Project Overview

The Gore District is working towards becoming an intergenerational community.

There is active promotion of interaction and cooperation between people regardless of age and life stage, and a focus on the needs of all residents both today and beyond.

Ready for Living will be a long term action plan – delivery commenced 2019, and will continue to evolve for many years focusing on a intergenerational community.

Some actions will be delivered rapidly, and some will be about a new way of planning and implementing infrastructure as maintenance and upgrades roll around.

 

 

What would the picture of ageing in the community of Gore be in 2039 – twenty years from now? Can we visualise it?

Let’s attempt to do so:

Health

• Local – majority of health services accessed locally through technology
• Cost-friendly – cost is a significantly reducing barrier to access to health
• Accessible – Te Kakano model, or similar, active
• Seamless – navigation easy; advocacy strong

Mobility

• Independent – less reliance on own car/licence
• Cost-friendly – transport no barrier to being community-active
• Physical-friendly – footpaths, multi-level buildings etc fit for older people

Housing

• Intergenerational living – family or others; with or without retirement village model
• Range of living options – suiting different needs / desires / financial ability
• Smart houses – technology in homes suited to all ages and needs

Social Participation

• Focus – enablers of social participation are identified and maximised
• Work and volunteering – supported and maximised
• Barriers identified – and dealt with, such as mental health, substance abuse

Employment and Volunteerism

• Employers – age-friendly
• Paid and unpaid employment for older people – equally valued
• Training / retraining – accessible and encouraged regardless of age
• Technology – high level of enablement

Accessibility

• Information – technology-enabled for services, events, organisations
• Access – buildings, services, retailers accessible and focussed on the importance of older people
  eg advertising, physical accessibility
• Accreditation – age-friendly services accreditation register is developed
• Infrastructure – as maintenance and upgrades roll around.