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Fit for the future: the prevention of dependency in later life
— report of the Continuing Care Conference | | Author(s) | Helen Prophet |
| Corporate Author | Prevention of Dependency in Later Life Study Group, Continuing Care Conference (CCC) |
| Publisher | Continuing Care Conference, London, 1998 |
| Pages | 49 pp |
| Source | Continuing Care Conference, 12 Little College Street, London SW1P 3SH. |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Independence ; Health [elderly] ; Ill health ; Quality of life ; Preventative medicine ; Rehabilitation ; Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Costs [care] ; United Kingdom ; Reports. |
| Annotation | One of the most important policy challenges facing society in the next century is how to respond to an ageing population. This report is the outcome of discussions held by the Continuing Care Conference Study Group on the Prevention of Dependency in Later Life, chaired by Elizabeth Mills in 1998. It aimed to identify ways to prevent or reduce the need of older people for long-term care, to identify evidence in support of prevention approaches and to identify whether substantial savings might be made by investment in prevention and research. The report addresses population ageing and future costs of long-term care; current trends and projections of life and health expectancy; chronic disease and prevention; rehabilitation; maintaining quality of life in the home; and the financing of long-term care. A number of recommendations are made, including: the compression of morbidity should be a government policy objective; priority should be given to research and implementation of preventive strategies and rehabilitation; a long-term longitudinal study on older people should be set up; major awareness campaigns about the controllable risk factors in the prevention of morbidity and disability in older age should be established. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980825216 B |
| Classmark | BN: C3: CC: CH: F:59: LK2: LM: I: L: 4Q: QDC: 8: 6K |
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