Growing older
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6.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
6.1 Australians aged 85 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
6.2 Ageing and the welfare system:
pressures, opportunities and responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
6.3 Older Australians and the use of aged care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
6.4 Mental health of older Australians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
6.5 Palliative care: a welfare perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283