Energy efficiency in nursing homes
The SAVE AGE project is the first European initiative, addressing energy efficiency issues in nursing homes as an important potential for decreasing energy consumption and costs. Besides technical improvements and changes in behaviour it is also important to raise awareness and enhance the employees’ knowledge of energy related facts. Analyses in 100 care homes in […]
Accessible Cities
I’DGO I’DGO (Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors) is a multi-disciplinary consortium, partnered with AGE UK and other organisations, that is dedicated to making the outdoors accessible to all ages and abilities. By making neighbourhoods inclusive during their development and growth, persons of all ages can increase their independence and general well-being. Among their studies are […]
EuroHealthNet: compendium on healthy and active ageing
EuroHealthNet, with the support of BZgA (the German Federal Centre for Health Education), published this report provides a selection of policies, programmes and interventions that are currently or have been applied in the EU and it’s Member States, as well as by WHO and Canada, to promote the health of ‘younger’ older people.Dispersed through the […]
Rights of older people in long-term care and quality standards
AGE Platform Europe through the Eustacea Project (A European Strategy to combat elder abuse) gathered best practices related to the rights of older people in need of long-term care and assistance. All of them have been made available here. The WeDO Project (A European Partnership for the Well-Being and the Dignity of Older People) also […]
ICT Based solutions for caregivers
The CarICT Project – ICT based solutions for caregivers investigate the potential impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on informal carers of older people living in the community (e.g. relatives and friends) as well as on paid assistants employed by private households. One of the deliverable of the project is a mapping identifying 52 […]
Accessibility Guide for Business
Accessibility Guide for Business The Club de Excelencia en Sostenbilidad, Spain has taken a leading role in promoting accessibility for the disabled by creating the Accessibility Guide for Business. It provides strong and informed guidelines for companies on how to integrate disabled persons into the workforce and how to tailor resources to address specific needs. […]
Voluntary Guidelines Supporting Age Diversity in Commerce
Voluntary Guidelines Supporting Age Diversity in Commerce EuroCommerce and Uni-Europa are taking leading roles in promoting a more dynamic commerce industry by leveling employment opportunities for all ages. The two companies have released a set of guidelines that address aspects related to age in human resource management. Some of their guidelines include anti-age discrimination policies […]
Promoting Public Transportation Use for Older People
Promoting Public Transportation Use for Older People Salzburg, Austria has taken a leading role in ensuring that its older population remains mobile through the use of public transport. This campaign, which began in 2004, and continues to evolve, is spearheaded by the local transport operator (StadtBus) and Zentrum fur Generationen & Barrierefreiheit (ZGB), the Centre […]
Measures to Promote Senior Employment
Measures to Promote Senior Employment In order to promote active aging in businesses and firms in France, Article 87 of the Financing of Social Security Law (2009) states that companies must have made agreements or action plans to promote the employment of older workers. As of 1 January, 2009, any company or group of companies […]
FLEX-SENIORITY – A SHORTCUT TO ACTIVE AGEING Denmark
FLEX-SENIORITY – A SHORTCUT TO ACTIVE AGEING Denmark Senior Unity of Aarhus, an organisation based in the City of Aarhus, Denmark, seeks to implement on a local level Denmark’s long-running campaign on age-friendly practices within the workplace. The City of Aarhus is committed to helping seniors find purpose and passion later in life and encouraging […]
Pre-retirement courses in Denmark
Retirement is one of the most difficult changes and transitions in a life time, and is often not very well known and prepared. Counselling and the collective support of other seniors can make it easier to overcome the challenges of age stereotypes and also achieve active ageing more quickly. A pre-retirement course aimed at providing […]
Local authorities
Ageing Better in Europe: local authorities exchange their viewpoints European Project developed during two years (2009-2011) coordinated by the ‘North’ Local authority (CG59). The guide contains a methodology, the common concerns and recommendations for further work. It also contains a list of good practices. Download the Guide by clicking here.
List of initiatives and actions across Europe to promote the European Year 2012
European Union EFID awards ten European projects aiming to support people with dementia In the framework of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012, European Foundations’ Initiative on Dementia (EFID) together with Alzheimer Europe, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions, the European Volunteer Center and other partners at the national […]
Independent living
The Eldy Association is an Italian, non-profit organization looking to make it easier for new computer users to learn about email, browsing the web and more. According to their website, the Association’s goal is to reach out to the elderly and disabled communities with a simple computer program that can encourage their staying active and […]
Active Ageing in employment
The European Social Fund and the Ministry of Labor in Luxembourg have selected the NoAgeSite project for its proposal to introduce a dashboard to promote age diversity in companies. Such a dashboard will help HRM to follow the career of older workers and make them aware of the necessity to give older applicants a chance […]
Center of Lifelong Learning in Prague and its volunteers
The Center of Lifelong Learning in Prague represents a new model of an intergenerational, non-vocational education for all ages.It is bringing together programs that have succesfully existed for more than 15-20 years as independent educational projects and offering new ways of activation as well. It is a source of mental, physical and social activity for […]
Road safety project in the Netherlands
The Dutch project ‘Blijf Veilig Mobiel’ (‘Stay Mobile Safely’) is aimed at improving traffic safety for senior citizens and reducing the number of traffic accidents in providing educational and recreational activities for the elderly, as well as “senior friendly” best practices in urban infrastructure. Within the project, several studies were conducted on the participation of […]
LARA
LARA stands for Learning a Response to Ageing. It is a Grundtvig multilateral project funded by the European Commission´s Lifelong Learning programme. The project ran from December 2008 to November 2010. Its aim was to develop training for adult educators on the theme of ageing and learning. Interim milestones were: the conduct of research; the […]
