[Report on the aged in the Federal government]

The Department of Youth, Women, Family, and Health called in a commission to prepare the 1st report on the situation of the elderly in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1989. The report is parted into two. The first part, which was finished in May 1990, essentially deals with "competence", "prevention", and "rehabilitation" in old age. It applies to the Germany of the time before October 3rd, 1990. The second part is to be presented until June 1992. The work on the report was influenced by the reunification of Germany. New members of the eastern part of the country joined the commission. Due to this, regional differences will be taken into consideration.