Older People's Strategy - Newcastle City Council

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30Outcome 1bOlder people are contributing to community lifeSupporting older people’s contributionIssues and prioritiesOlder people contribute to community life in myriad ways –as friends, good neighbours, carers, grandparents, volunteers,employees, employers, mentors, peer-educators to mentionbut a few. Older people need to be valued for this contribution,which is so important to building stronger communities. Justas having a job can be significant in building a person’s senseof identity and social networks, so the role that older peopleplay in contributing to community life should be equallyacknowledged and supported.My Hats1234Mam, grandma, granHousekeeperCookChildminder5 Volunteer6 Chairperson7 Bingo caller8 Organiser9 FriendThese hats and many more besides are worn daily bymothers and grandmothers in all walks of life.God put me on this earth to finish a certain number ofprojects. Right now I am so far behind I will never die.Elsie Marshall (local resident)
31There is an increasing need for older people to give their time andskills to sustaining a range of activities which are vital to theirpeers and younger generations. For example, members of theUniversity of the Third Age providing opportunities for learningtogether; older people organising community groups; volunteersworking on handyperson and gardening schemes; being abefriender or buddy for people who have become sociallyisolated; supporting children in schools with basic skills; being amember of a time bank; and, increasingly, providing childcare toenable younger family members to take up or keep employment.It is important to provide ongoing and trusted support to thiscontribution. Very often, the organisations which support thiswork come and go as policies change and funding sourceschange, and, despite good work, fail to influence long-termdevelopments. There is a need for well-informed networks ofsupport agencies with access to flexible funding at communitylevel to stimulate and support this activity.Good transport provision is key to enabling older people tosustain their involvement in community life and is particularlysignificant in enabling more frail older people to get involved inactivity. Accessible public transport and a range of communitytransport options (e.g. TaxiLink and LinkUp) are key toaddressing this issue. Better partnership working betweentransport planners/providers and agencies working with olderpeople is needed (see Outcome 4c).The availability of a place in which to meet, with appropriateaccess and facilities, at a reasonable cost is very important toenabling small, informal groups run by older people to sustaintheir activities.
Page 1 and 2: Everyone’sTomorrowThe Strategy fo
Page 3 and 4: 1A vision for Newcastle 2021Newcast
Page 5 and 6: 3ForewordBernard Baruch, the Americ
Page 7: 5Table of contentsPage1. Introducti
Page 10 and 11: 8the population. Older people seek
Page 12 and 13: 10Fig. 1: The Menu - Putting older
Page 14 and 15: 122 Older people themselves are cha
Page 16: 14National policyGovernment policy
Page 19 and 20: 17MainstreamingThis strategy will a
Page 21 and 22: 19cities - the Healthy Cities - Hea
Page 23 and 24: 21Fig. 2: Newcastle Strategy for Ol
Page 25 and 26: 23Aim 1Making a positivecontributio
Page 27 and 28: 25ContextIncreasingly public servic
Page 29 and 30: 27The Elders Council and Quality of
Page 31: 29ActionsThe work of building the v
Page 35 and 36: 33Where we are nowThere is a consid
Page 37 and 38: 35 The creation of opportunities fo
Page 39 and 40: 37Attitudes to older peopleOlder pe
Page 41 and 42: 39Actions Carry out an audit of cov
Page 43 and 44: 41There are a number of initiatives
Page 45 and 46: 43Aim 2Accessing information,advice
Page 47 and 48: 45Outcome 2aOlder people have acces
Page 49 and 50: 47Where we are nowThe Quality of Li
Page 51 and 52: 49Other specialist services are als
Page 53 and 54: 51Aim 3Physical, mental andemotiona
Page 55 and 56: 53ContextNewcastle is one of the mo
Page 57 and 58: 55Outcome 3aOlder people and carers
Page 59 and 60: 57 Age Concern Newcastle, which pro
Page 61 and 62: 59Newcastle City Council Arts Team
Page 63 and 64: 61Information and accessInformation
Page 65 and 66: 63 Develop a ‘life in older age
Page 67 and 68: 65Dementia 11.2%Stroke 9.5%Musculo-
Page 69 and 70: 67Newcastle is uniquely placed at t
Page 71 and 72: 69 Encourage older people to explor
Page 73 and 74: 71It is often difficult to reach ou
Page 75 and 76: 73Mrs D is a 76-year-old fiercely i
Page 77 and 78: 75Outcome 3dOlder people have acces
Page 79: 77Older people will also continue t
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80Aim 4Enjoying older person friend
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82The Local Development Framework C
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84Safe Neighbourhoods is a project
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86Outcome 4bOlder people have decen
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88for housing in the city over the
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90to develop new financial products
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92Older people are a key client gro
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94The role of Neighbourhood Managem
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96 Deliver Warm Zone initiatives an
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98Where we are nowOlder people have
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100Strategic planning and transport
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102Aim 5Financially and materially
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104Outcome 5aOlder people have the
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106Actions Include financial litera
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108Where we are nowAge Concern have
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110Section 4: Turning the strategy
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112 The population in Newcastle and
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114 However, there is a growing int
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116Use of Adult Social Services Dur
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118 58.4% of people aged 50+ were v
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120Annex 2: Links to key national a
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122Newcastle Strategyfor Older Peop
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124Other strategies mentioned in th
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126Newcastle Science CityNewcastle
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128Annex 4: ConsultationThe draft s
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130What was changed?Overall, feedba
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132Annex 5: List of agencies mentio
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134Public Sector organisationsAudit
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136PartnershipsDementia Care Partne
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138Equality Standard for Local Gove
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140Positive Ageing is a pilot cours
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14214 Sure Start for Older People15
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