PD ISO IWA 18:2016

This standard PD ISO IWA 18:2016 Framework for integrated community-based life-long health and care services in aged societies is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.020.10 Health care services in general
• 03.080.30 Services for consumers

This International Workshop Agreement provides a framework for addressing challenges faced by societies that have been unable to adapt to an ageing population. It can also be used by stakeholders as a useful reference at regional or global level.

This International Workshop Agreement addresses health, care and social challenges (including health care needs, daily living tasks, well-being, combating isolation and keeping safe) to ensure that the needs of individuals continue to be met as they grow older. It also outlines principles related to ethics, community-based solutions, integration, person-centred solutions and innovation.