xii, 246 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

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Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Adding health to years -- Introduction -- The context for action -- The international legal and policy frameworks -- Current public-health response--more of the same will not be enough -- The challenges for policy development -- Diversity in older age -- The impact...

5. Long-term-care systems -- Introduction -- The growing need for long-term care -- Current approaches to long-term care -- The long-term-care workforce: often undervalued and lacking support and training -- Financing long-term care: it always has a cost -- Care provision: outdated and fragmented --...