Planning Local Authority Services for the Elderly (Routledge Library Editions: Aging)

Sumner, Greta; Smith, Randall

ISBN 10: 1032685344 / ISBN 13: 9781032685342

Published by Routledge, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Planning Local Authority Services for the Elderly (Routledge Library Editions: Aging)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032685344
• ISBN 13: 9781032685342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the 1960s, planning the development of services for the elderly was a subject of considerable importance in Britain, both because existing services were known to be inadequate, and because the proportion of older people, especially of those over seventy-five, was expected to increase during the next thirty years. Originally published in 1969, this book describes how a sample of local authorities were planning their services for the elderly, how they estimated the need for services and the availability of resources, and how they linked their plans with those of other organisations.
By providing a deeper understanding of the difficulties faced by local authority officials when trying to plan, and by suggesting a realistic approach to planning, the report made a valuable contribution towards putting the planning of services for the elderly on to a sound basis. It would have been helpful to all those concerned with the planning and administration of the social services at the time. At the same time the historical background and the insight given into the operation of local authority services should still be of interest to readers today.

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Greta Sumner and Randall Smith