Innovation@Home: A Contest and a Call for Age-Friendly Housing Practices that Work – Age-Friendly World

Washington, DC (October 25, 2018) – The desire to live safely and comfortably in our own homes and communities as we grow older is shared around the world, but making it happen is not always easy. To identify successful age-friendly housing innovations and encourage their dissemination, the WHO Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (GNAFCC), in collaboration with Grantmakers In Aging (GIA), launched Innovation@Home – a competition and call for international age-friendly housing practices.

Age-friendly housing interventions can take many forms, such as:

The Innovation@Home winners were announced at the 2018 International Technical Meeting on Ageing at Home, in Québec City, Canada, where representatives from all three groups had the opportunity to make presentations about their programs. The winners were:

The judges also awarded one Honorable Mention, to the (Bergen County, New Jersey, USA), which helps older residents and people with disabilities live safely in their homes by performing minor home repairs. All CHORE volunteers are retirees. Lead Organization: Bergen Volunteers.

About the judges

Submissions to the contest were assessed by a panel of judges for relevance, replicability, strong outcomes and innovation. The judges were:

About Grantmakers In Aging

Grantmakers In Aging is an inclusive and responsive membership organization comprised of philanthropies dedicated to improving the experience of ageing. GIA members share a recognition that a society that is better for older adults is better for people of all ages.