Key Themes and Priorities
All the issues agreed within the Older People's partnership
Board's action plans are of equal importance and the strategy
identifies the links between themes and to forums and networks that
already exist across Knowsley. A brief overview of each theme is
detailed below.
Priorities for 2008-2010
All the issues agreed within the Action Plans are of equal
importance and the strategy identifies the links between themes and
to forums and networks that already exist across Knowsley. A brief
overview of each theme is detailed below.
Theme One - Economic Wellbeing
This theme outlines the actions to develop opportunities that
exist for older people to remain/rejoin the work environment,
undertake voluntary activity or become self employed.
For those whom employment is not an option, the theme will
ensure that action is taken to ensure all older people receive the
maximum income and other benefits, and also how to get advice to
help them manage their personal finances.
More about the
economic wellbeing theme.
Theme Two - Health and Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing identifies actions to promote good physical
health, mental health, wellbeing and ensures that people can
exercise choice and control over how their health and wellbeing
needs are met. It includes actions to ensure that any services
provided ensure that their dignity is promoted. Many older people
receive support from family and friends, and so actions to support
carers are also included.
More about
the health and wellbeing theme.
Theme Three - Crime and Personal Safety
To feel safe and free from fear is a basic right for all.
This theme develops actions to ensure older people are well
informed about how to stay safe in their community and in their
homes.
Theme Four - Transport
Transport impacts on nearly every other theme in the strategy,
and is seen by many older people as being key to the success of
many of the Action Plans. The aim is to support the creation of a
well connected Knowsley by facilitating connections between the
Transport providers and the older people of Knowsley.
Theme Five - Housing and Local Environment
Older People want to know that housing is available that meets
their needs now and in the future, in order to maintain their
independence. This theme includes actions to ensure that
people can live in a warm, well maintained and accessible home, in
an area of their choice, which supports involvement in their
communities and with their families. It includes actions that
support older people in awareness of the environment and use of
renewable energies.
Theme Six - Lifelong Learning and Libraries
Many older people are keen to continue to develop their
knowledge and skills or maintain those they possess and this theme
identifies actions to develop further learning opportunities for
older people or utilise the skills they have to help others learn.
This theme contains strong examples of cross generational
activity.
Theme Seven - Leisure and Culture
Leisure and Culture identifies opportunities for activity and
exercise to be accessed by a wider group of older people and
includes actions for reducing the costs involved. The theme
contains actions to link older people into forums for planning
leisure activities and again examples of cross generational
activities that bring young and older people together are included,
along with actions to support carers.
Theme Eight - Communication
The communication of the strategy is central to its success. The
best initiatives will not be used if people don’t know they
exist. This theme will identify actions to ensure that the
existence and achievements of ‘A Positive’ Age’, and the work of
the OPPB are shared with the older people and partner organisations
within Knowsley.
For each of the themes agreed the Older People’s Partnership
Board will provide an action plan that will form the performance
framework.
