Age Friendly Ireland International Foundation for Integrated Care Symposium | A Decade of Action on Healthy Ageing 28 th August 2020 National Age Friendly Ireland Programme A Shared Service Function of Local Government
The Journey | A Decade of progress in Ireland 2009 2019
Key Milestone | 2019 World Health Organisation membership First Country in the world to achieve full Age Friendly Programme (31 LA led Age Friendly Programmes) membership of the World Health Organisation Global Network of Age Friendly Cities & Communities
National & International Recognition Ceremony | World Health Organisation
Our Core Values | A New Approach
Structure & Governance | A model that works
National Shared Service Structure | Our Team
Listening to the voice | Older People’s Councils • Local OPC in each local authority area • National Network of Older People’s Councils • Role is to represent the voice of older people • National Older People’s Councils Convention – May 2020 Meath • Representation on various groups, Housing Options for an Ageing Population steering group • Policy development function
Local Resources | Outputs & Initiatives • • 1000s of Age Friendly Initiatives 31 Local Age Friendly Programmes • Health & Positive Ageing Initiative • 31 Local Age Friendly Programme Managers • Age Friendly Hospital • 6 Age Friendly Regional Programme Managers • Age Friendly Airport • 31 Older People’s Councils • 700 + Age Friendly Business • 31 Age Friendly Alliances chaired by CE/IC • 48 Age Friendly Libraries • Local Authority Shared Service hosting • 2 Age Friendly Primary Care Centres (progressing) • • Multiple Age Friendly Housing 4 fulltime staff | 3 Principal Advisors | MCC • Age Friendly Public Realm • National Network of OPCs • Age Friendly Information & Communication • National Chairs of Age Friendly Alliances • Age Friendly Train Station (progressing) • National Network of Programme Managers • Age Friendly Communications Strategy • National Age Friendly NGO Forum • Age Friendly Towns • National Advisory Group • Age Friendly Parking • Age Friendly Seating • Walkability Audits • Recreation Areas/Information Hubs
Key Strategic Objectives 03 Measurement, 02 Scaling up & Monitoring & Replicating best Sharing learning practice 01 04 National Strengthening Policy & Embedding KEY Local Programmes OBJECTIVES
Alignment to National Policy • Programme for Government 2020 • Housing Options for our Ageing Population • National Planning Framework • National Positive Ageing Strategy • Covid – 19
Age Friendly Housing High security locks, Colivet Court, Limerick Proudstown, Navan South Dublin For older residents Cluid Housing 4 age friendly units (55 years plus). Sheltered Housing for Older Brownfield town centre site Vulnerable or living alone. People Addressed anti social behaviour In private Close to services, shops etc accommodation. Age Friendly parking, level entry, wetrooms, integrated technology
• Age Friendly Housing in Local Authorities • Housing for Our Ageing Population Policy Framework • 31 Local Authorities • Current capital programmes, universal design, rightsizing, planning for future population Research on • Right sizing Housing • Led by South Dublin County Council • Explore barriers / perceptions about right sizing • Explore what supports are available/needed • Record the experiences of older people who have gone through the process
• Training programme delivered to 1,200 practitioners across the Local Government Sector Housing & • Expanding this training to other sectors Public Realm • Advises on public spaces, accessibility, seating, lighting, Training planning for ageing communities, universal design, social supports, key elements of age friendly housing
Age Friendly Walkability Audits • Walkability Audits assess local towns
National Age Friendly Parking
Age Friendly Hospital Guidelines
Age Friendly Libraries
• National Roll Out • Delivered locally Age • Training for businesses Friendly • Consultation with older customers • Business Commitment to implement change • Charter • Mystery Shopper
• A Step by Step Guide to an Age Friendly Airport Age Friendly • 4 Stage Process including Walkability Audits • Consultation with Older People Airport • Collaboration with Commission for Aviation Regulation • Local Action Plan for both Airports Guidelines • First Age Friendly Airport Guidelines internationally • Ministerial Launch in January 2020
• Working Group established in Kildare, South Dublin and Wicklow to engage with HSE • Age Friendly Aim to make two PHC developments Age Friendly • Collaborating with Developer | Two sites in Athy and Baltinglass Primary (2020) • Dementia Friendly considerations (Understand Together) Care Centres • Produce publication / guidelines • AFI will ask CEUD to review from technical perspective • Collaboration with HSE Estates for future roll out and scale up
• Annual awards night celebrating age friendly initiatives across Ireland National Age • 8 Thematic Categories aligned to WHO Friendly Awards Domains • Application Process | Evaluation| Site Visits | National Ceremony
• Digital literacy issues • 3 pilot areas (Meath, Fingal, Limerick) Digital ICT • Dormant Account Funding • 90 Participants Pilot- ACORN • An Age Friendly product • Evaluated by Maynooth University Age Friendly • Findings and interim report Smart Tablet • Wexford Assistive Technology
Partners and Linkages • National Integrated Care Programme for Older Peoples • Understand Together dementia awareness campaign • Academic Partners • NGO Forum Groups • Alliance members National & Local • National Safeguarding Committee • Affinity National Falls and Bone Health Project
• WHO Global Affiliates | Centre for Ageing International Better UK – Site Visit • Visit to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Oct Relationships 2019 • Site Visit to Ireland from Age Friendly Norway November 2019 • Innovation in Politics | Berlin 2019 • IFA International Conference
Resources | agefriendlyireland.ie
Thank You Follow us on Twitter @AgeFriendlyIrl Catherine McGuigan Chief Officer Age Friendly Ireland | Meath County Council cmcguigan@meathcoco.ie www.agefriendlyireland.ie
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