KOPV members were instrumental in the development of Knowsley’s Older People’s Strategy (2009-11). Published with the title ‘A Positive Age’, the Strategy has been widely circulated throughout the Borough. Possibly the most important stage of this process was KOPV members themselves identifying 8 key priorities or themes of most importance to older people living in Knowsley. The Strategy was refreshed in 2011 (2011-13), and whilst the 8 Themes were all felt to remain relevant, the Action Plans we need to undertake for each (two years on) are now different.
8 Themes of the Strategy
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Having identified the priorities and some of the actions needed for improvement within each theme, a number of Implementation Groups have been established to oversee the developments proposed under each of the priorities. The Implementation Groups consist of KOPV members working alongside officers from the Council and local Health Services to improve the experience of older people in relation each of these topics.
Strategy documents
Refreshed Strategy Action Plans 2011-13 pdf
Strategy 2009-11 Update Report pdf
A Positive Age Strategy doc (2009-11) pdf
A Positive Age (Action Plans 2009-11) pdf
A Positive Age (Summary doc 2009-11) pdf
The Older People’s Partnership Board (OPPB), a mix of older people, champions from the partners, and senior staff from Health & Wellbeing, has responsibility for monitoring and reviewing the Strategy.
Our members are kept informed of progress on the Strategy through update events, our magazine, and details on this website.
Knowsley Council's Know Your Care website includes information about services in Knowsley offering support to people when they need it most.