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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