Engaging Older People (Archived)
The brief for the Engaging Older People Task Group was to examine ways in which the Forum could encourage active participation by older people in planning and decision making and do justice to the diverse range of ...
Sustainable Communities Toolkit: Access to Services (Archived)
Consideration of how products and services will be used/accessed by older people is essential in order to ensure they can utilise the products and services which help them lead healthy independent lives.
Sustainable Communities Toolkit: Community Safety (Archived)
Older people wish to live safe and secure lives both at home and in the community. The needs of older people should be specifically considered and provided for in any measures by police or other crime prevention practiti...
Sustainable Communities Toolkit: Introduction (Archived)
The Re-designing Communities Task Group have produced a series of fact sheets and useful information - a toolkit - which is designed for people involved in all aspects of community planning. It aims to provide guidance o...
Sustainable Communities Toolkit: Health and Social Care (Archived)
People are living longer and also healthier and more active lives but as the population ages, health and social care providers are having to plan for significant increases in demand from both the additional numbers of ol...
Sustainable Communities Toolkit: Housing (Archived)
The implications of the ageing of the region’s population are huge, not least in terms of housing, because good quality housing is allied to health and well-being.