Making Leeds the Best City to Grow Old: Enhancing Wellbeing for All
Enhance the quality of life for older residents in Leeds through community-led initiatives and strategic partnerships. Addressing inequalities, promoting social inclusion, and improving access to healthcare and support services. Embracing a citizenship-based policy approach and striving to make Leeds a World Health Organisation Age-Friendly City.
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Better Lives for People in Leeds The Time of Our Lives: Making Leeds the Best City in the UK to Grow Old Mick Ward Head of Commissioning Adult Social Care Leeds City Council (Co-Chair. Leeds Ageing Well Board)
Support Across Partnerships in Leeds Identified as a priority area by older people in Leeds Specific priorities and work plan co-produced with members of Health and Well Being Board, Older People, Third Sector and others Work now led by Ageing Well Board Agreed as a Cross Council/Partners Priority
Inequalities in later life 1 Mean walking speed and wealth, people aged 60+ 0.95 Metres per second 0.9 0.85 0.8 0.75 Richest 2nd 3rd 4th Poorest English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Citizenship-based policy approach Source: P.McGarry/MCC 2013 Medical Patient Care Customer Citizenship Citizen Focus on individual Focus on individual, family and informal networks Care interventions Focus on neighbourhood and city Promoting social capital and participation Age-proofing universal services Reducing social exclusion Changing social structure and attitudes Clinical interventions Commission for vulnerable people Prevention to delay entry to care system Whole system Commission for frail elderly Prevention of entry to hospital Health (and care system)
Leeds A World Health Organisation Age Friendly City 1. outdoor spaces and buildings; 2. transportation; 3. housing; 4. social participation; 5. respect and social inclusion; 6. civic participation and employment; 7. communication and information; and 8. community support and health services.
The Time of Our Lives: Implementation (some examples of priority work areas) Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation Preventing Excess Winter Deaths Intergenerational Work Healthy and Active Lives (Exercise, Nutrition) Information (Inc. Digital Inclusion) City Centre Management Employment (Inc. Work, Retirement, Volunteering) Transport Cultural Offer Leeds A Dementia Friendly City Asset Based Community Development
