Current projections indicate that by 2050 the number of people aged over 80 years old will
rise to 395 million and that by this date 25-30% of people over the age of 85 will show some
degree of cognitive decline. Palliative care for older people: A public health perspective
provides a comprehensive account of the current state of palliative care for older people
worldwide and illustrates the range of concomitant issues that, as the global population
ages, will ever more acutely shape the decisions of policy-makers and care-givers. The book …

provides a comprehensive account of the current state of policies towards palliative care for
older people that are found worldwide. It examines an array of sociocultural issues and
palliative care initiatives, from the care implications of health trajectories of older people, to
the spiritual requirements of palliative care patients.