As promised, the following is a list of concepts for future services for older people that we have arrived at through analysis of our user research. We will be further exploring these ideas and narrowing our focus with partners in the coming months:
- Choosing to move house before it is too late - helping people to take a more proactive planning approach to 4th age before a crisis forces change
- Guilt tripped Sons and Daughters of the elderly - helping informal carers provide emotional support
- Supporting partnerships between informal/formal carers - how to effectively combine emotional care with physical care
- Going beyond needs - unearthing aspirations for later life - shopping for desirable old age
- Keeping people independent - it is easier to provide care by centralising services than support independence which need distributed services
- Personality matters – liking the people who care for you and the people you live with really matters - how can people choose their personal relationships?
- Apple store for the elderly - a place to learn about services and buy new products
- A local transport platform that champions accessibility and considers the complete journey experience
- Creating the slip road jobs – work opportunities at the end of your career
- ‘Child development’ type information and advice for later life
- Media content for an older population
- Care homes you actively want to visit
- A good death service – giving people choice about how they approach death

CATEGORY: AGEING PROJECT