Resources for implementing an age friendly plan
Resources and examples to use for more information when you’re ready to implement your age friendly plan.
Useful resources
- Age-Friendly Communities in Canada: Community Implementation Guide – Toolbox – This resource offers practical guides and templates to facilitate implementation of an age friendly plan, including how to conduct a focus group, how to compile a newsletter, and tips on media releases.
- A Research and Evaluation Framework for Age-friendly Cities [PDF, 1.80MB] – The United Kingdom has a resource which utilises the WHO domains to assess a city and implement the resulting plan.
- AARP is a national organisation promoting and supporting age friendly and dementia-friendly communities across the United States. Its website provides many useful resources across a variety of mediums (articles, weblinks, videos, podcasts etc).
Useful examples
- Hamilton City Council changed the way they plan for their older population’s well-being, while embracing their city’s unique qualities. See how they learned these tips.
- Staff at Waimakariri District Council were inspired to create an age friendly plan after participating in their first Age-friendly Forum in Aotearoa/New Zealand and seeing how even small changes could make a big difference.
- With a small population spread across five towns and rural communities, the Wairarapa is governed by three district councils. To help their older people, it made sense for councils to take up the baton and work together.