Older people's strategy
Staying healthy, remaining independent and living at home for as long as possible are important elements in achieving a good quality of life in older age. For some this is likely to be more challenging than for others, and multiple factors, including health inequalities, can affect the extent to which this is possible.
The Older people's strategey 2023 – 2026 describes several key priorities to support this vision and to address the needs of those who might require additional support. These priorities were borne out of national and local drivers set out in the JSNA and Observatory Data and most importantly through consultation with Older People including the Co-Production Network and residents, family and staff at Oak House Care Home in Wexham, Slough. These priorities include:
- to reduce social isolation and loneliness for Older People
- for Older People to have a continued sense of purpose to live their best life
- to live more years in good health.
- to work in greater partnership with the NHS and Public Health to prevent Long Term Conditions including the wider determinants of health
- to tailor Older People Information & Advice on the challenges that affect them e.g., cost of living, fuel costs, food poverty, etc
- to support intergenerational families best care for their loved ones and with respect to cultural differences
- to have a choice about where I die through a co-produced end of life pathway
- to have a range of housing options to suit me in later life.