The World Health Organisation has published a fact file on Misconceptions on ageing and health with the aim of overcoming some of the most important barriers to developing good public policy on ageing. Stereotyping and accompanying ageism is addressed, with ten facts about older people which are commonly misunderstood. These include the facts that only a small proportion of older people are care dependent, 70 is not yet the new 60 and expenditure on older populations is an investment, not a cost.
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