Devon

The Devon LinkAge Plus has three elements

• the development of a Senior Council putting older people in the driving seat of the later life strategy
• a self-help tool to prompt older people to think about their needs, used by the “MyDevon” Customer Service Centre
• a mentoring scheme for isolated people experiencing or at risk of social exclusion.

Devon videos

Find out more about the Devon LinkAge Plus from the following videos.

The Age of Opportunity in Devon - the Link Age Plus Difference

Time for Life

Good practice

• 360 Degree Wellbeing Check (208KB)  a suite of improvements and products designed to help older people and people working with them access the information and services they need for wellbeing and social inclusion.
• Broad Outreach (288KB)  an action learning approach supplemented by focus groups to test a “one door” model of access to information and services.
• Deep Outreach (Mentoring Service) (332KB)  pilot of a new style of service for older people who have experienced some kind of turn in their lives, often leading to loneliness, isolation and actual risk of social exclusion.
• Senior Council for Devon (309KB)  a network of local associations of people aged 50 plus across Devon, designed to engage with public service providers and improve the lives of older people.

Pilot evaluation report

As part of the project, all pilots undertook local evaluation of their pilot in addition to the national evaluation being undertaken by Warwick Business School.

• Devon LinkAge Plus Findings: Information: a preventative service (634KB)
• Community Mentoring: Inclusion and Wellbeing (1.5MB)
• Developing a Senior Council for Devon: Engagement and Inclusion (296KB)
• Devon LinkAge Plus: Ageing, Inclusion and Rurality (681KB)  

Links

Find out more about the different types of services, help, support and advice for the over 50s in Devon on the following websites.

Links to other websites:

• Community Directory
• Getting the most out of life – Devon County Council
• Older people – Devon County Council
• Over 50s – Devon County Council
• Senior Council for Devon
• Ageing well in Devon DVDs – Devon County Council

Additional information

Throughout England, authorities and communities are facing the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population. People are living longer and already in some parts of Devon more than half the population is over 50.

• Ageing Well in Devon Strategy (218KB)  
• A Senior Council for Devon leaflet (4.3MB)
• Background information on the Senior Council (108KB)

• Feedback – we welcome your feedback on the LinkAge Plus web pages