADULTOS MAYORES, EMBARAZADAS Y PERSONAS CON MOVILIDAD REDUCIDA TIENEN TRATO PREFERENCIAL EN LOS ÁLAMOS

Desde $50 hasta $150 mil pesos deberán pagar quienes no den preferencia y buen trato a los adultos mayores, embarazadas y personas con movilidad reducida, en entidades públicas o privadas de la comuna de Los Álamos. Así lo acordó el Concejo Municipal -a través del acuerdo nº 648- al aprobar la Ordenanza que promovió el…

Started: 2020
Location: Los Alamos, Chile
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Long-term care

La Cueca de Chile: baile patrimonial y envejecimiento activo.

Recientemente la comuna de Navidad desarrolló el campeonato de cueca comunal para llevar una pareja de personas mayores al campeonato regional. Esta pareja ganadora compuesta por la Sra. Georgina Rosales López y Don Don Manuel Araneda Aguirre fueron acompañados al concurso regional facilitando el Municipio de Navidad el desplazamiento y logística, nuevamente la pareja salió…

Started: 2020
Location: Bastiandelavega, Chile
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Housing, Long-term care

Responding to COVID 19

When lockdown was imposed, the Area Teams were immediately assigned to establish a virtual Community Hub in each area. Referrals began coming in from the GP Alliance and other partners, particularly to support those residents who were told to shield. Council staff and volunteers telephoned all residents who were on the shielded list, and if…

Started: 2020
Location: Sunderland, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Digital Visibility in Age Friendly Newcastle

Our case study illustrates the partnership between older volunteers from the Elders Council of Newcastle and PhD researcher Arlind Reuter from Open Lab (Newcastle University). Elders Council of Newcastle (www.elderscouncil.org.uk) is an older people-led organisation and a key stakeholder in Age Friendly Newcastle (AFC). Elders Council’s mission is to ensure that older people are engaged…

Started: 2018
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Information and communication

Canas y Canicas, proyecto intergeneracional

Proyecto iniciado en el año 2012 en el Centro de Mayores Terminillo dirigido a niños y niñas de entre 6 y 12 años dónde se refuerzan los hábitos de estudio y se comparte tiempo de juego entre mayores y pequeños favoreciendo las relaciones intergeneracionales a través de la participación voluntaria de las personas mayores, usuarias…

Started: 2012
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Education

Mobile Community Care App for older adults with dementia

Evaluated

Care of the growing ageing population with dementia is one of the important issues of the Working Group on Rehabilitation and Age-friendly Communities in the Southern District. To address the problem of a common behavior, wandering, among older adults with dementia, the Working Group had invited the representatives from St. James’ Settlement to introduce Mobile…

Started: 2016
Location: HKSouthernDistrict, China
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Long-term care

The Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire, AFCCQ

Below, you can find the validated AFCCQ in the following languages (in alphabetical order):

The AFCCQ is free to use (CC-BY), but copyright lies with the developers. The development team would like you to make a mandatory reference to the original article published in 2020 by Dikken et al. (link). If you wish to translate…

Started: 2020
Location: The Hague, Netherlands
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Long-term care, Transportation, Urban development

PARTIÓ LA ENTREGA DE MEDICAMENTOS A DOMICILIO PARA LOS MAYORES DE 75 AÑOS

Alrededor de 60 personas mayores de la comunidad de Los Álamos, usuarios de la red de salud de primaria, ya han recibido en su domicilio medicamentos, gracias a la iniciativa local que busca prevenir que salgan de casa y se expongan al contagio del coronavirus; junto con cumplir la cuarentena preventiva nacional impuesta por la…

Started: 2020
Location: Los Alamos, Chile
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Using Technology to Address Isolation

Digital display boards were installed in local care homes, using technology and contact between generations to combat isolation and loneliness. The board focussed on positive news in the local community and was used to celebrate residents’ birthdays. They also had ‘on this day in history’ information which helps encourage older people to share their memories…

Started: 2020
Location: Sunderland, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Long-term care

Sefton Older People at The Heart of Partnership Working

This case study focuses on partnership working between older people in the Borough of Sefton and the partners in local and regional transport provision. In this case study, the engagement of older people in the development of a new rolling stock for Mersey Rail is highlighted. This new train has been designed with the input…

Started: 2020
Location: 3D Social Movement
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Projeto Ol@

Atendendo a que as tecnologias de informação e comunicação estão presentes cada vez mais no quotidiano de todos os cidadãos e se tornam imprescindíveis para o acesso a bens e serviços, com o Projeto Ol@, pretende-se criar um espaço intergeracional lúdico, que apoiado numa rede de voluntariado assegure a autonomia, a participação social e o…

Started: 2020
Location: SantaMariadaFeira, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

CADCOZ – Centro de Acolhimento de Doentes em Convalescença Ozanam

Evaluated

O Município de Santa Maria da Feira, no âmbito da situação de calamidade pública, ocasionada pela COVID-19 enquanto pandemia internacional, e do Despacho n.º 4097-B/2020 de 2 de abril, o qual prevê a intervenção articulada da Câmara Municipal, incumbindo ao Presidente da Câmara Municipal, no âmbito da respetiva Comissão Municipal de Proteção Civil (CMPC) coordenar…

Started: 2020
Location: SantaMariadaFeira, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Community Care for Dementia

Evaluated

The Working Group on Rehabilitation and Age-friendly Community in the Southern District, Southern District Healthy & Safe Association Limited and Southern Age-friendly and Safe City Group have co-organised and initiated the “Southern District Age-friendly and Safe City Plan – Community Care for Dementia” (the Plan) in 2016. The Plan encompassed recruitment and training of elderly…

Started: 2016
Location: HKSouthernDistrict, China
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

“A Flow of Words” in celebration of Poetry Day Ireland – April 30th 2020

A Flow of Words poetry booklet entitled “There will be Time” was produced in celebration of Poetry Day Ireland which took place on 30th April and formed part of a wellness initiative with our County Library Service. Together we developed ‘Wellbeing Packs’ for older members of the library who were isolated at home due to…

Started: 2020
Location: County Clare
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

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