Who will care for the oldest people in our ageing society?

Jean-Marie Robine; Jean-Pierre Michel; François R Herrmann

doi:10.1136/bmj.39129.397373.BE

Who will care for the oldest people in our ageing society?

BMJ. 2007 Mar 17;334(7593):570-1. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39129.397373.BE.

Authors

Jean-Marie Robine¹, Jean-Pierre Michel, François R Herrmann

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva Medical School and University Hospitals, 1226 Thonex-Geneva, Switzerland.

Abstract

The number of informal carers for frail elderly people is set to fall steeply. Jean-Marie Robine and colleagues propose a new way to assess the trend that should help policy makers plan for the deficit

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Caregivers
Forecasting
Health Services for the Aged / organization & administration
Health Services for the Aged / trends*
Humans
Switzerland
United States