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A smart TV–based digital care solution for older adults, using a self-developed elderly care IoT operating system to integrate care, health, learning, communication, and service applications on large-screen TVs. The initiative enables home- and community-based care services through TV interfaces, application stores, and connected devices.
Older adults, including those living at home or in care institutions, as well as care service providers and community care organizations.
The initiative enabled integrated and whole-process care services through smart TVs, including daily care, health management, learning, and social activities. By 2023, approximately 49,000 terminals had been deployed in large-scale care institutions in China.
The solution was developed based on a self-developed elderly care IoT operating system, an application shopping system for care services, and a technology accompaniment approach. It integrates smart TV hardware, software platforms, and service scenarios, supporting both institutional and home-based care applications.
The practice demonstrates how widely used household devices, such as televisions, can be leveraged as inclusive digital platforms to deliver care, learning, and service interactions for older adults, helping to reduce digital barriers and extend digital care services to home-based settings.
The Brain Bank, created in 2000 by the Thai Government, is a depository of knowledge provided by retired older persons who volunteer to share expertise in fields such as agriculture, finance, politics, law, education, medicine and more. This initiative preserves knowedge for future generations and fosters intergenerational exchange by creating networks for sharing relevant information across the country.
The primary beneficiaries were Thai citizens aged 60 and above, especially those without income, caregivers, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable elderly populations in both urban and rural areas.
The programme supports over 10 million older persons, strengthening community inclusion, enhancing well-being through universal healthcare, income security (via pensions and savings funds), and expanding caregiving capacity via 80,000 trained volunteers nationwide.
Thailand’s implementation drew from the 2002 MIPAA framework and was led by the Department of Older Persons under the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. National strategies included legal reforms (Act on the Elderly 2003), monthly allowances, caregiver training, community elderly centers, and health service enhancements (e.g. elderly clinics, fast-track lanes, HHC). Monitoring occurred every five years, with university-led evaluations guiding adjustments.
It’s holistic, rights-based, and institutionally embedded, promoting healthy ageing, financial protection, and community empowerment through evidence-based, scalable interventions.
The Foundation for Older Persons' Development (FOPDEV) is a national network of Thai grassroots NGOs working with and for disadvantaged older persons, particularly in Northern Thailand's indigenous communities. Its community-based home care service program encourages independent living for older people and lightens the burden on family caregivers by providing volunteer home-helpers to older people with physical or emotional limitations. The program also builds the capacity of the volunteers club so that they can deliver services directly to older people. The volunteers focus on basic health support, rights information, and social assistance to older people with limited mobility or family support - including in indigenous languages. Buddy HomeCare is a social enterprise created as an extension of FOPDEV's Home Care Service. The Buddy HomeCare model is anchored in a mobile health management platform that links community‑based care with digital monitoring. The system supports individualized care planning, routine health screening, and the documentation of health and daily‑living support activities. By enabling data entry from a range of stakeholders — including trained caregivers, volunteers, older persons, and families — the platform facilitates ongoing health surveillance and flags emerging risks through threshold‑based alerts.
Vulnerable older persons, including in remote and indigenous communities, as well as youth training as caregivers.
Buddy HomeCare's mobile app-based system for healthcare monitoring is a key tool in a program that provides impoverished youth with training as caregivers, while also providing older people with cost-effective, high-quality homecare services.
Buddy HomeCare (BHC) is a social enterprise operated by FOPDEV, developed from earlier volunteer‑based homecare programmes and formally scaled from around 2015 onwards.
The dual approach of addressing ageing in place and youth unemployment benefits underprivileged communities. While there are other examples of healthcare monitoring systems, the Buddy HomeCare has a unique social enterprise approach serving both paying customers and low-income older persons and families.
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The Bueng Yitho Senior Recreation and Rehabilitation Complex is a municipality-led initiative that combines health promotion, rehabilitation, social participation and community support for older persons. The initiative forms part of Bueng Yitho Municipality's vision of becoming a model city characterized by healthy older persons, strong communities and integrated health services. The municipality operates a Medical and Rehabilitation Centre providing outpatient care, chronic disease management, physical therapy and traditional medicine services, alongside a dedicated Senior Recreation and Rehabilitation Centre that organizes social, cultural and community-based activities for older persons. The approach seeks to support healthy, active and socially connected ageing within the community.
