Concern over ageing strategy

Age Action welcomes the publication of the National Positive Ageing Strategy and its vision for the development of a truly age-friendly society.

However, it is concerned about how the strategy will be implemented and who will take responsibility for its implementation.

We support the strategy’s lifecycle approach to issues of ageing, and its view that all government departments have to take responsibility for addressing the key issues which underpin positive ageing. We wholeheartedly endorse the strategy’s strong and positive message about the place and role of older people in society, and its identification of key goals and objectives which address key aspects of older people’s lives.