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public assistance has been introduced.
In
addition to these payments, a range of services
should be established over the next ten years
including: the provision of special places
in public housing, expansion of community
nursing services, day hospitals and more
geriatric beds. For those not in need of
medical care but who are unable to look after
themselves or to be cared for by their families,
we envisage provision of 1,700 additional care
and attention places and 2,800 additional
places in homes for the aged. These facilities
will serve only a very small proportion of a
total population of 400,000 aged 60 and over.
The bulk of our old people will remain with
their families, where they prefer to be, but
there will be a range of supporting services
to help them to do so. The focal point of
such services will be 17 district multi-
purpose centres and 245 social centres which
will provide a base for organising home help,
laundry services, counselling and social and
recreational activities.
that more should be done for the rehabilitation
or support of those mentally or physically