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Singapore offers housing that is already fitted with senior friendly amendments for seniors who wish to move, Community Care Apartments (CCA). These apartments come with flexible lease lengths, and the buildings have amenities that support environmentally sustainable living, community building activities, and they are affordable for all inhabitants. Additionally, there is an onsite manager trained to coordinate 24-hour emergency response. The scheme also supports inter-generational living situations, allowing Singaporean seniors to age in place due to the accessible housing. For seniors who do not wish to move, the EASE (Enhancement for Active Seniors) scheme implements heavy subsidies to retrofit flats with senior friendly features. This programme also offers different scenarios for different needs, such as the opportunity for seniors who already own flats to selling part of their lease to the Housing Development Board and receive a stream of income while continuing to live in the flat.
Those aged 55 or over
80% of Singapore's elderly population lives in this senior friendly housing. This programme is highly successful, as it has been ongoing from 1998 until present day.
Developed as a response to the finding that Singapore would become a 'super aged' society by the year 2026, which triggered the need to provide adequate housing.
This programme allows older persons to have autonomy in their living situation, they can have access to housing that suits their physical needs, and the short leases allow them to have freedom to choose where they want to live. Supports the ageing-in-place philosophy.
HDB | For Our Seniors
The Japanese Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers (JEED), implemented by the Human Resources Development Center on Productivity Improvement, aims to provide training for middle-aged and older persons working in small- and medium-sized enterprises to help them create post-retirement employment plans. Additionally, this programme comprises of an intergenerational initiative whereby older workers are trained to coach junior workers.
Middle-aged and older workers who receive short, job-embedded training to upgrade skills, plan post-retirement pathways and stay employed up to age 70.
In 2024, 31.9% of Japanese employers secured job opportunities up to age 70, up from 29.7% in 2023, with SMEs leading at 32.4%.
Delivered through Human Resources Productivity Support Centers at JEED Polytechnic Centers: 1) counseling & “Human Resources Training Plans,” 2) short skills-upgrade seminars for employees, 3) productivity-improvement training (explicitly including middle-aged and older employees and know-how transfer), and 4) dispatch of instructors and facility/equipment rental.
This programme is tailored to small and medium-sized enterprises, offering flexible, short-format courses and on-site support that align with real production schedules. Its intergenerational approach equips middle-aged and older workers to adapt to evolving roles while transferring skills to younger colleagues. JEED’s tools—including grants guidance, planning resources, and training—are closely aligned with Japan’s post-2021 legal framework to promote employment up to age 70. The initiative has achieved measurable progress, with steady annual growth in companies adopting age-70 employment measures between 2021 and 2024, demonstrating strong system-level impact.
Ibasho projects aim to create elder-led, socially integrated, and sustainable communities where older adults are respected and empowered to take leadership roles. Through placemaking and multigenerational engagement, these initiatives help shift perceptions of aging from decline to opportunity, fostering resilience and cultural continuity. Each project involves elders designing and managing community hubs that serve as spaces for social interaction, economic activity, and disaster recovery, with Ibasho providing technical support until the community becomes self-sufficient. It started in Japan in 2012 after the Great East Japan Earthquake, when older persons created and managed a hub with a café, garden, farmers’ market, daycare, evacuation center, and cultural teaching space. Since then, other projects were replicated after natural disasters, such as in the Philippines in 2014 after typhoon yolanda and in Nepal in 2015 after the earthquake.
Older and younger persons in the respective communities benefit from stronger social ties. Older persons overall benefit from a changed image of ageing and older persons.
In Japan, participation in the initiative led to a stronger sense of belonging in the community, according to a research study. In the Philippines and Nepal, quantitative research found that Ibasho significantly enhanced social ties among older persons.
The project was developed through a community-driven approach. The Ibasho project engaged with local communities to understand their needs, cultural context, and aspiration and jointly define their goals. The Ibasho team provides capacity-building.
The practice led to empowerment of older persons, changes the image of older persons and is an intergenerationanl project.
Creating Community Resilience Through Elder-Led Physical and Social Infrastructure | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness | Cambridge Core
Building social capital with elders’ leadership through a community hub “Ibasho” in the Philippines and Nepal
The Implementation Plan to Address Difficulties of the Elderly on the Use of Smart Technology, implemented in China by the General Office of the State Council, outlines recommendations to promote the digital literacy of older persons, namely helping individuals use smart technology and enhance their sense of inclusion and safety in the digital world.
The primary beneficiaries were older adults in China, particularly those with limited digital skills or access. The policy aimed to help them navigate smart technologies and access essential services like healthcare, transportation, and government support more easily.
The initiative ensures older persons’ access to essential services by retaining manual systems, enhancing digital interfaces with age-friendly features, and expanding nationwide volunteer and training programs, thereby promoting digital inclusion, autonomy, and social participation.
The policy was issued by the State Council in 2020 and coordinated across key ministries. Local governments adapted it through specific work plans—adding manual service counters, redesigning apps, and offering training. Tech companies supported implementation by upgrading platforms. Regular follow-ups ensured progress and consistency nationwide.
The policy is a good practice because it combined top-level coordination with local innovation to quickly close the digital gap for older adults. It ensured equal access to essential services during emergencies like COVID-19, promoted inclusive technology design, and launched sustainable training and volunteer programs. Its success has been widely recognized as a model for balancing digital advancement with social equity.