Older persons in Bueng Yitho Municipality
Evidence available from the municipal website indicates that the municipality has established dedicated infrastructure and services for older persons, including a Senior Recreation and Rehabilitation Centre and a Medical and Rehabilitation Centre offering physical therapy and chronic disease services. The municipality continues to organize activities promoting health, social participation and well-being among older persons, including cultural and religious events.
The initiative demonstrates the successful decentralization of public health responsibilities to the local government level, supported by technical cooperation with international partners such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Through the transfer of authority and the provision of technical expertise, the municipality was able to develop a range of services tailored to local needs. The arrangement also enhanced management flexibility, enabling the municipality to respond more quickly and effectively to the evolving needs and demands of the community.
The practice was developed by Bueng Yitho Municipality as part of a broader local development strategy emphasizing healthy ageing, community well-being and accessible health services. The municipality established integrated facilities that combine medical services, rehabilitation and social activities for older persons. Implementation is undertaken through municipal health, rehabilitation and social welfare structures, including the Bueng Yitho Medical and Rehabilitation Centre and the Senior Recreation and Rehabilitation Centre. Activities include health services, rehabilitation support, recreational programmes, religious and cultural activities, and community engagement opportunities for older residents.
The practice illustrates how local governments can integrate health care, rehabilitation and social participation within a community-based framework for older persons. By combining medical services, rehabilitation support and opportunities for recreation and social engagement, the initiative addresses multiple dimensions of healthy ageing. The model is embedded within municipal structures, helping to promote accessibility and continuity of services. The establishment of dedicated facilities for older persons demonstrates local commitment to age-responsive development and may offer lessons for other municipalities seeking to strengthen community-based support for ageing populations.
The Government of China released the 2021 National Aging Development Report, providing a comprehensive overview of the country’s aging landscape, including demographic data on the number of older persons and dependency ratios. The report also outlined current policies, fiscal investment strategies, and multisector coordination efforts aimed at strengthening China’s aging-care system. These actions support enhanced planning, funding, and oversight in response to rapid population aging.
Direct beneficiaries of the report are policymakers, researchers, and service providers who benefit from improved access to reliable data, which support evidence-based planning, monitoring, and service delivery related to population ageing. The ultimate goal is that older persons benefit from more effective policies that affect older persons.
The data provided in the Statistical Bulletin served as a foundation for future aging-related research and international reporting commitments.
The bulletin was jointly developed and published by the National Health Commission, the National Working Commission on Aging, and the National Bureau of Statistics. Data was collected through national surveys and administrative records across sectors such as healthcare, civil affairs, and social security. The process involved coordination among ministries, data harmonization, and standardized reporting formats to ensure accuracy and comparability. The final report was released on the official government portal for public and institutional access.
This practice demonstrates inter-agency coordination, data transparency, and evidence-based policy support. By systematically publishing key statistics on older persons, it ensures informed decision-making and monitoring of aging-related programs. The consistent, public release of such bulletins also fosters accountability and enables researchers, policymakers, and the public to track progress in elderly care and social protection.
Ulfaaveri Raastaa is a wellness initiative that aims to help isolated seniors reintegrate into active community life. More specifically they targeted both seniors living in homes for people with special needs and seniors isolated in rural areas. These sessions covered topics of healthy diets, exercise routines, and mental health. The sessions were interactive, aiming to combat high loneliness levels in the Maldives. The programme pairs seniors with young volunteers, aiming to ensure traditional knowledge is passed down generations.
Senior citizens who are institutionalized in homes or who are isolated
Over 1000 senior citizens have graduated from the wellness sessions, and they showed high engagement rates. The program has also expanded across 11 different atolls.
Developed due to high levels of loneliness of older persons in the Maldives. Many older persons were in state care due to lack of social skills or lack of family support rather than an illness or disability. This program was developed to help them gain the necessary skills to re-enter society.
