Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Executive Summary

Kelly, Siobhan; Clark, Andrew

Abstract

‘Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World’ was a research project led by the University of Salford in partnership with Inspiring Communities Together and Manchester Metropolitan University. It was funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust, through its Building and Delivering Suitable Living Environments and Communities for an Ageing Population programme. The project investigated the legacy and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on older adults’ connections to other people and places in order to develop evidence-based recommendations to support older adults to continue to age in place. The research centred on three questions:
1) How have older adults made connections within and around their environments during the pandemic, and what can we learn from this as we move out of it?
2) What has been the impact of Covid-19 on older adults and their living
environments, and how can the development and adaption of new and
existing support activities help age-friendly places to succeed?
3) How have activities for older adults changed, and how might these continue to adapt post-Covid-19?
This executive summary provides a short overview of the project findings and key recommendations.

Citation

Kelly, S., & Clark, A. (in press). Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Executive Summary. Dunhill Medical Trust

• Report Type: Project Report
• Acceptance Date: Sep 25, 2024
• Deposit Date: Sep 25, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 30, 2024