Plan to Support Seniors

For the first time, the number of seniors now exceeds the number of children in York Region. By 2051, close to one in four (23%) York Region residents will be over the age of 65. While many seniors remain healthy, active and connected to their communities, over time some will require additional supports and age-friendly services across the broader health and social care continuum.

The 2024 to 2027 York Region Plan to Support Seniors: Navigating Forward Together (the Plan) identifies priority areas, objectives and related actions and advocacy York Region will take to enhance the health and well-being of our growing and diverse seniors population. It focuses on supporting seniors to “age in the right place” based on their preferences, circumstances and care needs.

The Plan helps achieve the Region’s Vision of strong, caring, safe communities and supports the Healthy Communities priority in the 2023 to 2027 Strategic Plan.

The Plan builds on the successes of the 2016 Seniors Strategy and core guiding principles:

  • Evidence-based decision-making
  • Partnerships, alignments and collaboration
  • Prevention and promotion, and education
  • Fiscal sustainability and balance

The Region is one of many service providers supporting seniors. Addressing current and future needs of our aging population requires collaborative planning and evidence-based innovation with all levels of government, local towns and cities, community organizations and the private sector.

Priority areas and objectives:

  1. Keeping Seniors Healthier, Longer - provide seniors, caregivers and staff supporting seniors information to help them improve physical activity and social connectedness, and slow decline of, or prevent chronic disease
  2. Supporting Seniors to Live in Age-Friendly Complete Communities - better integrate services for seniors
  3. Connecting Seniors and Caregivers to Right Programs and Services at Right Time - improve system navigation for seniors
  4. Improving the Coordination, Organization and Planning of Services for Seniors - collaborate on and support strategic improvements for the overall system supporting seniors

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Related Resources

York Region Plan to Support Seniors

Advocacy

Reports and Memos to Regional Council

Fact Sheets