Living Conditions and Social Needs of the Very Old in Israel: Implications for Policy


 

Publication Date: January 1988

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Ram A. Cnaan

Research Area: Population and demographics; Social conditions

Keywords: Elderly; Jewish Organizations; Social Services

Type: Report

Coverage: Israel

Abstract:

The large percentage of healthy, active octogenarians in Israel suggests that social services should reconsider whether they do address the appropriate population. There clearly is and will be a large group of fairly active, financially secure and well-educated individuals who have moved out of the labor market and whose ages fall along a relatively broad upper range.