This programme addresses key issues that many older persons in Maldives face: isolation and institutional dependency. The programme focuses on social reintegration rather than solely medical needs. Additionally, it highlights the importance of intergenerational initiatives, to ensure precious knowledge is passed down to the younger populations.
Maldives govt initiates wellness project for senior citizens | Atoll Times
The Care Centers Act, implemented by the Malaysian Government and Ministry of Social Welfare, aimed to regulate the establishment of care centres, and the registration, control and inspection of care centres and for matters connected.
The Act benefits users of care centres across demographics—including children, persons with disabilities, juveniles, and senior citizens—by ensuring that care facilities (both residential and day care) operate under proper standards, control, and inspection.
The Act established mandatory registration, inspections, and enforcement mechanisms to ensure operational standards and protect vulnerable groups. As a result, registered care centres operate under clearer regulatory oversight, reducing the risk of unregulated or substandard facilities. For instance:
Drafted by Malaysia’s Ministry of Social Welfare, the Act was passed by Parliament in 1993 and published in the Gazette the same year. Implementation began via phased enforcement: registration requirements, issuance of certificates, inspections, and penalties for unregistered operations—empowered through authorized social welfare officers and the Director General.
It establishes a clear, enforceable regulatory framework mandating registration and oversight of care centres, thereby safeguarding vulnerable populations through structured enforcement and accountability.
The care finder program provides support for vulnerable older people to interact with My Aged Care, access aged care services and access other relevant supports in the community.
Older persons who require support accessing and understanding aged care services
The care finder programme offers tailored, intensive support and improves outcomes for people in the care finder target population, as well as strengthening integration between the health, aged care and other systems at the local level in the context of the care finder program.
The Government is funding a workforce of care finders to provide face-to-face support to help people navigate and access aged care. The programme was developed in response to a recommendation of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
Added support for older persons navigating communication and language barriers, difficulty processing information due to cognitive decline, reluctance to engage with a need for support, and reluctance to engage with government services.
The Care Provider Allowance is a provision under Regulation 8A(1) of the Old Age and Disability Pensions Regulations. It expands the categories of disabilities eligible for support and provides a monthly allowance to individuals who assume caregiving responsibilities for older persons or persons with disabilities.
The allowance offers financial assistance of $250 per month to support caregiving responsibilities. It also strengthens accountability by requiring care providers to formally accept responsibility, with legal action possible if neglect occurs.
Care providers who provide necessary daily care for persons with disabilities and/or older persons
The allowance was incorporated through regulatory amendment and requires medical certification of disability based on guidelines issued by the Director-General of Medical Services. Care providers must sign a declaration acknowledging their caregiving duties, ensuring oversight and compliance.
This practice provides targeted financial support to caregivers while ensuring protection for vulnerable older persons and persons with disabilities. The combination of medical certification, official guidelines, and legal accountability ensures structured and responsible caregiving.
The Career Revive resources have been developed for businesses through the learnings of the Career Revive program, which ran from July 2019 to June 2023. The resources are a comprehensive and practical set of tools that support businesses to attract and retain women returning to work after a career break.
Businesses who seek to attract talent and reemploy women returning to work following a career break.
The development of a range of resources for businesses, including a self-assessment questionnaire to identify actions that could improve your workplace for women; an inclusive culture toolkit to create an inclusive workplace for women by identifying and addressing bias; an inclusive recruitment practices toolkit to improve job ads and practices, such as avoiding gendered language and using alternative application methods; a job crafting toolkit to allow your employees to personalise their role; a parental leave toolkit that discusses workplace policies that help parents balance their work and home lives; and a workplace flexibility toolkit to support diverse and innovative workforces.
The toolkit resources were extracted from the learning and experiences of the Career Revive programme. The original programme was designed by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations in collaboration with external management consulting firms (KPMG), and funded by the Australian Government.
Toolkit supporting inclusive employment practices aimed at enabling flexible transitions for women as they successfully reenter the workforce.
Businesses participating in Career Revive - Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Australian Government
