The transition to longevity: A Framework for Action Dr Kathleen Brasher
Creating liveable communities
Increase return on investment Positive social impact Leave a lasting legacy
Longevity is our ‘Green field’
New space between The end of formal work and/or child rearing and frailty and death
Increasing proportion of the population Positive contribution to the nation
A$74 billion per annum As carers or volunteers de Vause, 2003
A$53 billion per annum Intergenerational transfer of money O’Dwyer et al. 2012
Social ‘glue’ Share knowledge Enact community values
Intergenerational solidarity Connecting people to place And to their history
Create liveable communities that include older people
What stops us?