David Fung St James Settlement. Eva Wong Caritas Hong Kong. Francis Chau The Association of Evangelical Free Churches of HK

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1 David Fung St James Settlement Eva Wong Caritas Hong Kong Francis Chau The Association of Evangelical Free Churches of HK Lam Kam Lee Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service Hong Kong Joe Wong Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service Shirley Chan Caritas Hong Kong Katherine Wong Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Yau Man Chun The Salvation Army Grace Chan The Hong Kong Council of Social Service Autumn Leung The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

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3 % &% #' 1. Models of Ageing in Place: What are the key elements in successful policy and practice? 2. Age Friendly Cities: The initiatives of enabling and supportive environment 3. Technology: Its application in ageing in place and aged friendly cities? & % ($)* 1. Provide a platform to showcase and learn from research, policies and practices that address ageing in place and aged friendly cities. 2. Profile applications of technology and programs that build the capacity of ageing in place, and leverage the potential of cross-services partnerships and collaboration. 3. Showcase programs and policies that are inter-sectoral and whole-of-government that engage multiple sectors.. Provide a meeting ground for knowledge exchange among senior citizens, service practitioners, decision makers (service planners, policy-makers), and researchers from a range of disciplines and sectors. 5. Share successes and best practices in ageing in place models and aged friendly cities programs, policies and practice. & % ' 1. There were around 300 participants from 22 countries gathered at the Akita ALVE Convention Centre to exchange, network and learn on various issues related to Ageing in this Forum. Since the group was small enough, it was good for in-depth sharing among the participants. 2. The countries represented include Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Greece, Hong Kong, SAR, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam and Japan had the opportunity to exchange, network and learn. 3. Participants included representatives from government agencies, policy makers, the civil society, researchers and experts in the field on ageing. (! " ) )* +

4 , -. /* % +*'+* &% 1. The Forum consisted of plenary lectures (3 each), 2 plenary round tables (-5 speakers each), and 9 concurrent sessions (3-6 speakers each). In addition, free discussion groups were welcomed during health breaks and lunch times. 2. There were opening ceremony and welcome speeches, gala dinner, and closing ceremony during the Form. 3. Site visits to facilities were originally scheduled on 12 Oct 2009: FMOCA, Group Home SALA-EN, SOPHIE, SOSAC. & % +* 1. The Forum was international and multidisciplinary in both conception and content. The Forum had given delegates a comprehensive picture on polices, frameworks and practices related to Age Friendly Cities in different countries. However, it was not strong enough in covering policies related to Ageing in Place. At same time, there were not too many topics related with the theme Technology. Besides the presentations of HAL project by Professor Yoshiyuki Sankai and the application of Gerontological Information Technology by Mr. James McNally, it was hardly found any other insights in Technology during the Forum. 2. The concurrent sessions varied in quality. First, there were too many speakers within a session that made some of the presentations being inadequate in depth. And second, some of the topics were quite not related to concepts and practices. For instance, a editorial writer shared upbringing experience in Japan that could hardly give any insights to the participants. Overall speaking, most of the sharing and presentation in concurrent sessions were fine. 3. The site visits were good. The participants were able to experience and learn how to integrate Art into services as well as the facilities. In fact the tour was refreshing especially after the two and half day Forum. However, due to

5 limited time, the visit to a group home for demented elders was cancelled.. Finally, we found that the Forum was a good opportunity for us to build up a network with the professional workers in the world. Through the informal discussion after the sessions, we could always share different ideas and practices among the participants from all around the world. 3.* & %,' *-.! -. $ % 5 6%*% 7 * 8! &9 2 8 * * :* -. ( 0 ; ".! 6+ ) 3* 8 < )9 * < ; ".! =( *-. - > :.).6! 7)9! % ) *(.? * - 5 ) ) * +)! A.! 7*! 7 * - - * - 1- ( -

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10 50 '( $*' /- Key international trends in Age Friendly Cities i. Older people are increasing unwilling to move into residential care and want to remain living in their own homes. ii. With the exception of people who have dementia and significant behavioural issues, most people can now be supported at home until the end of their lives. iii. Technology is increasingly supporting people to remain at home longer. iv. Elderly services are shifting from a medical model to focus on wellbeing. v. A preventative health promotion approach helps in developing an Age Friendly City. vi. Increasing longevity means a need of holistic approach to focus on wellbeing in its financial, physical, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions. vii. The perceived nature of health is more important than a person s actual health. Attitude matters. Some of the presentation showed that social isolation amongst older people leads to poor health outcomes and to increased demand for services ranging from home help to institutional care. viii. A successful preventative approach that increases older peoples social connection is both beneficial for the individual and cost effective for the community. ix. Social isolation affects a diverse group of people and the complexity involved in addressing the issue should not be underestimated. Emotional wellbeing is directly connected to social wellbeing and depression is strongly associated with perceived social isolation. x. Feeling valued by family, friends and community plays a crucial role in ageing well in the community. xi. Many of the current generation of retirees want to make a contribution, but only where they feel they can add value. xii. Skilled people want to know that their knowledge and experience will

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