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DARTDeclining, AgDeclining, Ageeing and Regional Transformationing and Regional Transformation

Central Bohemia Region (CBR)Central Bohemia Region (CBR)

DARTDeclining, AgDeclining, Ageeing and Regional Transformationing and Regional Transformation

Central Bohemia Region (CBR)Central Bohemia Region (CBR)

6th of October 2010, Open Days

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PROJECT PARTNERSPROJECT PARTNERS

• LP InvestitionsBank

• State of Brandenburg

• State of Saxony

• West Regional Authority

• Central Bohemian Authority

• Regional Council of North Karelia

• Joint Authority of Kainuu

• Regional Governance of Galicia

• Province of Limburg

• Veneto Region

• Lower Austria Health and Social Fund

• BSC – Business Support Centre Ltd.

• Lower Silesian Centre for Social Policy

• „Centru“ Regional Development Agency

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PROJECT DESCRIBTIONPROJECT DESCRIBTION

• It is reaction to the fact that by 2030 every 3rd person in the EU will be 60 or older.

• INTERNATIONAL PROJECT

• MAIN GOAL: to propose solution to demographic changes in areas with declining and ageing population.

• FOCUSED ON EXPERIENCE SHARING, especially sharing „good practices“ in 3 main issues:

= economic

= education

= health and social services

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Facts about CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGION

Facts about CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGION

Basic Data (relevant to 2009)

• Area: 11 015 km2

• Population: 1.247 533 inhabitants

• Proportion of the Czech Republic’s population: 11 %

• Population density: 106.7 inhabitants/km2

• Number of municipalities: 1.146 of which 80 towns

• Proportion of town population: 54.73 %

• Regional Capital: no Regional Capital, headquarters located in Prague

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Demographic data – social areaDemographic data – social area

• elderly people over age of 65

169 814 (60 % of woman and 40 % men)

rate will increase from 14 % in 2008 to 32 % in 2050

Central Bohemia region: number of seniors according to

gender and age cohorts

23 370

40 546

78 684

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Elderly Health and Social ServicesElderly Health and Social Services

• homes for old people:• 64 with a total capacity of 5 000 clients• 14 „Homes for people with special needs“ – facility for people who

are less self-sufficient due to senile dementias; Alzheimer disease or other dementias.

• 5 hospitals managed by Regional Authority

(in the towns of Kladno, Kolín, Příbram, Mladá Boleslav and Benešov)

• 41 municipal or private hospitals (beds parts and clinics) or medical attendances, old people’s homes, children’s homes, medical institutions and mental houses, rescue services and emergencies

• 3500 doctors - various specialisations - but unequal availability of health care for the elderly in all

municipalities (cities, towns, villages)

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Weak points of CBRWeak points of CBR

Weak points

• lack of network of social service for the elderly living out of city in distant areas:o Outpatient Social Service

o Housing social services

o Home assistance

• insufficient support of subsidiarity (on the level of citizen and public administration, where municipalities don’t want to take over the responsibility for their citizens)

• low intergenerational and communal solidarity

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weak points of CBRweak points of CBR

• insufficient health prevention especially in issues such as nutrition and healthy life style;

• insufficient providing of information concerning health and social issues, e.g. possibilities of social and health services;

• insufficient transport connection for Central Bohemia citizens to get to unexisting healthcare network;

• low use of ICT in health system e.g. the relation and communication between a health-care-provider and a patient.

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Target of CBRTarget of CBR

Targets of CBR within DART

• to support elderly people to remain self-sufficient and stay in their homes as long as possible.

• to support Social Inclusion of the elderly: creating Supportive Home Housing Policies (to support a better quality of life, better psychological wellness and positivity that helps keeping the elderly living in their homes).

• ensure the social and health services in low populated areas and raise awareness of ageing (e.g. on nutrition, prevention of diseases).

• Exchange of the best practices with each partner of DART in the area of public services dedicated to the elderly.

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Activities of CBRActivities of CBR

Envisaged activities:

• Identification of the most affected areas by demographic changes (analysis).

• Finding the best tools to ensure better accessibility to basic social and health services and to improve their quality, especially the service for the elderly (recommendation).

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ActivitiesActivities

Other possible activities:

• Assess impact (benefits) of innovative social systems which might complement existing social network and design the most effective one.

Regional information centres (care points)

System of volunteers/assistants (neighbourhood assistance)

• Comparing the opportunities for social inclusion of the elderly in two municipalities, which are similar in number of population,

area and some demographic data (comparative study).

• The outputs should be implemented into strategic documents such as Regional Development Plan and Mid-term Social Service Development Plan.

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Thank you for your attentionLucie Línková

Project manager

Regional development department

Tel.: +420 257 280 351

E-mail: linkoval@kr-s.cz