1. Care & Repair Cymru Annual Conference Wellbeing, Independence & the Future John Kennedy, Director of Care Services

2. What we do search demonstrate influence

3. Our work programmes and aims Our aim: To identify the root causes of poverty and injustice PLACE AN AGEING SOCIETY Our aim: To support resilient communities where people thrive Our aim: To respond positively to the opportunities and challenges of an ageing society POVERTY

4. 10.4m people (16% of UK population) aged 65+ 1.4m aged 85+ : fastest growing age group 40% of people 85+ have a severe disability Most older people live in general housing: -Fewer than 2.5% of housing stock specialist housing w support/care (0.6m units) -Over 0.4m older people live in care homes 75%+ older people own their own homes, most outright, but this will be changing Celebrate? Panic? Housing and demographic change © Jo Hanley 2011

5. An Ageing Society Wales has highest proportion of older people in the UK 2023 Number of People over 65 increase by 20% 37,000 people living with dementia 43% over 75s live alone

6. Ready for Ageing? York and North Yorks NHS Review York Fairness Commission House of Lords Select Committee- Ready for Ageing

7. Work areas Loneliness in Neighbourhoods Dementia without walls “Risk and Regulation” ‘Neighbourhood for all ages’ The Future of Social Care – who delivers, who pays?

8. What are the issues affecting people in the four neighbourhoods

9. A Dementia friendly city?

10. Risk and Regulation Something about Essex Paperwork ‘Other Places’

11. Inquiry

12. Aerial shot of New Earswick © Mike Gibb

13. Aerial shot of Hartrigg Oaks © Mike Gibb

14. New Earswick

15. Final Thoughts

16. @jrf_uk @theJRHT @JohnnyCosmos JosephRowntreeFoundation www.jrf.org.uk www.jrht.org.uk