Age Friendly

Chapter 2: Consultation and Consolidation
Planning Dates, Times and Venues for Consultations:
For each local consultation, plan to use an accessible venue (hotel, community/
arts centre or sports club) and hold the consultation at a time that will suit the
majority of older people. This is particularly important for people who have to
ask for lifts or use public transport to attend the consultation. Consider also
whether you need to offer transport to some people who might otherwise find it
impossible to attend the consultation in their area.
Themes for Consultation:
The World Health Organisation has set out
eight Age Friendly themes to define the
quality of everyday life for older people.
These eight themes are Outdoor Spaces
and Buildings, Transportation, Housing,
Social Participation, Respect and Social
Inclusion, Civic Participation and Employment,
Communication and Information, Community
Support and Health Services. To make these
themes more meaningful, Age Friendly Ireland
has expressed them in terms of the desired
outcomes and safety was added as an
additional desired outcome.
See below the themes to be
explored in consultations:
Outdoor Spaces and Buildings: To be enabled
by the built and social environment AND To
feel and be safe at home and out and about.
Transportation: To get where we want to go
when we want to.
Housing: To stay living in our own homes
and communities.
Social Participation: To participate in social,
economic and public life.
Respect and Social Inclusion: To be truly
valued and respected.
Civic Participation and Employment: To
continue to learn, develop and work.
Communications and Information: To have
the information we need to lead full lives.
Community Support and Health Services:
To lead healthier and active lives for longer.
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