France anticipates ageing society through new piece of legislation

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A piece of legislation in France adopted in December 2015 on “adapting society to an ageing population” breaks with the traditional, dependency-centred approach of policies on elderly age. It takes an ambitious and comprehensive view of ageing, anticipating the challenges of moving into elderly age, such as “loss of autonomy”.

Author: Blanche Le Bihan