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Helping older people lead full and secure lives

HIV and AIDS guidelines

Download our guidelines on psychosocial support for older carers.

Psychosocial support

Psychosocial support for older carers: a summary (64 kb)

Most people expect their caring duties to ease off in later life. But around the world, millions of older people are caring for orphaned children and for family members living with AIDS-related illnesses.

Older carers face specific challenges, but they are often overlooked by development programmes.

These guidelines, aimed at programme managers, explain the issues facing older carers and set out ways to give them the emotional and social support they need to carry out their vital role.

More resources:

Ageways 71: HIV and AIDS (1.5 mb)

Building bridges: a home-based care model for supporting older carers of people living with HIV (320 kb)