Social Enterprise development Longer working lives people cannot afford to retire – Grey Consumer have very strong lobbying power as older people still have resources – Individual giving/sustainability will not keep organisation going as less people donate to – our cause Urban Rural split and the complexity this can create in terms of service delivery and differing needs Public expenditure statutory agencies and funders are expecting the same service for less – Social Demographics and diversity there are many types of older people, Partnership needs to – agree on who its target groups are Fuel poverty affecting more older people Reform of Care TYC, Cares?’ Report – ‘Who Eternal Youth how we view ageing – Volunteering increase numbers of volunteers available to us; increasing their role in – delivery Social housing needs for the delivery of older people Isolation and loneliness of older people Digital divide are older people excluded? How do we include them? – LGB&T older people living with HIV and no services available – Welfare Reform and its impact Intergenerational Solidarity how do we do this without it being forced – Technological health’ e.g. Telecare important for funding sub group ‘Connected – Digital inclusion access to information, social opportunities, access to services – Social media great way to touch base and keep in touch, but lack of control on it – Advice/scam/frauds need advice for older people – New technology may be seen as a barrier 3.2 Statistics In N. Ireland the population figures for aged over 65: 263,720 (14.5%)
Social Enterprise development Longer working lives – people cannot afford to retire Grey Consumer – have very strong lobbying power as older people still have resources Individual giving/sustainability – will not keep organisation going as less people donate to our cause Urban Rural split and the complexity this can create in terms of service delivery and differing needs Public expenditure – statutory agencies and funders are expecting the same service for less Social Demographics and diversity – there are many types of older people, Partnership needs to agree on who its target groups are Fuel poverty affecting more older people Reform of Care – TYC, ‘Who Cares?’ Report Eternal Youth – how we view ageing Volunteering – increase numbers of volunteers available to us; increasing their role in delivery Social housing needs for the delivery of older people Isolation and loneliness of older people Digital divide – are older people excluded? How do we include them? LGB&T – older people living with HIV and no services available Welfare Reform and its impact Intergenerational Solidarity – how do we do this without it being forced Technological ‘Connected health’ e.g. Telecare – important for funding sub group Digital inclusion – access to information, social opportunities, access to services Social media – great way to touch base and keep in touch, but lack of control on it Advice/scam/frauds – need advice for older people New technology may be seen as a barrier 3.2 Statistics In N. Ireland the population figures for aged over 65: 263,720 (14.5%)
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