Tilskudd til drift av seniorsenter på Bygdøy

Oslo Kommune provides funding for the operation of a senior center on Bygdøy for the period 2021-2022 with an option for 1 additional year, subject to annual budget approval. Senior centers are part of the district's service chain for the elderly and represent a priority area for Oslo municipality as a health-promoting and preventive measure to achieve a sustainable care and welfare sector. The senior center is defined as a social meeting place for elderly people that stimulates voluntary effort and activity, thereby counteracting isolation and loneliness. The center shall promote mental and physical health among the elderly, be an arena for their value-creating efforts, and be a central link in health-promoting and disease-preventing work for the elderly in the district. The purpose of the grant scheme is to contribute to predictable frameworks for the operation of senior centers in the district for non-commercial operators in the form of idealistic and voluntary actors, including congregations. The operator must ensure user participation, for example through a user council, and provide varied activities for multiple generations of seniors, daily meal service, weekly physical activities, and care for persons with early cognitive decline.