Slovene Age-friendly municipalities during the pandemic
Summary
Work of Slovene Age-friendly municipalities in 2020 was largely marked by the beginning of covid – 19 epidemic and by use of different means of distance communication to implement activities. The following priority activities were implemented for the Age-friendly municipalities:
1. Working with informal caregivers for better long-term care for older people, chronically ill and disabled through courses, campaign and working with self-help groups;
2. Preventing violence against older people, which is becoming an acute problem during an epidemic of covid -19 through workshops and preventing violence against older people awareness;
3. Development and dissemination of a voluntary network for healthy aging of older people during covid -19 through implementation of a new volunteer program “Stay connected from afar” and professional support for voluntary groups and their members;
4. Performing the training for coordinators of Age-friendly municipalities for better coordination of age-friendly activities and programs in Slovenian municipalities during the epidemic;
5. Professional help for management of Age-friendly municipalities in Slovenia and support in connecting with the Slovenian and Global network of Age-Friendly Cities and Municipalities.
Key facts
Main target group: Older people in general
Sector(s): Health, Housing, Information and communication, Long-term care, Social protection
Desired outcome for older people:
Meet their basic needs
- Accessibility
- Ageing in place
- Elder abuse
- Healthy behaviours (e.g. physical activity)
- Intergenerational activities
- Inclusion
- Participation