Age-friendly places and communities:Promoting wellbeing in later life
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Dan Jones, Director of Innovation and Change at the Centre for Ageing Better, presents on age-friendly cities and the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities.
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Age-friendly places and communities:Promoting wellbeing in later life
- 1. Dan Jones, Director of Innovation & Change SOLACE Masterclass on Community Wellbeing, October 2017 Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life
- 2. Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life About the Centre for Ageing Better 2 We work for a society where everyone enjoys a good later life – especially those at risk of missing out We are an independent charitable foundation We are a What Works Centre, promoting the better use of evidence We work across the issues and domains that matter for a good later life – home, work and community
- 3. Ageing and place 3 The population is ageing fast – especially outside big cities Healthy life expectancy is not keeping pace – especially not in big cities Impacts of ageing population are felt primarily in place Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life ONS 2017 and 2016
- 4. 4 £29,000 7% 90% + Ageing better and local wellbeing – homes of people over 65 live in mainstream housing of mainstream housing is accessible average annual cost of residential care 1.3m homes occupied by older people are dangerous – serious and immediate risk to health or safety Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life
- 5. 5 £320bn £88.4bn 29% Ageing better and local wellbeing – economy of people aged 50-64 are not working – compared to 16% of 25-49 year olds would be added to GDP if this gap was closed People aged 50 and over already account for around half of UK household expenditure 210,000 more people would be working in the North West alone Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life
- 6. What does wellbeing in later life look like? 6 Health Financial security Social connections A lot like wellbeing at any other stage of life! These dimensions are interrelated – they all influence each other Expectations are modest – people don’t need all that much Wide variation in how people experience later life – individual circumstances matter, and so does personal outlook Purpose Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life
- 7. Supporting better ageing – our programmes 7Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life
- 8. Supporting better ageing – our programmes 8Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life
- 9. Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life Age-Friendly Communities – a holistic approach to ageing better 9 Concept developed by World Health Organisation on the back of earlier work on healthy and active ageing Age-friendly communities enable people to stay in places of their choosing as they age And to continue to play an active role in their communities for as long as possible By enabling people to continue with behaviours that support a good later life while they are still doing well And minimising barriers to participation as abilities decline
- 10. Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life The Age-Friendly Communities Framework 10 Built Environment Social Environment Older people
- 11. Age-friendly Communities – the UK network Belfast Brighton and Hove Bristol Coventry Derry City and Strabane Glasgow Isle of Wight Leeds Liverpool London Borough of Lewisham London Borough of Southwark Manchester Newcastle Nottingham Salford Sheffield Stockport Stoke-on-Trent Sunderland Wales Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life www.ageing-better.org.uk/our-work/area/age-friendly-communities/
- 12. Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life Age-friendly in practice – transport in Leeds 12 Longstanding issue for older residents, but sticky issue for council – not quite anybody’s job Co-design with older residents, transport providers and statutory bodies (Leeds and West Yorkshire) Developing new model for community transport – connecting within communities Focus on connecting residents to health services – identified as major gap in existing public transport network
- 13. Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life Age-friendly in practice – employment in Greater Manchester 13 46% of people aged 50-64 in GM are out of work or in low paid work Insight and co-design with older jobseekers highlighted a range of interlocking challenges: Health and caring Disjointed and inappropriate employment support Poor quality of work available Transactional barriers to employment Ageism Pursuing three potential solutions: Integrated employability support – skills, health, care and work Early, work-focused health interventions Employer engagement
- 14. Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life Age-friendly in practice – Take A Seat in Nottingham 14 Practical initiative to put Older People’s Charter into practice Participating businesses offer older people a seat 300 premises signed up in 28 neighbourhoods Council work with steering group of older residents to engage local businesses and media Adopted idea from Age-Friendly Manchester, who shared advice and resources www.ageing-better.org.uk/stories/take-a-seat
- 15. Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life First steps to an age-friendly community 15 Start with older residents to understand the current situation and identify priorities for action Engage stakeholders across sectors to build commitment Political leadership Public and voluntary / community organisations Employers and businesses Develop and publish a shared action plan Draw on external knowledge and resources to support implementation and learning
- 16. Age-Friendly Places and Communities: Promoting wellbeing in later life Next steps? 16 Join the UK network! Training modules and other resources Learning exchanges with other age-friendly places jessica.entwistle@ageing-better.org.uk Collaborate with Ageing Better Innovation for healthy and active ageing (strength & balance, home adaptations) Evaluation and documentation of good practices (housing, neighbourhoods, communities, work) Evidence and guidance on what works Strategic partnership?
- 17. 17 “If it's good for older people, it's good for everybody!” Elaine Unegbu, Manchester Older People's Board
- 18. Centre for Ageing Better Angel Building, Level 3 407 St John Street, London, EC1V 4AD 020 3829 0113 www.ageing-better.org.uk Registered Company Number: 8838490 & Charity Registration Number: 1160741 Dan Jones Dan.Jones@ageing-better.org.uk @Ageing_Better
Editor's Notes
- Dark blue shows local areas where more than 25% of the population is (projected to be) aged 65 or over Lowest HLE at 65 – Knowsley, Manchester, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Islington & Tower Hamlets
- Equivalent to the population of Warrington
- Our research has identified three key dimensions of a good later life - health, financial security and social connections. These were consistent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or other socio-demographic characteristics. E.g. from the survey – three quarters mentioned good health as being imp for later life including over half (53) who said it was the most important thing. These dimensions are interrelated and all influence each other. They also have an impact on the extent to which people feel happy, satisfied with their lives and that their life has meaning and they are in control. People have modest expectations. Most want their health to be good enough to enable them to maintain relationships and activities they value. Similarly with money, people want enough for the essentials, to afford to participate socially and culturally and to have a buffer to afford the unexpected. Personal outlook is important to how people experience later life. It is possible to enjoy a happy and fulfilled later life with some health and money problems. Likewise, it is possible to feel dissatisfied with later life despite having good health, a lack of money worries and good social networks.
- Age-friendly communities are places that foster healthy and active ageing. They enable people to continue with activities and behaviours that support a good later life while doing well, and minimise barriers as people decline in ability. This makes it possible for people to stay in places of their choosing as they age, and to continue to participate actively and contribute to their communities for as long as possible. The concept is holistic, covering both the built environment and the social and economic context as well as services and support, and puts older people at the centre
- 20 places have already achieved or are actively working towards AFC status – discussions under way in Greater London, remaining 8 boroughs in GM and all 11 LAs in Northern Ireland Global network includes New York, Barcelona – Paris was 500th city to join in June 2017
- US hospital bus example
- Started with a pilot in one suburban high street in September 2015