Database of good practices on ageing

Older persons requiring long-term care and their families

Long-term care insurance increased access to formal care services and reduced public health expenditure. 

It was developed because public healthcare expenditure became unsustainable because of the lack of long-term care insurance. 

Before LTCI, long‑term care was split among welfare programs and health insurance, leading to inefficiencies and over‑medicalization of care. The introduction of LTCI integrated social welfare and medical care systems and rationalized service delivery. This reduced inappropriate hospital use and provided a clearer care pathway for older persons. It also provides a model of learning from failure and reforming unsustainable systems. 

Long-term care in Japan

Singaporean seniors aged 50+ participated alongside youth learners—typically students from primary to tertiary institutions—fostering mutual learning and social bonding.

The programme has engaged over 6,000 seniors and youths since its inception in 2011 up to 2015, enhancing seniors’ digital and creative skills, boosting their social and mental well-being, and nurturing empathy and intergenerational solidarity among young participants.

Launched in April 2011 by C3A under the National Silver Academy, the ILP matches seniors with youth “teachers” in group learning settings at schools and community venues.

By facilitating structured, reciprocal learning between seniors and youths, the ILP strengthens social cohesion, promotes lifelong learning, and reinforces intergenerational respect—offering a scalable model for inclusive community engagement.

• https://mobile.nsa.org.sg/articles/ageing-well-help-young

These community clubs benefit older adults, especially women and socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals, alongside the broader community—offering peer support, care, and inclusive activities.

By 2020, the programme significantly enhanced older people’s access to community care, financial services, and social protection. It strengthened local solidarity through microcredit, home care, policy outreach, and community-driven fundraising—demonstrating a sustainable and inclusive model for ageing support.

Developed by HelpAge Vietnam with support from HelpAge Korea and KOICA under project code VIE70, the model was delivered through local self-governed, volunteer-led clubs, supported by simple membership dues and community-generated funding. Clubs operated bottom-up, with intergenerational participation and volunteer support.

ISHCs exemplify locally owned, cost-efficient, and scalable care models, enabling older adults to lead community-led solutions that foster resilience, social inclusion, and intergenerational solidarity.

• https://www.urbanagendaplatform.org/best-practice/hanois-intergenerational-self-help-clubs
• https://ahwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Innovation-for-an-aging-Asia_web.pdf 

Poor families in Uzbekistan

It is a programme developed using the existing mahalla system. District/City Councils of People’s Deputies will regularly hear reports on implementation challenges identified by elders. The 2025 State Budget allocates 504 billion soums to the Nuroniy Foundation for programme implementation.

The practices considers older persons as agents and not recipients of care. It capitalizes on experience of older persons and respect to them. It also builds on existing social capital and existing structures through the mahallas. It also provides systematic recognition to older persons who provide their expertise through financial compensations. Thus, it also provides income security for older persons and incentives to support the programme. 

Elderly community leaders to join poverty reduction efforts in Uzbekistan – News from Uzbekistan – Gazeta

Older persons in the Islamabad Capital Territory

It was developed through legislative processes under the Government of Pakistan, with the Ministry of Human Rights leading the drafting. Implementation relies on coordination with provinces and the establishment of designated bodies and welfare mechanisms under the act.

This is a good practice as it provides a rights-based legal framework, formalising older persons rights ensuring they are addressed outside of just charity -based support. It is sustainable as it embeds responsibilities within government structures rather than short-term projects.

Older persons and persons with disabilities seeking to participate in the labour force. 

Resulting from the activities of JEED, employment of older persons and persons with disabilities has increased. 

JEED emerged from other governmental agencies, adapted to the needs of an ageing society. 

JEED is a governmental independent administrative agency, funded by the Government of Japan. 

It focuses on employment of vulnerable groups who are often discriminated in the labour market. 

The primary/initial beneficiaries were elderly and needy Jews in Moscow; the organization is explicitly a Regional Public Jewish Charitable Foundation and continues to emphasize the Jewish community (including Holocaust remembrance and cultural programming). 

The foundation’s model delivers holistic, sustained outcomes for vulnerable older adults in Moscow: it keeps people safely at home through ongoing home‑care and social support, reduces isolation by engaging “silver‑age” volunteers and maintaining regular contact (e.g., the “Telephone Friend” initiative), and builds family capacity via practical trainings for relatives of people with limited mobility—together strengthening day‑to‑day functioning, safety, and dignity for beneficiaries. At the system level, the organization demonstrates continuity and integration—it communicates with city social‑protection processes, sustains volunteer intakes and community events across the year.

The practice grew from synagogue‑based volunteer aid into a registered, city‑recognized provider. Over time it consolidated home‑based assistance as a priority and added specialized programmes (rehabilitation, equipment purchases, urgent support). The foundation actively recruits and trains volunteers, hosts public events, and maintains coordination with city social services—for example, public notices about independent quality assessments in the social sector and training workshops for relatives of home‑bound clients. Operational and financial sustainability is supported by recurring donations via the SberTogether platform, with published quarterly reports on purchased medical supplies for specific beneficiaries.

It stands out for its longevity and institutionalization: operating continuously since 1991, it has evolved into a structured, multi‑programme charitable foundation with city‑level recognition and a diversified portfolio of services. Its approach is home‑based and needs‑driven, prioritizing in‑home care and targeted purchases of medical and household essentials that directly support daily functioning and dignity for frail older adults. The model also mobilizes volunteers and supports family caregivers, recruiting “silver‑age” volunteers (for example, the “Telephone Friend” initiative) and running practical workshops—such as safe transfer techniques for relatives of people with limited mobility—which strengthen social connectedness and improve care quality. Finally, its transparency and accountability are demonstrated through regular donation reports on SberTogether that specify exactly which medical consumables were purchased and for whom, reinforcing donor trust and programme continuity.

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Individuals working in the care industry, including managers, caregivers, and students.

As of 2025, more than 40,000 care industry workers were involved in this community.

The get-together is held once a month at a café in Tokyo. Local communities also organize events in their own areas. Additionally, they provide activities that go beyond just gathering. These include off-site events and collaborations with schools and government entities. For example, they provide places for those studying in this sector, and they support people who want to start businesses in the care sector by connecting them with business partners.

This network brings together professionals in the care industry to address the concerns and problems they face. Networking benefits not only the workers, but also the industry and the care recipients at large.

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Residents of Singapore—especially seniors in Woodlands—benefited from on-site housing, healthcare, social, and community facilities. The co-location integrates services for elderly care, childcare, retail, and communal activities into one accessible complex.

The programme engaged over 200 senior volunteers, hosted 190+ intergenerational activities, fostering inclusion and active ageing. It now serves as a national model for integrated eldercare design.

Kampung Admiralty was developed by Singapore’s Housing & Development Board (HDB) and designed by WOHA from 2013, completed in 2017. Located next to Woodlands MRT on a compact 0.9-hectare site, it uses a vertical “club sandwich” model to stack diverse public functions. Universal design and sustainability were integral, including natural ventilation, rainwater collection, and green roofs. A multi-agency team, including HDB and the People’s Association, oversees integrated programming and daily operations.

It offers an innovative model for ageing-in-place by combining housing, healthcare, and community services in a compact, inclusive, and sustainable vertical village.

• https://knowledge.csc.gov.sg/digital-issue-04/kampung-admiralty-building-for-all-ages/

All participating generations in Kochi

The intergenerational nature of this programme makes it a good practice, by sharing an event, both the young and old can become more acquainted and tackle stereotypes. Additionally, this event is highly replicable in any other setting.

https://extranet.who.int/agefriendlyworld/afp/intergenerational-open-mic-program-kochi-spotlight/