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Active retirement (Aktiver Lebensabend )
Austria
The campaign has been existing since 1964 and provides social and recreational opportunities to its members. Once a week seniors have the possibility to meet up in one of 10 so-called "Tagesbegegnungsstätten" (meeting centres). The groups are run and supported by volunteers. Today, the initiative has about 500 members in the city of Graz.
Austria
The campaign has been existing since 1964 and provides social and recreational opportunities to its members. Once a week seniors have the possibility to meet up in one of 10 so-called "Tagesbegegnungsstätten" (meeting centres). The groups are run and supported by volunteers. Today, the initiative has about 500 members in the city of Graz.
City Department for Senior´Affairs (Seniorenbüro der Stadt Graz)
Austria
The senior office acts as a networking and relay institution for various activities offered for elderly citizens in the city of Graz.
Austria
The senior office acts as a networking and relay institution for various activities offered for elderly citizens in the city of Graz.
Community empowerment in Graz - Denggenhof
Austria
The housing scheme “Denggenhof“ in the city of Graz has approximately 1500 inhabitants. The community management project “Denggenhof“ was launched in 1999 to promote active and representative participation towards enabling all community members to meaningfully influence the decisions that affect their lives and improve their living situation. Citizens are considered as experts of their life situations and are empowered to implement innovative ideas according to their individual interests and skills.
Austria
The housing scheme “Denggenhof“ in the city of Graz has approximately 1500 inhabitants. The community management project “Denggenhof“ was launched in 1999 to promote active and representative participation towards enabling all community members to meaningfully influence the decisions that affect their lives and improve their living situation. Citizens are considered as experts of their life situations and are empowered to implement innovative ideas according to their individual interests and skills.
Even Wrinkles can laugh - Volunteers in nursing homes (Besuchsdienste - Auch Falten können lachen)
Austria
People who have to live in nursing homes are often excluded from society and social contacts. The only contacts they have are very often to professionals who take care of their bodily needs. Different scientific studies show, that due to lack of contact and activities diseases get worse faster. As soon as those people have regularly visitors depressions and dementia are less of a problem and increase slower. This is why it is important to the Volkshilfe Styria to provide social activities to all people who live in the 20 nursing homes in Styria. The visitors are volunteers who donate a part of their free time to socially excluded elderly people.
Austria
People who have to live in nursing homes are often excluded from society and social contacts. The only contacts they have are very often to professionals who take care of their bodily needs. Different scientific studies show, that due to lack of contact and activities diseases get worse faster. As soon as those people have regularly visitors depressions and dementia are less of a problem and increase slower. This is why it is important to the Volkshilfe Styria to provide social activities to all people who live in the 20 nursing homes in Styria. The visitors are volunteers who donate a part of their free time to socially excluded elderly people.
Housing for Help! (Wohnen für Hilfe)
Austria
Your next-door neighbour might be closer to you than a relative\' is a popular saying that emphasizes the importance of people living together. The Graz project \"Housing for Help\", launched by the association for promoting gerontology and the studies of senior citizens at Graz University (GEFAS), opens up new ways of living together for older and younger people. Sharing the household presents an alternative form of living together to the traditional family and provides a setting in which social contact can take place.
Austria
Your next-door neighbour might be closer to you than a relative\' is a popular saying that emphasizes the importance of people living together. The Graz project \"Housing for Help\", launched by the association for promoting gerontology and the studies of senior citizens at Graz University (GEFAS), opens up new ways of living together for older and younger people. Sharing the household presents an alternative form of living together to the traditional family and provides a setting in which social contact can take place.
Plan60 – Health Promotion for elderly people
Austria
Plan60 promotes the concepts of empowerment, participation and active ageing in Vienna. In so-called empowerment courses retired people are supported to develop and realise a wider range of projects, providing voluntary services in public and private organisations (museums, libraries and social institutions). These initiatives have attracted more than 500 elderly to spend time and work together.
Austria
Plan60 promotes the concepts of empowerment, participation and active ageing in Vienna. In so-called empowerment courses retired people are supported to develop and realise a wider range of projects, providing voluntary services in public and private organisations (museums, libraries and social institutions). These initiatives have attracted more than 500 elderly to spend time and work together.
Promoting Healthy Ageing in Rural and Semi-Urban Communities in Austria (Lebenswerte Lebenswelten)
Austria
"Lebenswerte Lebenswelten für ältere Menschen" is a best-practice model of community-based health promotion for the elderly commissioned by the Austrian Health Promotion Foundation. The three-year-project's aim is to develop, explore and evaluate innovative approaches or policies for community-development and empowerment of elderly population groups to improve their health-related quality of life and participation in social activities. The project started in March 2003 in 13 Styrian communities located in two districts. These districts differ in two criteria: population income and percentage of elderly people.
Austria
"Lebenswerte Lebenswelten für ältere Menschen" is a best-practice model of community-based health promotion for the elderly commissioned by the Austrian Health Promotion Foundation. The three-year-project's aim is to develop, explore and evaluate innovative approaches or policies for community-development and empowerment of elderly population groups to improve their health-related quality of life and participation in social activities. The project started in March 2003 in 13 Styrian communities located in two districts. These districts differ in two criteria: population income and percentage of elderly people.
Senior Talent Exchange Hard (Seniorenbörse Hard)
Austria
The senior exchange system of Hard was founded by two pensioners and is a local,non-profit exchange network in which all kinds of services can be traded. Neighbours and friends exchange services and time according to their individual facilities and knowledge. The kind of return service must be arranged between the participants.
Austria
The senior exchange system of Hard was founded by two pensioners and is a local,non-profit exchange network in which all kinds of services can be traded. Neighbours and friends exchange services and time according to their individual facilities and knowledge. The kind of return service must be arranged between the participants.
Sinn Residenz
Austria
Sinn, the German Word for the English "Sense" is meant as a philosophy for our old people's home. We do not only focus on a well balanced care but on several things to meet our customers individual needs and guarantee a fulfilled evening of life. We are a non-profit organization.
Austria
Sinn, the German Word for the English "Sense" is meant as a philosophy for our old people's home. We do not only focus on a well balanced care but on several things to meet our customers individual needs and guarantee a fulfilled evening of life. We are a non-profit organization.
SmS- Solidarity with Seniors
Volunteering at Viennese residential care homes (SmS - Solidarität mit Senioren)
Austria
SmS – Solidarity with Seniors - promotes volunteering for seniors at residential care homes. Senior volunteers are supported by highly-trained coordinators.
The activity started in 2003 in three residential care homes in Vienna to enrich the lives of residents and make work easier for employees. By now the activity has been expanded to all 31 nursing homes of the city.
Volunteers support the nursing home employees by visiting the elderly, reading out loud to them, organising excursions. They help to enhance the quality of life of the residents.
Austria
SmS – Solidarity with Seniors - promotes volunteering for seniors at residential care homes. Senior volunteers are supported by highly-trained coordinators.
The activity started in 2003 in three residential care homes in Vienna to enrich the lives of residents and make work easier for employees. By now the activity has been expanded to all 31 nursing homes of the city.
Volunteers support the nursing home employees by visiting the elderly, reading out loud to them, organising excursions. They help to enhance the quality of life of the residents.
Coordination of the volunteers taking care for the elderly both at home and in social care institutions
Czech Republic
Coordination of volunteers assisting seniors in various workaday activities – leisure time activities, accompaniment
Czech Republic
Coordination of volunteers assisting seniors in various workaday activities – leisure time activities, accompaniment
Distant voice service and predicament aid provided into households of endangered citizens (in municipalities with delegated powers)
Czech Republic
The elderly have continuous possibility to get in contact with a guarding worker via annunciator of a predicament.
Czech Republic
The elderly have continuous possibility to get in contact with a guarding worker via annunciator of a predicament.
Involving the elderly into community planning of social services
Czech Republic
Involving the elderly into planning of social services by negotiation with seniors´ associations and via principles of community planning.
Czech Republic
Involving the elderly into planning of social services by negotiation with seniors´ associations and via principles of community planning.
Palliative home care
Czech Republic
The seniors are provided complete home care up to the last stage of their life.
Czech Republic
The seniors are provided complete home care up to the last stage of their life.
THE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND COUNSELLING TELEPHONE LINE FOR THE ELDERLY
Czech Republic
The crisis intervention and counselling line for the elderly (800 157 157), is available free of charge to all older people throughout the Czech Republic. The line can be accessed round-the clock 365 days a year.
It is designed for older people who have found themselves in a difficult life situation due to their social circumstances or deterioration of their health condition. Availability of such service gives the clients a feeling of safety, provides them with support and guidance, thus bringing them relief and giving them hope, which makes it easier for them to cope with their situation and return to the pre-crisis level. It represents help in a crisis, including counselling and where needed, also further follow-up services for the clients and their close relatives. Currently it can be used in real time only by one calling client at a time. The goal of the project is to make it possible (in technical as well as staffing terms) for at least two clients to access the line at the same time in the “peak hours“ – when most clients use it. Another important objective is to maintain the current level, stabilize and develop the operation of the innovated line.
