How do elder people live in the GDR?
The improvement of housing conditions for all citizens including the elder population is the gist of the socio-political programme of the Party of the Working Class, the Council of Ministers and the Confederation of Free German Trade Unions (FDGB). Their activities establish the necessity of starting from the differentiated needs of the population in realizing the complex housing programme. The main substance of geriatrics and gerohygiene makes it imperative to preferably care for those citizens who are in the greatest want of a satisfactory solution of the housing problem. The preferred persons are among others: from the pensioners' 6-8% persons needing care, 10-15% persons who should live in small flats being adequate to elder people, and 6% persons accomplishing the evening of life in apartment houses. The remaining groups should live in their hitherto existing rooms. But this requires services rendered such as neighbourhood assistance, informative advice, medical, social and cultural attendance. The basic principles of a solution of the housing problem until the year 2,000 are as follows. Realization of the fundamental requirements of elder people respecting health, safety, shelter as well as full integration, participation and appreciation of the forming of life of the individual on behalf of the society.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life