Collaborative planning for an ageing population

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Collaborative planning for an ageing population

• Lisa Sparrow
• Strategic Planner
• Southern Fleurieu Positive Ageing Taskforce

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A Unique Set of Circumstances

• LGAs of Yankalilla, Victor Harbor and
  Alexandrina.
• 1610 square kilometres.
• 1.5 hours south of Adelaide.
• Total Population around 25000

• 30 over 60 years of age
• Migrant population
• Low workforce participation
• Varying access to services

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Creation of the Positive Ageing Taskforce

• concerns about regions capacity to meet the needs
  of aged population
• Southern Fleurieu Aged Care Planning and
  Development Group
• 10 year Strategic Plan
• Positive Ageing Taskforce
• Strategic Planner

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Taskforce Activities

• Workforce Planning
• Social Planning
• Planning Resources and Information
• Service Planning and Development

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Local Government Involvement

• independent auspice
• advocate
• facilitator
• facilitate planning across sectors
• ensure that community infrastructure, resources
  and services keep pace with development.
• Integrate development and community planning and
  capacity.

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Better Social Planning - A Case Study

• 600 retirement homes approved in 6 months
• Over 750 new residents

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Better Social Planning Report

• promote adaptable housing,
• review zoning and strategically plan land use,
• prepare planning amendment reports
• provide guidelines

• Community Impact Assessment Policy
• Social Infrastructure Plan
• capital works services priorities to the
  ageing
• consider the ageing in all development

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Plan Amendment Report

• Accommodation for the aged and disabled may
  merit special consideration for development at
  higher density than prescribed within the
  relevant policy area. This will be subject to
  compliance with the relevant Performance Criteria
  for Residential Accommodation for the Aged and
  People with Disabilities.

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Residential Accommodation for the Aged and People
with Disabilities

• 96. Accommodation should be..
• e) located and designed to promote interaction
  with other sections of the community
• In relation to PC 96(e)
• (a) communal open spaces should be located to
  facilitate shared use by adjoining communities
• (b) develop sites to include where possible
  public streets for some through traffic by
  pedestrians, cyclists and public transport
  drivers.

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Benchmarking Project

• By 2022 the population of Victor Harbor aged over
  65 years will rise to over 40.

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Benchmarking Project

• Ø How will the needs and preferences of future
  populations differ to those of our current
  population?
• Ø What infrastructure, resources and services
  will this population require, how much, when and
  where?
• Ø Will there be any changes in the way
  infrastructure, resources and services are
  provided that will change how we will respond to
  these needs?

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Narnu Waterways Example

• 232 HACC clients
• 138 Allied Health services
• 80 HACC Assessments
• 2845 Day Care
• 213 Domestic
• 42 Meals on Wheels
• 115 Home Nursing
• 219 Personal Care
• 294 Respite Services
• 1211 Transport

• 246 cardiovascular disease
• 565 arthritis
• 2.2 FTE GPs
• 4 Palliative care referrals
• 48 dementia
• 10 Cancer diagnosis
• 20 Falls
• 13 residential care places
• 3 community care places

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Social Connectivity Framework

• Study into return migration identifies issues
  with social connectivity and potential impact on
  demand on services.
• A shared community commitment to a common
  framework for promoting social participation

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Other Examples

• Town Centre Master Plan
• Economic Development and the Older Population
• Promoting integrated communities and a balanced
  population.

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