Ageing Well programme
The Ageing Well Programme was commissioned by DWP and delivered in partnership with the Local Government Association (LGA) over a 2 year period which ended in March 2012.
Over 100 single tier councils in England took part in the programme. The original aim of the programme, and now its legacy, is to support councils to provide a better quality of life for older people through local services that are designed to meet their needs now, and in the future.
The programme recognises the huge contribution that people in later life make to their local communities. Recognising the financial challenges faced by councils, an important aspect of the programme is helping to improve efficiency whilst still delivering quality services.
The legacy builds on the programme by focusing on four key areas:
- leadership
- strategic approach
- involving older people
- joined-up approach.
The Ageing Well legacy website
The Ageing Well legacy website captures and shares learning from the programme and provides practical advice for councils and their partners with case studies, written guides, videos, toolkits, useful websites and other resources.
These are intended to provide continued support to those councils who took part in the programme and have also been designed to encourage use by those councils and partners that were not able to benefit from the support the programme provided.
- Ageing Well legacy website
The Ageing Well Knowledge Hub
To be involved with the continuing conversation you can join the Ageing Well group on the LGA’s Knowledge Hub. The purpose of the group is to share best practice and provide a platform for councils and partners to share their own findings and discuss the issues with others who have a shared interest.
Ageing Well Evaluation
We have published the evaluation of the Ageing Well programme, full and summary reports:
