Facilitating Greater Investment in Municipal and Not-For-Profit Seniors Services and Supports

Whereas there has been a shift away from the institutional care of seniors to supporting them ageing in place in their own homes and communities; And whereas municipalities and non-profit organizations play a key role in supporting seniors through transportation, housing, recreational and physical activity programming, social engagement, and the provision of health promotion and prevention services; And whereas the necessary collaborative structures and processes between different levels of government, community foundations, etc. to facilitate the investments in these health promotion and prevention services are not yet in place: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM undertake a research-based policy development project to address the growing pressures on municipalities to provide additional services to support their ageing populations, including identifying promising practicesinitiatives by local governments and successful collaborations among municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, provincial agencies andor the federal government, with the goal of developing policy proposals for creating the collaborative structure and processes needed to facilitate greater investments in municipal and not-for-profit seniors services and supports.