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  • Chapter 5 - Needs of Older People Living Alone

  • Edited by Juanita Hoe, City, University of London, Martin Orrell, University of Nottingham
  • Book:
    Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly
    Published online:
    10 June 2021
    Print publication:
    01 July 2021, pp 44-51

  • Summary

    In a rapidly ageing world, more and more older people live alone.1 Whereas almost one-third of the older adult population in the United States lives alone,2 more than 50% of those over age 75 in the United Kingdom live by themselves.3 Although this phenomenon varies widely throughout the world (mainly observed in developed countries), its social relevance and study have increased in recent decades.4 In general terms, older people who live alone tend to be elderly women, widowed spouses, have a higher level of education and tend to use health services more often than those who live accompanied.1–6 Nevertheless, the amount of information available about this population is still sparse.