Age and opportunity?

Recent discussions about raising the age at which people qualify for an old age pension are pertinent to the work of nurses supporting older people. They also raise questions about the possibility of other anti-discrimination changes within health and social care provision. Retirement age looks set to become more flexible and so age-based services may need to reflect this variation. The issue is whether older people should have special services allocated to them on the basis of their age or whether the services they use should be drawn from those available to everyone.