Solutions sought should aim to address one or more of the effects of being / feeling isolated and insecure and in particular should increase the resilience of older people to respond to the impacts of critical events e.g. flooding, severe weather, burglary, injury or times of particular distress etc.
The call is available on E-Tenders and Cork County Council would like to invite you to an information event which will be held on Floor 16, County Hall, Cork County Council on Friday 28th April from 14:00 – 16:00.
This information event will provide insights into the challenges of some of Cork's older residents and learn about opportunities to further your ideas to address these challenges. Please RSVP your attendance to this event by email by 5 pm on Wednesday 26th April. Please note you must register for this event as places are limited, so please register as soon as you can if interested to attend.
The Tender closes on the 2nd June 2017. For more information on the challenge call, please see the invitation to tender available online
Cork Chamber are actively involved as part of the Cork Age Friendly County Programme steering group, representing the business community within this programme. The Cork Age Friendly County Strategy is a framework plan to help make Cork County a great place in which to live and grow old. The Strategy is intended to provide a structure for interagency cooperation which is essential to improve the quality of life for older people in the County with the support of older people through the Cork County Older People’s Council, statutory, community, voluntary and private sectors.
There are a number of sources of information that may inform your assisted living solutions including:
