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London Calling...
IAHSA's Call for Session for the IAHSA 8th International Conference - Leadership Beyond Borders - is now OPEN! Proposals on all relevant topics are welcome but we especially invite proposals that feature innovations that address specific needs in housing and care supported by professionally documented practical experience and/or research findings.
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IAHSA Second European Conference
The early registration discount for you and your colleagues to attend Our Future: Quality Ageing Service, IAHSA's Second European Conference, ends on 2 April 2008. Don't miss this exciting networking and shared learing opportunity.
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Latest posts from the Global Ageing Network Blog

• 20 March: IAHSA at the United Nations
• 17 March: Reality Check on Technologies
• 13 March: Ireland Introduces Nursing Home Standards

IAHSA is making it easier for you to get the latest ageing services headlines around the world. Every day the IAHSA Home page features top stories from international sources but there is often more news then can fit on one page. Additional stories are stored here and can be viewed at any time.

• Maltese most satisfied with care for elderly
  MALTA: Malta has ranked highest in the European Union for its citizens' satisfaction with the level of care provided to the elderly and other dependent people by the state and private sector.
  
  
• Oman drawing up long-term welfare plan for the elderly
  OMAN: the steady rise in the number of elderly people in the country, a result of demographic transition and improving life expectancy, Oman is drawing up a long-term strategy that seeks to support them and their families in maintaining an independent lifestyle in familiar surroundings.
  
  
• Czechs want to help create European care for elderly policy
  CZECH REPUBLIC: The Czech Republic will participate in the creation of the European strategy of the protection and care for the elderly during its EU presidency in the first half of next year.

• Dissecting global trends: An example from Italy
  A Report by The McKinsey Quarterly
  January 2008
  
  "We analyzed the market impact that one important trend—aging populations in developed economies—will have in Italy. We found that health care and some other industries will grow more quickly than they did before, while the impact on others will be negative."
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• The coming acceleration of global population ageing
  Research published by Nature
  January 2008
  
  "The rate at which the world's population ages is important to policymakers, especially those dealing with pensions and healthcare. In particular, it is vital to anticipate periods of rapid change, when adjustments will be the most difficult."
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• Managing an ageing workforce: the role of total reward
  Research Report by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
  February 2008
  
  "Total reward involves looking at all the rewards that organisations offer to employees to make working a rewarding experience. This paper is based on research which examined how total reward can be managed for an age-diverse workforce, and in particular how total reward can help attract, retain and engage older workers."
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