In terms of policy and practice the paper highlighted the importance of promoting
healthy behaviors in the older people living alone. These include stress management, healthy
eating, regular exercise, none excessive alcohol and tobacco use. These would reduce the risk
of chronic health problems, such as hypertension, heart diseases ,diabetes, mellitus, cancer ,
and stroke. The government and health service providers should develop a health promotion
strategies which facilitate and improve access for older people living alone to health
services. Also the local community should promote the health care in order to help older
people living alone at home which has a lower cost than care in hospital.