Global Database of Age-friendly Practices

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Intergenerational Musical Memories

Evaluated

The Intergenerational Musical Memories Pilot Project was developed and trialled in the first year of the Maroondah City Council’s age-friendly journey to address the domain of Respect and Social Inclusion.

The project used music to bring together one older person within a care facility that was experiencing some memory loss, and another younger person that felt…

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Started: 2016
Location: Maroondah, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Social protection

What does being old mean to you?

Evaluated

There is no denying that ageism is still prevalent in today’s society. Ask yourself, how often have you forgotten something or somebody’s name and said “I’m having a senior’s moment”? Just like racism and sexism, ageism is not OK. It makes the assumption that all older people are or behave the same. But, just like…

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Started: 2018
Location: Rockingham, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Social protection

Age Friendly Community Care Programme for Age-friendly Transportation

Evaluated

The Wan Chai Methodist Centre for the Seniors organized the Age Friendly Community Care programme to improve age-friendliness within the district’s transportation system, with support from the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project. The programme encouraged older adults to share their opinions about public transportation and to promote a culture of offering seats to those who…

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Started: 2017
Location: WanChai, China
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Housing Improvement and Care Scheme in Tsuen Wan

Evaluated

According to the baseline assessment conducted by Tsuen Wan District in 2016 with reference to the eight Age-friendly City (AFC) domains recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), “Housing” was identified as the second most important area for support by district residents. Most respondents indicated that they wanted access to home modification options to improve…

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

Nursing Care Service at Public Bath

There are five pubic baths (called ‘sento’ in Japanese) in Kamakura City. The City uses the baths to provide seniors’ day-care services called “Day Sento” twice a month during weekday mornings. Older adults of 65 and over can use this service for 300 yen each time, which includes the fee for the bath.

Each user receives…

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Started: 2001
Location: Kamakura City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication

Active Sunderland Wellness Walking Programme

The Active Sunderland Wellness Walking Programme has been running since September 2010. It consists of a series of weekly volunteer led Health and Nordic Walks that take place at various locations across Sunderland. The walks are accredited by the National Walking for Health Scheme and each walk lasts between 30 and 120 minutes. The walks…

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Started: 2010
Location: Sunderland, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Social protection

Age-friendly Pedestrian Safety Workshops

These age-friendly pedestrian safety workshops aim to increase the safety of older pedestrians in Hamilton by building capacity and educating residents around the use of new pedestrian crossovers and signalized intersections. The workshops involve interactive presentations for older people held in their local communities, which include a video developed by the City of Hamilton on…

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Started: 2017
Location: Hamilton, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Unley Legends

Developed in partnership between the City of Unley and Resthaven Inc, Unley Legends is a series of short films showcasing seven inspring legends of the Unley community who are still very much young at heart. Together, the City of Unley and Resthaven were on a mission to challenge people’s stereotypes about what it means to…

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Started: 2017
Location: City of Unley, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication

Chairs for Seniors

Evaluated

The general lounge chairs in the Lane Cove Library are low down and not easy for older people to get in and out of. The Library has purchased several sets of higher arm chairs with corresponding higher tables so that older people can use them without difficulty. They are very popular!

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Started: 2014
Location: Lane Cove, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication, Other

Lugaritz Homes: Connecting a Neighborhood

Lugaritz is a new housing complex located in a very strategic position in the City of San Sebastian. Lugartiz aims to improve neighbourhood connectivity as well as to create new methods of social cohesion for a more age-friendly experience.

The idea for Lugaritz comes from the need to provide new housing solutions for older people by exploring…

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Started: 2018
Location: San Sebastian, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Long-term care, Social protection, Urban development

New Employment Journey for Senior Citizens – Encouraging age

Evaluated

Identifying the need to promote age-friendly employment practice, the Wan Chai Methodist Centre for the Seniors organized the New Employment Journey for Senior Citizens programme that aims to enhance employment knowledge and skills and to create employment opportunities for middle-aged and older job seekers. The programme was supported by the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project…

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Started: 2016
Location: WanChai, China
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication, Labor

Primavera Gran

Primavera Gran is the joint initiative of the Igualada Town Council and the Igualada Senior Citizens Association, which, with the support of the Diputació de Barcelona and the Generalitat de Catalunya, annually proposes a week with numerous activities aimed at older people.

Traditionally, activities aimed at the elderly in Igualada residences can be found, excursions, talks,…

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Started: 2007
Location: Igualada, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Other

Théâtre et mémoire

Evaluated

L’activité “Théâtre et mémoire” s’adresse à des personnes de plus de 60 ans, vivant à domicile. Elle se compose de deux exercices tout au long de l’année : des ateliers d’écriture, où chacun est invité à raconter une partie de sa vie (notamment son enfance), et des séances de théâtre permettant de mettre en scène…

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Started: 2017
Location: Lyon, France
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Long-term care

Work Place Mentoring Programme

The Age Friendly Island Mentoring Programme is a scheme which focuses on supporting older people in gaining new experiences, skills and knowledge through the support of a work place mentor.

The delivery of a pilot programme in partnership with local charity Learning Links and employer Red Funnel (local transport/ferry company) was completed in December 2018. Feedback…

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Started: 2018
Location: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Labor

Older and Wiser Radio Show

Since 2018 Vectis Radio, a local community radio station on the Isle of Wight, has presented a twice monthly show in partnership with Age Friendly Island. The show features Age Friendly Island partners representing public, private and voluntary sector organisations who are all working to improve the Isle of Wight community for older people. It…

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Started: 2018
Location: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

Facilitating intergenerational understanding and activities

One of the elements of the Age Friendly Island Programme focuses on encouraging intergenerational understanding and activity to reduce social isolation. A member of staff is dedicated to ensuring that younger and older communities have a greater understanding of each other and how they can learn from, and support each other.

They facilitate this by hosting…

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Started: 2016
Location: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Information and communication

Dementia Friendly Church Services

Dementia Friendly Church Services have been running on the Isle of Wight since 2014. Initially Age Friendly Island worked together with St. John the Baptist Church in Ryde to look at the best way to make church services more accessible to people living with dementia and to support the needs of older people.

Dementia Friendly Church…

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Started: 2014
Location: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication, Other

Age Friendly University Global Network

The AFU Global Network led by Dublin City University (DCU) is committed to working to promote and support an inclusive approach to healthy and active aging. Since commencing in 2012 DCU developed Ten Principles of an Age-Friendly University which set out a framework for institutions of higher education to embrace age-friendly practices. In DCU we…

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Started: 2012
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care, Social protection, Transportation

“Viens je t’emmène, la semaine des sorties entre générations “

Evaluated

Du 12 au 25 novembre 2018, la Ville de Rennes s’est mobilisée pour la 4 ème   édition de l’évènement «Viens je t’emmène, la semaine des sorties entre générations». Pendant deux semaines plus de 50 propositions de sorties sont proposées: discussion, marche, danse, chant… afin de favoriser le lien social et l’échange entre générations.

The New…

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Started: 2018
Location: Rennes, France
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Social protection

Le mobilier urbain au banc d’essai

Evaluated

Dans le cadre de son plan d’actions « Rennes, ville amie des aînés », la direction des Personnes âgées (DPAg) a décidé de proposer le 29 mai 2015 à des personnes âgées et/ou en situation de handicap de tester plusieurs de ces mobiliers afin d’intégrer des préconisations pour le choix des futurs bancs et chaises…

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Started: 2015
Location: Rennes
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Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development