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Older people — evidence-based review
Corporate Author	Royal National Institute of Blind People - RNIB
Publisher	RNIB, London, 2014
Pages	20 pp
Source	Download at: https://www.rnib.org.uk/sites/default/files/RNIB_Evidence_... RNIB, 105 Judd Street, London WC1H 9NE.
Keywords	Blindness ; Partial sight ; Services ; Social policy ; Research Reviews ; United Kingdom.
Annotation	This evidence-based review is one of a series produced by RNIB researchers which brings together key research about blind and partially sighted people of different age groups. This review looks in more detail at the experience of older blind and partially sighted people in the UK. It includes a profile of this group (age 65+), the policies that govern their access to health, social care, and other services, and a commentary on what the evidence tells us. Some of the statistics presented relate to people aged over 85: this is the fastest growing age group in the UK, and the incidence of sight loss significantly increases for people aged over 85. A "Sight loss data tool" (rnib.org.uk/datatool) produced by RNIB provides local and regional facts and figures about blind and partially sighted people and those at risk of sight loss. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-160329001 E
Classmark	BS: BSP: I: TM2: 3A:6KC: 8
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