Singapore's Ageing Population
Subtitle: Managing healthcare and end-of-life decisions
By: edited by Wing-Cheong Chan
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series -- 34
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780415609753; 9780203817025
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Methods; Health Services for the Aged; Organization & administration; Terminally Ill; Terminal Care; Long-Term Care; Older people; Medical care; Aged; Decision Making
Description: "A rapidly ageing population is the most significant demographic issue confronting Singapore in our lifetime. This has created new and increasing demands on Singapores healthcare system and on the families of the older adults. The challenge is in providing a system of care that is humane, effective and sustainable financially. This requires coordination between state funded providers, the family and the community. This book offers a multi-disciplinary perspective by researchers from various disciplines such as medicine, sociology, anthropology and law on managing healthcare and end of life decisions in Singapore. Providing information and suggestions for better policy formulation towards the aged this book is an invaluable resource for policy makers, service practitioners and scholars working on Asian gerontology and health and social policy more generally"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.