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#EldersForum2018 #AgeingInCommon #NCF2018 SKY 5 - Intergenerational Communities Chair: David Williams, CEO, St. Monica Trust Stephen Burke, Director, United for All Ages United for All Ages Dr. Melrose Stewart, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham Old Peoples Home for 4 Year Olds #EldersForum2018 #AgeingInCommon #NCF2018

The UK’s first care-home nursery

The sky’s the limit – the amazing growth of intergenerational action Stephen Burke Director, United for All Ages, and www.goodcareguide.co.uk April 2018

Why co-located care? Age segregation or ‘age apartheid’ in the UK Lack of connection = lack of trust, stereotypes, loneliness, exclusion, ageism = division Co-located care brings generations together, building mutual relationships Improving quality of life for young and old Improving quality of care and learning Benefits for families, staff, communities Benefits for providers of care/childcare

A sliding scale of interaction Occasional visits by nurseries to care homes Regular/weekly visits by nurseries, childminders and parent and toddler groups Adjacent care and childcare providers Co-located sites without daily interaction Fully integrated co-located care with daily joint activities, planned and spontaneous Our ambition: 500 shared sites by 2022 (including other models of shared sites)

Intergenerational learning Schools and care homes eg dementia awareness with Anchor Schools hosting daycare for older people eg Downshall primary school Older volunteers in schools eg Oxfordshire Care/childcare students eg Activate Learning Student hubs taking action in seven cities Workplaces for all ages – lifelong learning, mentoring, advocacy and flexibility

Intergenerational housing Older people’s sheltered housing flats let to postgraduate students in return for companionship/support eg Cambridge Multigenerational households: Homeshare, Shared Lives schemes, downsizing options New buy to rent schemes – from retirement living to intergenerational housing Social infrastructure and public spaces From architects to planners and developers

Intergenerational communities Beyond housing: from village halls to community hubs, pubs and businesses – Power to Change Making better use of community facilities – libraries, children’s centres, leisure centres Social and physical infrastructure, transport Football clubs and ballet/dance companies Shared sites to shared interests and living

Next steps towards 500 Grow the Shared Sites Network Build buy-in from national/local stakeholders – government, MPs, councils, regulators, planners, umbrella organisations Work with providers on scaling up Sell to capital/social impact funders Maintain media coverage and public interest Share lessons of successes/evaluation in UK and elsewhere – events, reports, media

The UK’s first primary school with an eldercare day centre

Find out more Any questions? Contact us: www.unitedforallages.com @united4allages stephen.burke@unitedforallages.com Tel: 01692 650816

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