Problem
Disabled elderly persons
Nature:
In most countries the number of elderly people is increasing, and already in some as many as two thirds of disabled people are also elderly. Most of the conditions which cause their disability (for example, arthritis, strokes, heart disease and deterioration in hearing and vision) are not common among younger disabled people and may require different forms of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and support services.
Broader Problems:
Human ageingHuman disabilityDependency of the elderlySusceptibility of the old to physical ill-health Narrower Problems:
Ageing war disabled Aggravates:
Abandoned elderlyElderly prisoners Strategies:
Promoting safety for older people at home Values:
Disability Subject(s):
Health Care → HandicappedSociety → Elderly
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
19.11.2019 – 03:45 CET