The government provides social, medical and care services to vulnerable citizens, including to older persons. Older persons who have reached the statutory retirement age, who are unable to care for themselves independently and who do not reside with able-bodied adult children or spouses are entitled to this service. The service includes assistance with paying bills, shopping, cooking, making medical appointments and reaching medical facilities, among others.
People requiring care in Kazakhstan, including children with disabilities and home-bound older persons without family caregiver.
People who previously had no access to care—especially home‑bound older adults and persons with disabilities—are now eligible for state‑provided in‑home support.
The development of home‑based services occurred alongside broader reforms aimed at improving social welfare, aligning with international standards, and addressing gaps in long‑term care.
The practice provides access to care, reaches vulnerable older persons and facilitates ageing in place.
Inclusive Employment Australia is a specialist disability employment programme. It assists people with disability, injury or health condition to prepare for, find and maintain work and grow their career. It replaced the Disability Employment Services (DES) program on 1 November 2025. Inclusive Employment Australia helps create a more inclusive future. The programme places participants at the centre of the service. It improves and simplifies services for people looking for work, as well as for employers and service providers.
Individuals with a disability who seek employment
Inclusive Employment Australia, formerly Disability Employment Services (DES), replaced DES on 1 November 2025.The Disability Employment Services (DES) supported people with disability, injury and/or health condition to gain employment. People with disability may have been eligible for one of two different parts of the DES program: Disability Management Service was for job seekers with disability, injury or health condition who need assistance to find a job and occasional support in the workplace to keep a job. Employment Support Service was for job seekers with permanent disability who need help to find a job and who need regular, ongoing support in the workplace to keep a job.
The Income Test for the Age Pension is a framework Services Australia uses to determine whether someone qualifies for the Age Pension and how much they can receive by assessing income from all sources—including wages, savings, shares, superannuation, and other financial assets (using deeming rules). It sets “free areas” where no pension reduction applies, then reduces payments for income above those thresholds, with different rates for singles, couples, and transitional-rate pensioners; if income exceeds specific cut‑off points, the pension for that fortnight becomes zero. It is also a tool for pensioners to understand how much they can earn from other sources without losing out on their pension.
Australian retirees reaching statutory pension age, who now receive pension support based on assessed income levels to ensure fair access.
This change streamlined eligibility, improving transparency and equity in pension access. Nearly 80% of age‑eligible Australians now receive some form of age pension, with 50% receiving the full rate—a high take-up compared to other countries.
The income test is managed by Services Australia to ensure fair pension access based on declared and verified income. It is implemented through automated assessments, online tools (like MyGov), and regular income reporting. Thresholds are periodically updated, and the system integrates with tax and employment data for accuracy and efficiency.
The reform provides a transparent, needs-based pension framework that ensures broad coverage while preserving sustainability—delivering fairness and social protection effectively.
The document is a comprehensive national guide from Türkiye that explains all services, rights, benefits, and support mechanisms available to older persons, compiled by public institutions for the year 2023. It is designed to help older adults, families, caregivers, and professionals understand what assistance exists and how to access it. It outlines policy goals, gives information on pensions and access thereto, support for widowed women, health services, home care allowance, available long-term care, education opportunities, access to parks etc.
Older men and women in Türkiye
This guide gathers all relevant services and rights into one document, making it easier for older persons to understand what is available and how to access it.
The carer support framework provides a comprehensive package of services to support family members and informal caregivers who provide care for older persons at home. The initiative combines community-based support services, a 24-hour designated hotline for carer support (182 183), an online information gateway for caregivers, financial assistance through the "Allowance for Carers of Elderly Persons" from low-income families, public awareness campaigns, and training programmes for community stakeholders. The approach aims to strengthen carers' capacity, improve access to information and counselling, reduce caregiver burden, and enable older persons requiring long-term care to continue ageing in their communities whenever possible.
Family members and informal caregivers providing care to older persons.
The Allowance for Carers of Elderly Persons from Low-income Families was institutionalized as a regular government programme in October 2023, indicating sustained policy support.
The initiative evolved progressively in response to population ageing and growing recognition of caregiver needs. Existing community care and support services were supplemented through new measures, including the Pilot Scheme on Living Allowance for Carers of Elderly Persons from Low-income Families (2014), the Support for Carers Project (2018), the Designated Hotline for Carer Support, the Information Gateway for Carers, and the territory-wide "Care the Carers Campaign" launched in 2023-24. The programme reflects a shift toward recognizing carers as a key pillar of long-term care and ageing-in-place policies.
This is a good practice because it adopts a whole-of-community approach to supporting caregivers, combining financial support, information services, counselling, emergency assistance, capacity building and public awareness.
The project builds a sustainable system of integrated home care provision with nurses, home helpers and volunteers. It mobilizes the community and promotes the concept of active and healthy ageing.
Services include:
Older persons requiring long-termcare.
Assessments and partner reporting show:
These outcomes have been highlighted by both development partners and government stakeholders as a viable long‑term care model for Armenia
Developed by the Armenian Red Cross in collaboration with Swiss Red Cross society
Instead of institutionalisation, the programme provides integrated medico‑social home care, allowing older persons to remain in their homes as long as possible — a strong preference identified in Armenia through baseline studies. Beyond care provision, the programme actively promotes active and healthy ageing,
Supporting Armenia’s Growing Older Population: Swiss Delegation Visits Shirak Region
