HOUSING Ageing in Place—Urban & Rural Communities Assumption based on feedback from Older People—The preferred place to grow old is in one‟s own home/own community. The Alliance will prioritise efforts to enable older people live longer in their own homes. ACTION 1 GOAL: Foster „pride of place‟ encouraging community groups to integrate sustainable social and environmental improvements to support Ageing in Place.
LLAs, Louth Tidy Towns Network and AFA
Develop the criteria for an Age Friendly Towns/villages module in collaboration with a national programme such as the National Tidy Towns Competition. ACTION 2 GOAL: Increase the provision of, and access to, appropriate, and high quality supported housing to facilitate independent living addressing a continuum of needs across the lifecourse
Private Sector, VHO sector, LLAs, EIP partners.
Capture, evaluate and promote the learning from models of best practice in housing design, maintenance and adaptation being undertaken locally, in the region, and being informed by evidence development through the work of our EIP partners ACTION 3 GOAL: Raise awareness of the options and issues for people to live longer and age-in-place in their own homes, in both urban and rural settings.
LLAs Netwell Centre, CASALA & LOPF
Gather and provide information on the availability of a range of „ageing-in-place‟ options for older people throughout the county, including a checklist of things to consider about your own home, and disseminate through appropriate channels. ACTION 4 GOAL: Ensure that future investments in housing supply or adaptation are „age-proofed‟ against agreed criteria. Consolidate existing guidelines and develop a housing Age Proofing tool, based on the evidenced based learning acquired from the above actions, and in particular from partners working within the EIP programme. Apply the tool to the assessment of future provision.
LLAs Netwell Centre, CASALA & LOPF, EIP partners.