Mayor’s Message Active and Healthy Ageing Initiative – Towards an Age-friendly Maroondah On behalf of my fellow Councillors, I am proud to introduce Maroondah City Council’s first ever Active and Healthy Ageing Initiative – Towards an Age-friendly Maroondah (2015 – 2020). The aim of the initiative is to create an accessible and inclusive Maroondah for all our residents – a place where people feel safe, healthy and secure as they age.
Face-to-face customised engagement/presentation activities with Maroondah community groups 40 Hard copy Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative surveys completed 483 Online Surveys completed 171 Number of Service Provider Feedback 23 Preference for Hard Copy Surveys 74% Percentage of Community groups contacted that agreed to participate 84% Participation rate of Service Providers 30% GRAND TOTAL of Community Participation for the Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative 1238 Age-breakdown of Survey participants Age Bracket Percentage of Total Respondents 45-50 5% 51-55 7% 56-60 6% 61-65 12% 66-70 13% 71-75 18% 76-80 17% 81-85 12% 86+ 8% Did you know? The oldest female participant was 95 years old and the oldest male was 90 years old. More females (70%) than males (30%) participated in the Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative Survey How age-friendly does our community think Maroondah is? Housing 22% Civic Participation & Employment 28% Respect & Social Inclusion 31%
Initiatives Champion/s Stakeholder/s CI3.7 Investigate the feasibility of Customer Contact Staff providing on-line assistance with electronic forms for the ageing population at customer contact service centres. Customer Contact Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative REALM CI3.8 Look into the assessment of community locations to create in situ pop up booths to increase face-to-face communication opportunities where the ageing population frequents. Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative Aged & Disability Services Communications & Marketing Customer Contact CI3.9 Research whether the possibility of the concierge model of customer contact can be extended beyond REALM so that the ageing population can be provided one-to-one assistance and training using ipad and/or other technologies. Customer Contact Council's Information Technology CI3.10 Promote the on-line availability of the Maroondah Leader newspaper. Customer Contact Maroondah Leader CI3.11 Examine the possibility of having the local radio playing at customer contact centres to help disseminate local Maroondah news. Customer Contact Communications & Marketing CI3.12 Partner with other Council service areas and volunteer organisations to assist with rate notices and outreach payment opportunities for vulnerable members of our community. Revenue Aged & Disability Services Eastern Volunteers CI3.13 Discuss the possibility of including age-friendly information with Rates notices and Home & Community Care (HACC) / Food Services (Meals on Wheels) invoices to increase communication distribution channels. Revenue Aged & Disability Services & The Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative CI3.14 Build stronger links with community service providers to increase community strengthening and knowledge sharing about support services for the ageing population. Aged & Disability Services Maroondah Network of Community Service Providers Initiatives Champion/s Stakeholder/s
PRIORITY SIX INITIATIVES: RESPECT & SOCIAL INCLUSION Initiatives Champion/s Stakeholder/s RSI6.1 Investigate feasibility of creating intergenerational initiatives that link the ageing population with schools to support wellbeing and knowledge interchange. Youth Services Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative Croydon Rotary Club Maroondah Primary Schools Maroondah Secondary Schools Rotary Club of Ringwood RSI6.2 Facilitate opportunities for young people and older people to learn from each other through exchanges of skills, knowledge and ideas. Youth Services Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative Maroondah Seniors Community groups RSI6.3 Support opportunities for intergenerational creative performances. Youth Services Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative Arts & Cultural Development RSI6.4 Facilitate opportunities for intergenerational social connections through Council-run community events and activities. Youth Services Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative Aged & Disability Services - Social Inclusion & Wellbeing Leisure RSI6.5 Explore the development of an initiative that connects socially isolated individuals from younger and older generations, in order to improve their wellbeing and community connectedness. Youth Services Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative Maroondah Police Seniors Register Vulnerable Persons Coordinator Wesley Mission RSI6.6 Trial a Music and Memory program for people living with dementia. Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative Music & Memory Service Provider Youth Services Nominated Residential Aged Care Facility RSI6.7 Examine expanding the placement opportunities for students at Swinburne University studying Certificate IV in Mental Health with Council's Supported Residential Services (SRS) program participants aged 45+. Social Inclusion & Wellbeing Supported Residential Services Swinburne University