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2030 vision
— building a better future for older people in the UK | | Author(s) | Tim Linehan, Andy Kaye |
| Corporate Author | Independent Age |
| Publisher | Independent Age, London, 2015 |
| Pages | 34 pp |
| Source | Independent Age, 6 Avonmore Road, London W14 8RL. Download: http://www.independentage.org/media/1115676/2030_v... |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Services ; Social policy ; Rights [elderly] ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change report 'Ready for ageing?' described the UK as "woefully underprepared" to deal with a rapidly ageing population. This report highlights the political failure to get to grips with the long-term implications of planning for an ageing population. It focuses on health and social care, social security, pensions, employment and economics, drawing on expertise across all these disciplines. It also draws on the reflections of more than 4000 adults, who participated in the consultation following the report, '2030 vision: the best - and worst - futures for older people in the UK' (2014), and from which four clear aspirations for older people have emerged. First, older people can live free from discrimination and make an active contribution in later life. Second, older people can live comfortably with the money they need. Third, older people can stay connected to their families and the world around them. Fourth, older people can live healthily and get the health and care services they need. To achieve these aims, priorities for the next five years should be to deal with the needs of the poorest, the most frail and unwell, and the most isolated and loneliest older people. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-151009001 B |
| Classmark | BG: I: TM2: IKR: 3F |
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