Czech Republic
The crisis intervention and counselling line for the elderly (800 157 157), is available free of charge to all older people throughout the Czech Republic. The line can be accessed round-the clock 365 days a year.
It is designed for older people who have found themselves in a difficult life situation due to their social circumstances or deterioration of their health condition. Availability of such service gives the clients a feeling of safety, provides them with support and guidance, thus bringing them relief and giving them hope, which makes it easier for them to cope with their situation and return to the pre-crisis level. It represents help in a crisis, including counselling and where needed, also further follow-up services for the clients and their close relatives. Currently it can be used in real time only by one calling client at a time. The goal of the project is to make it possible (in technical as well as staffing terms) for at least two clients to access the line at the same time in the “peak hours“ – when most clients use it. Another important objective is to maintain the current level, stabilize and develop the operation of the innovated line.
Training family members in qualified care for an elderly person
Czech Republic
Family members taking care for their relatives are trained for qualified home care.
Czech Republic
Family members taking care for their relatives are trained for qualified home care.
University of the third age
Czech Republic
The seniors attend classes and seminars organized by the third age university
Czech Republic
The seniors attend classes and seminars organized by the third age university
Advice and support for seniors (Seniorenberatung und -betreuung)
Germany
Volunteers befriend old single people, often unable to leave their house due to mobility restrictions.
Germany
Volunteers befriend old single people, often unable to leave their house due to mobility restrictions.
Befriending Initiative (Ehrenamtlicher Besuchsdienst)
Germany
Volunteers visit old, sick and disabled people in their homes to befriend them.
Germany
Volunteers visit old, sick and disabled people in their homes to befriend them.
Being there - companionship in life until death (Da sein - Lebensbegleitung bis zum Tode)
Germany
Voluntary befriending service for lonely persons in care institutions
Germany
Voluntary befriending service for lonely persons in care institutions
Joy of reading - Books become alive (Lesefreuden - Bücher werden lebendig)
Germany
Volunteers organise literary events in care institutions, seniors clubs etc.
Germany
Volunteers organise literary events in care institutions, seniors clubs etc.
Moving house counselling for seniors (Umzugsberatung für Senioren)
Germany
Seniors intending to move house are supported by volunteers.
Germany
Seniors intending to move house are supported by volunteers.
Project "Getting old in Neighbourhood" (Projekt “Alt werden in Nachbarschaft“)
Germany
Strengthening community networks which facilitate an independent life in old age
Germany
Strengthening community networks which facilitate an independent life in old age
My Home is Safe! (La "mia" casa sicura)
Italy
The project carries out a shared regional planning with the aim of assessing the social sustainability of actions in favour of the current and future needs of the older people. In 2003, the "Heat Emergency" showed the need to improve the assistance to chronically ill people through an alarm system and the use of simple technology. The diffuse presence of our domiciliary care services gives us the possibility to report the danger of home accidents. The objective is to monitor our area trying to optimise the network of current services through technology (GIS, domotics…) and human resources (Caregivers, health and social workers, technicians, volunteers)
Italy
The project carries out a shared regional planning with the aim of assessing the social sustainability of actions in favour of the current and future needs of the older people. In 2003, the "Heat Emergency" showed the need to improve the assistance to chronically ill people through an alarm system and the use of simple technology. The diffuse presence of our domiciliary care services gives us the possibility to report the danger of home accidents. The objective is to monitor our area trying to optimise the network of current services through technology (GIS, domotics…) and human resources (Caregivers, health and social workers, technicians, volunteers)
Nursing courses for women 50+
Lithuania
30 hours free of charge courses how to take care of an ill person. Basic knowledge of nursing techniques, practical classes, ordinary nursing aids and how to obtain them. Psychological advice.
Lithuania
30 hours free of charge courses how to take care of an ill person. Basic knowledge of nursing techniques, practical classes, ordinary nursing aids and how to obtain them. Psychological advice.
Assistive Technology
United Kingdom
Provision of assistive technology to help older people maintain independence.
United Kingdom
Provision of assistive technology to help older people maintain independence.
Intermediate Care Service
United Kingdom
An integrated care service that bridges gap between hospital and community.
United Kingdom
An integrated care service that bridges gap between hospital and community.