This handbook outlines the key features of age-friendly communities in the UK, and gives examples of practices and policies that can be implemented at a local level.
Our new handbook, endorsed by the Local Government Association, is for anyone working in or with local authorities who wants to understand what makes a place age-friendly.
Using the World Health Organisation’s framework, it shows the overlap between different policy areas and why it’s important to bring local stakeholders and decision-makers together to make change. It is based on academic expertise, testimonials from older people and learning from the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities.
Alongside the handbook is a mapping tool for places to use to identify what is already happening in their area, how stakeholders and older residents can be involved, and where there might be gaps or opportunities to do more. The mapping tool is ideal for use in the early stages of age-friendly work, or when refreshing an age-friendly action plan. It can be downloaded for use as an editable PDF or printed for completing by hand.
