"This excellent, up-to-the-minute resource examines the current issues surrounding an ageing population in the UK, using East Devon as a case study. It starts by illustrating the nature of the UK's ageing population and changing dependency ratio, looking at the causes and consequences, both positive and negative. It shows how governments, NGOs and individuals are meeting the challenges at a national and local level and explores the strain on healthcare, transport, housing, the pensions time bomb and the growing crisis of care"--Container.