An Action Plan for Cork City
Pure Cork - An Action Plan For The City
Objective
Actions
Contact (Partners)
Action Ref. No
Objective
Actions
Contact (Partners)
Action Ref. No
Support the delivery of active spaces, recreation and play areas in the City
Review the existing Cork Recreational Needs Study (2003) and Cork City Parks Strategy (2000) to guide the future needs requirements of young people in the city. Consider the need and delivery methods for broader mentoring programmes and training in resilience and coping skills for young people in the city.
Cork City Council and other relevant agencies.
8.20
Provide a responsive approach to Older Peoples housing needs
Develop a needs analysis on variety of accommodation types that allow older persons the option to downsize within their local community. Develop a directory of services for older people that will provide flexible, easily updated information. Enable older people to live in their own homes and communities by providing the necessary supports and services as well as suitable housing in the right locations. Co-ordinate and promote increased levels of community participation, mentoring and volunteerism by older persons in the city. Actively support, work towards and promote Cork City as a dementia friendly city. Investigate the feasibility of providing a community based, collective living model for older persons in the City as a viable alternative to traditional care facilities. Review the existing Cork Recreational Needs Study (2003) and Cork City Parks Strategy (2000) to guide the future needs requirements of older people in the city. Explore the implementation of assisted living technologies and facilitate testbed for trialling of such innovations within housing for older persons in the city
Cork City Council, HSE, Cork City Age Friendly Alliance, Community Projects.
9.7
Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance and LCDC.
9.8
Support the delivery of mentoring programs for young people in the City
LCDC, CETB, HSE, CityCouncil and other stakeholders in the city
8.21
Cork City Council, HSE, Cork City Age Friendly Alliance, Community Projects.
9.9
Older People To develop integrated responses to the needs of older people, promoting their inclusion and contribution in all areas of life and responding.
65+
Support community participation, mentoring and volunteerism for older persons in the City
Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance, Cork ETB and Cork Volunteer Centre and LCDC
9.10
Cork City Council, Healthy Cities, HSE, Cork City Age Friendly Alliance, Community Projects, and other city stakeholders. Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance, Cork City Council and LCDC.
9.11
Objective
Actions
Contact (Partners)
Action Ref. No
Actively promote the Age Friendly Strategy
Ensure all agencies support the Age Friendly Strategy and implement its goals and actions. Provide access and opportunities to volunteer and identify any barriers and seek solutions. Lobby Dept of Social Protection, National Government to increase opportunity to work past age of 65 in a way which will not negatively influence one’s social welfare payments. To raise awareness in the public and private sector through training on the needs of elderly people in the development of policies, programmes and services. Develop links with Cork Older Peoples forum and provide a platform for age related matters to be raised at city level. Support the Cork Older Peoples Forum to fully participate in the PPN structure.
Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance and LCDC.
9.1
Support community based care facilities for older people with an ethos of integration and continued learning and independence
9.12
Promote and support a volunteering policy for older people.
Cork Volunteer Centre, Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance, LCDC and other city stakeholders. Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance and LCDC.
9.2
Support the delivery of active spaces, recreation and play areas in the city
Cork City Council, Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance and LCDC.
9.13
9.3
Support the delivery of smart living technologies within housing for older persons in the City
Cork Smart Gateway.
9.14
To support the Cork Age Friendly Business Programme.
Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance and LCDC.
9.4
Promote awareness of consultation approaches to include Older people
Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance and LCDC.
9.5
Healthy Cities, Age Friendly Alliance, PPN and LCDC.
9.6
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