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Everybody’s Future: The NW Regional Framework on Ageing

Posted On 04/02/2009

Developed by 4NW, in partnership with the NHS NW, NWDA, Age Concern, Help the Aged and the Care Services Improvement Partnership, Everybody's future: the NW regional framework on ageing has emerged in response to challenges from regional partners who wish to see a more strategic approach to ageing and demographic change across the region.

Between now and 2030, the number of people over the age of 50 in the region is set to soar as the so-called 'baby boom' generation reaches retirement age.

The absolute increase of this group within the Northwest will rise by 25 per cent over two decades, with an estimated 40 per cent rise in the number of people aged 60 and over. This will result in a massive increase in the ratio of the non working population to the working population.

Failure to plan adequately for the changes ahead could have disastrous consequences for the region's economy and communities - resulting in labour and skills shortages, falling productivity, and startling disparities in health and wealth.

However, the framework advocates adopting an imaginative 'age positive' approach (including age-proofing all our strategies) which stands to unlock significant economic and social advantages.

The framework comprises a series of priorities, which are grouped into four interdependent themes - the economy, housing, transport, and health and well-being.

It also proposes a leadership model for the implementation of the framework and provides a checklist, allowing organisations to test their current state of readiness for the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.