[Management of elderly citizens in a residential setting]

On the basis of demographical and social developments as well as of the "demand" for nursing resources in the GDR, the medical and social care situation for the elderly is discussed with special emphasis on the responsibilities of the family practitioner. Concluding from our own investigations we propose to use the Classification of Disabilities for deducing indications of care activities and standards. Examples are given, in particular, in respect of differing forms of protected lodging of care-needing elderly citizens.