These notes are not intended to be a comprehensive review of the document but they aim to provide information on relevant content which relates to the development of Ageing Well Network's Position Papers.

This report addresses ageism, independent living and community care (including home help, meals-on-wheels, day and respite care, therapeutic/paramedic services and assisted and supported housing) as well as discussing the importance of co-ordinated approaches, implementation, quality of life and care issues and international developments.   The report makes the following Key Recommendations:

• Bring public spending on care services for older people up to at least the OECD average of 1 per cent of GDP over the next five years, at an additional cost of €500 million
• Develop a National Action Plan on Ageing
• Root out ageism and promote positive ageing
• Clarify entitlement to core community care services and introduce unified and holistic assessment of need
• Increase financial support for homecare
• Strengthen co-ordination, implement care and case management
• Develop standards of care across the system and emphasise quality of life outcomes
• Positive ageing training should be delivered to all relevant staff (policy-makers, managers and care staff)
• Maintain and develop housing stock
• Develop a National Strategy on Caring

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