the transition to longevity: a framework for action dr kathleen brasher
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The transition to longevity: A Framework for Action
Dr Kathleen Brasher
Creating liveable communities
Increase return on investment
Positive social impact
Leave a lasting legacy
Longevity
is our
‘Green field’
New space between
The end of formal work and/or child rearing
and
frailty and death
Increasing proportion of the population
Positive contribution to the nation
A$74 billion per annum
As carers or volunteers
de Vause, 2003
A$53 billion per annum
Intergenerational transfer of money
O’Dwyer et al. 2012
Social ‘glue’
Share knowledge
Enact community values
Intergenerational solidarity
Connecting people to place
And to their history
Create liveable communities that include older people
What stops us?