A plan has been drawn up to improve the lives of older people living in Glasgow.

In March last year, the city became a member of the World Health Organisation's global network of age friendly cities.

As part of the WHO programme, Glasgow has to commit to a cycle of planning, implementing, evaluation and continual improvement over a period of five years.

The scheme is in the planning stage which involves a detailed assessment of the age-friendliness of the city.

A report has been drawn up which includes a comprehensive assessment of the current service provision for older people and their experiences of life in Glasgow.

It will allow the city council to establish what more can be done to make the city a great place to grow old.

A report to councillors says: "Glasgow is changing in a fundamental way. Our people are living longer and responding to this will have implications for how we plan for the years ahead.

"An ageing society presents opportunities for the city and the skills and life experiences of older people should be viewed as a great asset.

"However, it will also necessitate changes in how we work, how we care for, communicate and interact with each other, the built environment, the way we live our lives, how we learn and how we use technology."

There are around 83,000 people in Glasgow over the age of 65 - about 14% of the city's population.

The number of over 50 is expected to rise by 57,000 in the next couple of decades, people are living longer and around one in 25 people will suffer from dementia by the age of 70.

A year-long consultation was carried out with a wide range of groups which resulted in positive feedback on culture and leisure, home care services and the city's parks.

But the report says: "Older people identified areas for improvement including better customer care on transport, a need for age friendly information, accessible housing for older people and access to handyperson schemes, increased access to volunteering opportunities and to have more of a say over the design and delivery of public services.

"We recognise the diversity of our older people and are committed to promoting a city that is inclusive and more sensitive to their needs..

"We recognise the contribution of older people and believe they should have a key role in re-shaping and re-imagining our city for older age.

"We will enable and support older people to become involved in collective decision making by providing opportunities for them to influence design and delivery of public services."

A range of actions are being put in place as a result of the consultation and the council plans to regularly review and report on progress over the next three years.