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WHO Study—Dundalk 2007 Age Well Network Rodd Bond The Role of DkIT & the Netwell Centre The Louth Age Friendly County Initiative. Background. Find the voice of Older People

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  1. WHO Study—Dundalk 2007 Age Well Network Rodd Bond The Role of DkIT & the Netwell Centre The Louth Age Friendly County Initiative Background

  2. Find the voice of Older People Develop a model of delivery within existing structures that will work in other Local Authorities— Dublin Declaration—National Roll Out Challenge the Public Services to adapt and respond to the challenge Objectives of Louth Age Friendly County Initiative

  3. Principles • Partnership • Participation • Innovation “The participation of older people in a partnership approach enriches innovation”

  4. Outcomes Older people will be: Leaders in their communities Feel involved and influential Be Healthier Feel Safe and Secure Access to necessary information Age Friendly Strategy • Aims • To increase participation • To improve the health and well-being of older people • To achieve a responsive service provision through cost effective partnerships • To lead the way in demonstrating the processes

  5. Implementation

  6. Leading the Trail in Ireland • Affiliated to WHO • WHO Global Age Friendly Cities Network Conference 2011 • Dublin Declaration • North East Roll Out • National Roll Out

  7. Louth Older People’s Forum • The voice of older people is captured in the Louth Older People’s Forum which was formed as a result of workshops held throughout the county asking older people how the forum should be constituted. The forum is constituted from 4 areas as follows: • Older People’s Groups • Advocacy Groups for Older People • Nursing Homes and Day Care/Hospital • Individuals • There are 230 people registered with the forum

  8. Priority Actions Identified by LOPF LOPF developed an action plan at a policy day and identified the following priorities: • Safety & Security • Housing Adaptations • Home Care • Transport • Volunteering

  9. Journey to Date

  10. Land Use and Spatial Planning Louth County Development Plan 2009-15 Dundalk and Environs Development Plan 2009-15 Drogheda Borough Council Development Plan 2011-17 Ardee Age Friendly Town—LOPF submission—Enabled Area Parks Programme Walkability Programme—Slí na Slainte Outdoor Spaces and Buildings

  11. Transport Audit—2010 Recommendations Improve Connect and Collect services Increase efficiencies and effectiveness of existing expenditure Improve Co-ordination among stakeholders Louth Age Friendly Transport Group—chaired by Mr Andy Cullen, former Assist Sec Gen at Dept of Transport Achievements to Date: ‘quick win’ on the Louth Age Friendly County website a ‘transport tab’ which has the timetables of all transport services within the county and links to the website of the transport providers. This will be extended to a journey planner Hub and spoke developments in Drogheda, liaising with Bus Eireann eg improving links between the BE depot and the Hospital Pilot projects are being designed for Clogherhead, Ardee and Cooley looking at the idea of a ‘community car’ where people will support each other; Trip Sharing and Volunteer Personalised Transport Service Transport

  12. Housing Working Group—chaired by Joe McGuinness, DOS Housing, LCC Lessons from Great Northern Haven Trusted Tradesmen Care & Repair, Dundalk—Cuidigh Linn, Drogheda Senior Citizens & Drogheda & District Support 4 Older People Places to Flourish—Moorehall Nursing Home and St Joseph’s Ardee Housing

  13. Listening to the voice of Older People Older People’s Forum Executive meet on a 6 week basis Annual Conferences July 2010& 2011 (approx 250 older people attending) LOPF act as ambassadors to other Age Friendly Counties—Ann Egan, Ann Ward and Mary Dunne LOPF Actions Fáilte Isteach—older people teaching new migrants conversational English—DDS4OP Positive Ageing Week—Dundalk & Drogheda Senior Help Line—Dundalk & Drogheda Bealtaine—LLA, Arts and Library Service & Older People GAA Social Initiative—Cooley Kickams and Knockbridge Respect & Social Inclusion

  14. Safety & Security—Louth Garda Division Older People’s Strategy—adapted from national Garda Strategy for older people Bogus Caller Cards Register of Older People Community Liaison Gardaí Intergenerational “Generations” DVD Louth Comhairle na nÓg and LOPF SPIRAL—DkIT story telling project around benefits of Peace St Vincent’s Post Primary School—Young Scientist of the Year Winners—”What is the value of Dundalk’s Age Friendly Community Initiatives Growing through the Ages, Louth Tidy Towns programme—Dromiskin, Blackrock & Ardee primary schools—intergenerational garden/park—older people passing on the skills Louth Sports Partnership— activity festivals, Go For Life Fitline, and Physical Activity Leader (PALS) training for older people IT training programmes—Age Action Ireland in DkIT and LLA libraries and LLP programmes Access Louth Awards Social Participation

  15. Louth Age Friendly County Website www.louthagefriendlycounty.ie Designed by older people Tested on 70 older people PARLOURS Cuidigh Linn Drogheda and District Support 4 Older People Drogheda Senior Citizens Great Northern Haven Communications & Information

  16. Louth Age Friendly Business Forum—chaired by Mr Gavin Duffy Louth Age Friendly Business Plan launched in Sept 2011. Awareness Products & Services Wisdom in the Work Place Senior Enterprise & Entrepreneurship 50+ Enterprise Workshop Recognition—Ardee pilot area. 32 businesses signed up Civic Participation & Employment

  17. Health Working Group—chaired by HSE Tele-health Trials—Bosch, Home Sweet Home and Great Northern Haven— cross agency supported projects HSE services in North East New A&E Department Medical Assessment Unit Coronary & Intensive Care Community Support & Health Services

  18. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” Ralph Waldo Emerson Louth Age Friendly County The Future

  19. Thank You

  20. In A World Which Will Be Completely Different 65+ = 30% EU by 2050 Every 2nd child born today will live to be 100 80+ fastest growing age cohort – 7% for centenarians • LONGEVITY • Currently increasing by • 5 hours per day • 2.5 years per decade 1st time in world’s history, more people 65+ than under 5 50+ market account for 80% wealth 55% spending 1ST person born who will live to 150 Support Ratio from 22:1, 6:1 to under 2:1 People drawing pensions for 60 years

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