The Ageing Population: Burden or Challenge?

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Old Myths: Frequent Misconceptions about the Elderly....Pages 3-15
Arguments about Ageing: Long Life and its Consequences....Pages 17-31
The Elderly Today. 1: An Economic Audit....Pages 33-51
The Elderly Today. 2: A Social Audit....Pages 53-64
Geriatric Medicine Today....Pages 65-86
Demographic and Health Trends in the Elderly....Pages 87-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
The Elderly as Members of Society: An Examination of Social Differences in an Elderly Population....Pages 105-129
The Role of the Charitable and Voluntary Organisations....Pages 131-141
The Role of the General Practitioner and the Primary Health Care Team....Pages 143-153
The Nurse’s Role in Health Promotion and Preventive Health Care of the Elderly....Pages 155-161
New Horizons in Hospital-based Care....Pages 163-175
The Elderly and High Technology Therapies....Pages 177-190
The Community Care Approach: An Innovation in Home Care by Social Services Departments....Pages 191-202
Living Environments for the Elderly. 1: Living at Home....Pages 203-216
Living Environments for the Elderly. 2: Promoting the ‘Right’ Institutional Environment....Pages 217-234
Living Environments for the Elderly. 3: The Mixed Economy in Long-term Care....Pages 235-248
Economic Resources and Ageing....Pages 249-260
Conclusion....Pages 261-263
Back Matter....Pages 265-270