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In 2025, which is rather close, the baby-boomer generation will start reaching old age (80+). In Switzerland, this latter age group will then have increased by almost 50% since 2008.1 What physical and personal needs will they have? What place will this group of more than half a million people have in society?
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Moerikofer-Zwez, S. (2011). Demographic change – The role of the social context. In: Boppel, M., Boehm, S., Kunisch, S. (eds) From Grey to Silver. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15594-9_6
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