Decision details

The Director of Adults and Health submitted a report highlighting the impact of the ‘Making Leeds the Best City to Grow Old’ project as one strand of work being undertaken to achieve the priority of Leeds being an age friendly city where people age well. The report also provided an update on the related work being undertaken with partner organisations.

Responding to a Member’s comments regarding the ‘wheel out’ of bins as part of the refuse collection service, officers undertook to look into the actions which could be taken to raise older people’s awareness of the ‘wheel out’ service, so that older people knew that such support was available, should they need it.

Members also discussed and received further information on the proposed pilot scheme, initially to take place in Beeston, with a view to improving community transport provision for older people across the city.

Responding to a Member’s enquiry, the Board was provided with further information on the actions being taken to help address the need for further appropriate housing and accommodation provision for older people across Leeds.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the impact of the age friendly programme of work as part of the International Day of Older People (1st October 2018) detailed within the ‘Making Leeds the Best City to Grow Old in’ Annual Report, as appended to the submitted report, be noted and celebrated;

(b)  That the contribution that the partnership with the Centre for Ageing Better has already brought to the delivery of plans for Making Leeds the Best City to Grow Old In, be noted and celebrated;

(c)  That consideration be given to key priorities for how the partnership (referenced in (b) above) could develop further in the future;

(d)  That the discussions on the key priorities for how this partnership could develop further in the future, be noted;

(e)  That it be noted that suggested priorities for the partnership together with agreed timescales will be discussed by the Director of Adults and Health, the Director of Public Health, Directors at the Centre for Ageing Better and Leeds Older People’s Forum at the formal review of the partnership in November 2018, with it being noted that the agreed priorities will be implemented by the authors of the submitted report.