Debra O'Neill
Transcript of Debra O'Neill
Debra O Neill 18th September 2012
Building Ireland’s Age Friendly County Programme
OVERVIEW
Rationale for the Irish National programme
How it works at National level
How it works at Municipal level
Successful initiatives
Lessons learnt – Collaboration & Benefits of
NGO’s and Citizen involvement with
Government.
IRELAND
Population 4.5m 11.5% = 65+ In 30 years 65+ will double
and 80+ will quadruple Important state pension
and other benefits Implications of Economic
crisis
IRELAND
RATIONALE FOR THE AGE-FRIENDLY COUNTY
PROGRAMME
Quality of life is unnecessarily poor for too many older adults
1st
2nd
3rd
Population ageing needs new approaches and long-term planning to tackle opportunities & challenges
Need to articulate a new ‘paradigm’ for
approach to ageing
AGEING WELL NETWORK
75 Members
Ass SecsGovernment Departments
Public Sector
Agencies
BusinessCommunity
Service Providers(private
& voluntary)
Older PeopleNational
Organisations
Key PublicFigures
Academics
NATIONAL INITIATIVES
• Age-Friendly Programme• Business of Ageing• Silver Technology
OBJECTIVE 1TO REFRAME THE AGENDA ON AGEING
OBJECTIVE 2TO BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE
Age-Friendly Programme
National Age Friendly Programme
Fingal
Sth DCC
DCC
Sarah Wetherald
Brigid Butler
Debra O’NeillCatherine McGuigan
Pending
DUBLIN NORTH-EAST
DUBLIN MID LEINSTER
SOUTH
WEST
The Dublin Declaration
12 STEP APPROACH
Agree with Local Government Manager and others
Secure political support Convene Alliance
1st PHASEPreparation
2nd PHASEGetting Started
Hold public launch Establish Older
People’s Forum Begin Base-line Study Complete county wide
consultation Complete & consult on
1st Draft Strategy
Finalise and launch Strategy
Affiliate to the WHOGlobal Network
Establish Service Providers and Business of Ageing Forums
3rd PHASEGoing Live
OLDER PEOPLE’S
FORUM
SERVICES PROVIDERSFORUM
ECONOMICFORUM
AGE-FRIENDLY Municipality
ALLIANCE
Local Government Development Board
ECONOMIC CULTURAL SOCIAL
Where Age Friendly fits within our Structures In Local Government
Age-friendly business
Ageing-in-place
INNOVATIONSwealth health
6 CORE OUTCOMES
Older People:
1. Feel they belong and have opportunities for personal development and for enhancing the communities in which they live;
2. Can stay living in their own homes and communities;
3. Lead healthy and active lives for longer;
4. Are able to get to where they want to go, when they want to go;
5. Live in places where the social and physical environments are conducive to being out and about;
6. Feel and are safe in their own homes and their communities
WHAT AGE FRIENDLY STAKHOLDERS CAN DO
WISDOMTIME
BANKS
Dementia Friendly Kilkenny CityService Providers Forum
AwarenessMemoryMatters
Physical Health
Dementia Specific Programme via Sports Partnership and Siel
Bleu
MentalHealth
Memory ClinicsEarly detectionCross Agency
Training
SocialBefriending Service plus Social Outings including Cafe and
Dancing
CreativityDementia Programme using MOMA Model
with Butler Gallery and Arts Programmes
It is possible to generate public interest and participation
Older People working with Local Government Arts Department, Street Maintenance Department, work with Voluntary organisation and City Authority
• Get the support of government partners early in the process
• Building on existing strengths, programs, and facilities of the City is a strategy that resonates with government leaders, especially in times of fiscal constraint
• Promoting a vision that infuses age-friendliness into planning across multiple domains engages a wide array of sectors and partners
• The continued involvement of older adults is essential
• Adopt top down and bottom up strategies
Capacity to respond is limited by the process we currently engage
LESSONS LEARNT IN IRELAND
Design and build’ - keep adapting
Focus alliance on jointly planning for agreed outcome
Ensure accountability and engagement with the political structure
Engage the local heroes and reflect local ‘distinctiveness’
Honour and engage early with those who have achieved a lot
Build credibility with early and visible wins
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