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Global Database of Age-friendly Practices

Installation of benches

It can be difficult for many older adults to enjoy walking in Ottawa without somewhere to rest. The availability of seating areas was identified as one of the top urban age-friendly features for older people who participated in the Older Adult Plan consultations in 2011. As part of the Older Adult Plan, the City began…

Started: 2012
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Accessibility Design Standards and Barrier Retrofits Program

The City is committed to developing age-friendly infrastructure and has developed Accessibility Design Standards that respond to the needs of older adults. These standards are intended to be mandatory for all new construction and the redevelopment of existing facilities, owned, leased or operated by the City of Ottawa. They are intended to be applied to…

Started: 2012
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Computer Training Curriculum for Older Adults

As part of the Older Adult Plan consultation sessions, older adults identified a need to have increased access to computer and Internet instruction. To meet this identified need, the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) developed a computer literacy curriculum for older adults. Building on computer training already provided at the Library, a course was developed that…

Started: 2013
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions

Pedestrian Signal Technology

As part of the City of Ottawa’s Older Adult Plan, the Public Works Department was allocated $100,000 in 2013 and 2014, to install additional audible pedestrian signals and pedestrian countdown timers to existing signalized intersections to improve pedestrian safety for older adults.The Public Works Department identified intersections that would have the most positive impact on…

Started: 2013
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Snow Angels Program

Winter is an important cause of isolation for older adults, especially when their driveways are temporarily unusable due to snow and ice accumulation. In 2013/2014, the City of Ottawa Public Works Department expanded the existing Snow Go program which matches seniors with an individual or contractor to clear snow from private driveways to include a…

Started: 2013
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Call A Ride Sausalito Seniors (CARSS) – Free rides for persons age 60 or older

Sausalito is a small hillside town bordering the San Francisco Bay. The steep, narrow residential streets, most with no sidewalks, become barriers as residents age. The town’s shops and services are located on the flat lands. Public transit operates solely on the main street, which runs along the waterfront. Sausalito residents age 60 and over…

Started: 2015
Location: Sausalito, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Polaroid – Espace de conversation de langues étrangères

Espace ouvert une fois par semaine, tous les mardis de 16h à 18h à Cité Seniors, dédié à la diversité des langues vivantes présentes à Genève. Cette activité a lieu dans un grand espace convivial, contenant un café, au coeur de la Ville de Genève, dans le quartier de la gare.Les participants s’installent librement et…

Started: 2007
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships

CityBench Program

Evaluated

The CityBench Program was created to increase the amount of public seating on New York City Streets. The 1500 benches are being installed around the City, particularly at bus stops, retail corridors, and areas with high concentrations of seniors. The installation process of the benches will be complete in 2015 and has already made streets…

Started: 2007
Location: New York City, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

The Halton HomeShare Program

The Burlington Age-Friendly Seniors Council’s Housing Committee developed The Halton HomeShare Toolkit for the purpose of providing a self-resource to individuals who are interested in learning more about HomeShare or considering this model as a housing alternative. HomeShare is a living arrangement generally between two people who reside together in the same residence. While each…

Started: 2015
Location: Burlington, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Housing

Facilities Audit

Evaluated

One very tangible way a community can evaluate its age-friendliness is by conducting a facility audit: an evaluation tool that rates a space on ease of access, use and comfort for residents of all ages. Government facilities are a natural place to start. They function as places for people to gather inside…

Started: 2015
Location: Saint Louis, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Urban development

Age-Friendly Outdoor Trails

Evaluated

“Let’s Take a Walk” is promoting the health benefits of walking and increasing opportunities for older adults to participate in outdoor recreational walking along trail systems in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Eighteen outdoor trails spanning the greater City of Hamilton were selected for inclusion in this project. An Age-friendly trails assessment process adopted two existing audit…

Started: 2013
Location: Hamilton, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Cleveland Care Calls

The Cleveland Care Calls program uses an automated phone call system to provide both a daily phone call to socially isolated older adults in the City of Cleveland and emergency alerts to a wider group of older adults in the city. The program aims to provide socially isolated older adults a daily wellness check and…

Started: 2003
Location: Cleveland, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Older People’s website for information and advice

All our research shows that older people need good quality information and advice to enable them to manage their lives and access support when they need it. In Newcastle upon Tyne we responded to this need by developing a comprehensive information website developed with and for older people – www.informationnow.org.uk. The website includes advice and…

Started: 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

Age-friendly Belfast Older Volunteer Awards

The Age-friendly Belfast Older Volunteer Awards, supported by Volunteer Now, are an opportunity for Belfast-based community and voluntary groups and organisations to recognize their volunteers who are aged 60 years and over.The awards celebrate the considerable contribution and positive impacts that older volunteers make to the work of a wide variety of Belfast organisations and…

Started: 2010
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Sectors: Labor

Age Friendly Parks Checklist

In response the community priority of improving the age-friendliness of London parks, the Age Friendly London Network – Outdoor Spaces & Buildings working group partnered with students at Western University to develop an Age Friendly Parks Checklist. The purpose of the checklist is to provide a standardized measurement of the amenities and conditions of London…

Started: 2013
Location: London, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Dementia Friendly Cinema

Through its engagement with older people with dementia and their carers, the Elders Council identified a gap in the opportunity for people with dementia to participate in everyday social activities. The Elders Council heard about a cinema in another part of the UK that had developed a programme of film screenings for people with dementia,…

Started: 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships

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