Author: Christina R. Victor
Publisher: Policy Pr
Keywords: ageing, series, lifecourse, care, health
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2010-07-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1847420877
ISBN-13: 9781847420879
The ageing of the population has enormous policy implications for the provision of, and access to, health care. People aged 65+ are the major consumers of the health care system accounting for about half of all NHS resources. Furthermore those aged 85+ represent 1 percent of the population but consume 10 percent of all health-care resources. Christina Victor’s important new textbook provides: a comprehensive overview of the health status and experiences of older people; chapters on physical health, mental health, disability, and lifestyle; a synthesis of current policy developments relat
Author: Allison E. Smith
Publisher: Policy Press
Keywords: ageing, exclusion, lifecourse, social, place, urban, neighbourhoods, attachment
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2009-09-02
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 1847422705
ISBN-13: 9781847422705
Many western nations have experienced a rise in the number of marginalised and deprived inner-city neighbourhoods. Despite a plethora of research focused on these areas, there remain few studies that have sought to capture the ’optimality’ of ageing in place in such places. In particular, little is known about why some older people desire to age in place despite multiple risks in their neighbourhood and why others reject ageing in place. Given the growth in both the ageing of the population and policy interest in the cohesion and sustainability of neighbourhoods there is an urgent
Author:
Publisher: OECD
Keywords: austria, policies, employment, ageing
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 2005-10-31
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 9264010084
ISBN-13: 9789264010086
Author: R.K. Penny
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: meth, amp, materials, ageing
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 1997-05-31
List price: $157.95
ISBN-10: 9054108746
ISBN-13: 9789054108740
Topics covered in this volume include: life assessment techniques; asset management; damage mechanics applications; life extension of aged plants; ageing effects; materials development; and non-metallic materials.
Author:
Publisher: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Devel
Keywords: australia, policies, employment, ageing
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2005-05-31
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 926400971X
ISBN-13: 9789264009714
Author:
Publisher: OECD
Keywords: policies, employment, ageing, korea
Number of Pages: 148
Published: 2004-11
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 9264017372
ISBN-13: 9789264017375
Author:
Publisher: OECD
Keywords: denmark, policies, employment, ageing
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2005-12
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 9264014152
ISBN-13: 9789264014152
