The Ministry of Social Affairs of Denmark has maintained regular dialogue with individual senior citizens through the Association of Senior Citizen Councils.

Large numbers of the elderly live alone, especially women who have longer life expectancy and make up 58 per cent of the elderly population.

The needs of ageing populations are of growing concern.

It is used in schools, public libraries, centers for elderly people and Guadalinfo centers.

One of the women was chatting to us, talking about everyday matters and laughing.

Older persons must be included in policy implementation and evaluation as a matter of course.

Declaration of the Doha International Conference on Ageing in View of Present Day Changes

The Committee is also concerned about reports of increasing poverty among older persons, the more so as HKSAR is facing the problem of a rapidly ageing society.

The preparation of a comprehensive study with a view to a common global formulation to serve as a basis for international covenants concerning older persons, guaranteeing the consecration of religious and moral values that call for the care of and respect for such persons

A publication on living arrangements of older persons around the world will be issued in 2005.

It facilitates implementation of a national policy to integrate older persons in the formal and informal labour market, encourages life long education and promotes a model of the health of older persons among health care personnel.

Women account for the majority of the older population and most of them are poor.

In Honduras, the Congress is discussing a law on the protection of older persons and pensioners.

Epidemiology Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is relatively common within the United States, especially so in older patients.

By 2030, China will have more elderly dependents than children.

These changes mainly reflect the growing number of elderly population, as the population gentrifies.

This theme was the subject of a discussion of social policy on the elderly, social insurance laws and their role in providing care for elderly persons.

The granting to seniors of exemptions and facilities that relieve them of the burden of taxes and rates in all areas.

However, ensuring the participation of older persons in the development process goes beyond poverty reduction.

Some took legal action against the alleged perpetrators, often their elderly parents.

These initiatives should ensure that seniors have the supports required to achieve independence, safety, and well being.

As of mid 2004, a bill for the protection of the elderly was being prepared.

In Bolivia, all older persons are entitled to receive an annual pension bonus.

In Mexico, a law on the rights of older persons was approved in 2002.

This component showed the historical dimensions of the care of and regard for older persons in Arab culture and in other cultures throughout the world. It revealed the outstanding intellectual contributions of elderly persons of learning in the countries of the world. Emphasis here was on issues relating to age as reflected in television dramas and television broadcasts intended for the elderly.

Given the dramatic increase in the numbers of older persons, their involvement in the process itself is crucial.

The Rio Group reiterated its commitment to the involvement of the elderly in society and to the dissemination and implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, and agreed with the Secretary General that the situation of the elderly should be taken into account in future initiatives.

The number of elderly Koreans remarrying has doubled since 1995.

HelpAge International supported the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania in ensuring that review of its poverty reduction strategy included direct consultations with older persons and that issues which emerged were incorporated in the strategy.

But if you think about all of the skills and talent that are in this room right now, that's what a senior home has.

They fixed her back up. She was never going to be able to move back into the assisted living. They put her into the nursing home unit.

Their vote is precisely not an expression of group interest.

Major investments were made in the area of primary health care, prevention, as well as services for the elderly.

The national institution responsible for issues of older persons in Guatemala, Programa Nacional del Adulto Mayor, is undertaking an assessment of their situation.

A variety of projects have been conducted in recent years to assist elderly people from ethnic minorities

The most important health issues facing elderly persons around the world were highlighted under this heading.

At the other end of the demographic scale, the share of the aged is growing explosively.

The concerns of older persons are also addressed within the federal programme Habitation (2002 2010).

The Golden Rules' project, which informs older people about existing financial schemes and provides advice about budgeting with limited funds, has been adapted for use with various groups of elderly people from ethnic minorities.

The elimination of such discriminatory attitudes requires the creation of a climate of acceptance so that the elderly can be integrated into mainstream development.

Furthermore, an independent national council (the Age Forum ) monitors and assesses conditions of older persons.

The Committee recommends that, in applying its Poverty Reduction Strategy, the State party take special measures to alleviate the extent of poverty among older persons and that priority be given to home care rather than institutionalization of older persons in need of care.

The students actually cut them up and put them up around bars and restaurants that night, and I just always have this vision of this elderly couple going to use the restroom ...

5. Invites the Second World Assembly to address, inter alia, the question of abuse of and discrimination against older persons

Initiatives in Luxembourg include promotion of seniors' clubs, life long learning programmes and health and social services for older persons.