Caring Friends

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Caring Friends is a Council-run, volunteer-led befriending service for unpaid carers in Cardiff. Volunteer Befrienders can support unpaid carers either as pen pals or through over the phone friendship calls, meeting unpaid carers in their home or other community venues, and occasionally helping with daily tasks such as shopping, light cleaning and gardening tasks.

The service…

Started: 2024
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

Blood Pressure Monitor Loan Scheme

Members of the public are now able to borrow a blood pressure monitor for free using their library card from any of the 21 Hubs and Libraries across Cardiff.

High blood pressure is very common, especially in older adults. One in three adults in the UK has high blood pressure but many don’t realise it. If…

Started: 2024
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Sexual health campaign for older adults

Cardiff Council, in collaboration with Public Health Wales and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Local Public Health Team, launched a new initiative promoting sexual health among older adults in June 2025.

The campaign took place in response to the recent increase in sexually transmitted infections within the older population, as well as the enduring stigma…

Started: 2025
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

Age-Friendly Cardiff Newsletter

The Age-Friendly Cardiff newsletter was introduced in June 2022, as a way of sharing useful information, advice and support to older people in the city. In each edition, the content covers information relating to each of the 8 key domains outlined by the WHO as key areas of focus:

– Community Support & Health Services
–…

Started: 2022
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Social protection, Transportation

Age-Friendly Cardiff Newsletter

The Age-Friendly Cardiff newsletter was introduced in June 2022, as a way of sharing useful information, advice and support to older people in the city. In each edition, the content covers information relating to each of the 8 key domains outlined by the WHO as key areas of focus:

– Community Support & Health Services
–…

Started: 2022
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Social protection, Transportation

Age-Friendly Forum

Cardiff’s Age-Friendly Forum was established in May 2023. It is hosted by Cardiff Council and chaired by the Older People’s Champion for Cardiff. Consultation, information gathering and sharing is the main purpose of the Forum, with an overall aim of exploring how the lives of older people in Cardiff can be improved.

The Forum meets every…

Started: 2023
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Social protection, Transportation, Urban development

Creating Dementia Friendly Communities

The number of people living with dementia in Cardiff is estimated to increase by 30.1% by 2030 and 41.1% of those with advanced dementia. This scheme aims to support people with dementia to live better, more fulfilled lives, remain active and part of their community, and support the Welsh Government’s commitment to building Dementia Friendly…

Started: 2022
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Social protection, Transportation, Urban development

Age-Friendly Cardiff Website

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The Age Friendly Cardiff Website was launched on International Day of Older Persons 2023. The aim of the website is to offer a central location for information about local services, activities, and support that can help older people in Cardiff to live well.

The website was designed to have an accessible structure, with useful information for…

Started: 2023
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Social protection, Transportation

Ageing and Climate Change Workshop

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Age-Friendly Cardiff facilitated two Ageing and Climate Change Workshops at Cardiff Central Library Hub as part of an academic research project. The purpose of the sessions was for participants to reflect on how extreme weather affects their health and wellbeing. Researchers from the University of York and Heriot-Watt University asked older people to share their…

Started: 2023
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Health, Housing, Social protection, Transportation, Urban development

Wellbeing Support Service

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The Cardiff Wellbeing Support Service is a team within Cardiff’s Hubs & Library Service, which works closely with citizens who are often older, socially isolated and experience challenges by helping them become more active and engaged in their community and seeks to boost a participant’s health and wellbeing.
They provide short term, one-to-one mentoring from…

Started: 2022
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Icon Booklets

A research project that took place between 2020 – 2021 called ‘Adapt Tech, Accessible Technology’ led by Dr Deborah Morgan, has resulted in a useful resource aimed at older people who use (or would like to use!) smart devices. The ‘icon booklet’ illustrates various common app icons that are often found on smartphones, together with…

Started: 2022
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Information and communication

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