Title: A City for All Ages Edinburghs Joint Plan for Older People
1A City for All AgesEdinburghs Joint Plan for
Older People
- Glenda Watt
- Strategy Manager,Corporate Services
2- Presentation headlines on the implementation
challenges of Edinburghs Joint Plan for Older
People - Engaging politicians, senior management and
workers - Finding resources when there is no budget
- Using existing structures and mechanisms
- Engaging older people and other citizens
- Making national and international links
- Measuring impact
3Joint Plan - key contacts Glenda Watt, Strategy
Manager, Corporate Services, CEC Tricia Campbell,
Joint Programme Manager, Older People, Health and
Social Care, CEC Ruth McAlpine, Project Manager,
Culture Leisure, CEC Katie McWilliam, Strategic
Programme Manager, Older People, Lothian NHS
Board Shaheen Unis, Chairperson, Today and
Tomorrow Task Group Joan Turner, Chairperson,
Older Peoples Equality Forum Anne Elliot,
Policy Assistant, Corporate Services, CEC Elaine
Scott, Services for Communities Anne Munro,,
Pilmeny Development Project
4Overall Aims of Plan
- Make Edinburgh a place where older people can
live positive, contributing lives as valued
citizens - Ensure the city has a positive approach to older
people in all its services and functions - Enable as many older people as possible to
participate in inclusive, mainstream activities
5Overall Aims of Plan
- Address effectively the wider issues most
commonly cited by older people as problematic -
transport income levels advice information
community and road safety, local environment - Enable vulnerable older people to remain
supported in their own homes for as long as
possible with a good quality of life - Ensure the welfare and continuing social
inclusion of those living in care homes.
6 Original structure of plan with 21 aims and 90
tasks
LIFELONG LEARNING
SOCIAL INCLUSION Info and Advice
SECURING PROSPERITY and Jobs
INVOLVEMENT
Valuing Older People
RESOURCES/ JOINT WORK
Ensuring Participation
Quality Services
A CITY FOR ALL AGES CITY PLAN (OLDER PEOPLE) 2000
2005/10
TRANSPORT
Ongoing Review of Needs
COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMUNITY CARE
COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING
PROMOTING HEALTH
Dementia/ Mental Health
Person Centred Planning
Housing Needs and Models
Residential Care
Minority Ethnic Elders
HospitalDischarge / Avoid Admission
Care at Home
Carers
7CONTACT DETAILS
- GLENDA WATT
- STRATEGY MANAGER
- CORPORATE SERVICES
- THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
- 0131 469 3806
- glenda.watt_at_edinburgh.gov.uk