Growing Old and Needing Care

Introduction and aims of the research; background to the study; research design, methods of data collection and methods of processing the data; health and social care needs auditing - the conceptual framework; analysis of the survey data; the health and social care needs audit of the elderly in Formby; brief summary of the survey data; focus groups and the identification of local needs - views of the professionals; the views of carers and their support groups; growing old in Formby - the experience of elderly citizens; brief summary of the focus group data; intensive interviews with selected respondents; findings and recommendations. Appendices: plan of Sefton Metropolitan Borough and distribution of elderly people in Sefton; arrangements to secure the views of local people; the postal questionnaire; covering letter included with postal questionnaire.