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Meeting the challenges of population ageing
— who are the role players [in Malta]? | | Author(s) | S Cilia, J Cauchi |
| Journal title | BOLD, vol 20, no 1, November 2009 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), November 2009 |
| Pages | pp 23-28 |
| Source | http://www.inia.org.mt |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Social policy ; Malta. |
| Annotation | In Malta, those aged 60+ account for 18% of the island's population, and people are living longer: life expectancy is 77 years for males and 81 for females. This article considers the image, roles and functions of older people in Malta; the central role of the family in providing care, coupled with changes to the extended family format and the resulting difficulties in caring for older people; and services and help available for caring for older people. The Government also has a role in providing for its citizens through its welfare state, as does society in identifying possible needs that are being overlooked. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100119215 A |
| Classmark | BG: TM2: 76W |
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