Publisher's Synopsis
The papers in this volume are based on the proceedings of a conference attended by members of a wide range of organizations and of differing backgrounds, including health, social services and housing, the financial sector and the voluntary sector, private providers and carers, and disability and older people's organizations. Long-term care is highly topical and public interest is dominated by predictions about the numbers and costs of an ageing population, assumptions about the kind of care needed and assertions about the society's willingness and ability to foot the bill. This paper outlines these predictions, explores the assumptions and suggests some values that might underpin the search for solutions.
