ABSTRACT
The last chapter discussed the adequacy of services for those already receiving them. However, some local authority officials were more concerned about the needs of old people not known to the local authority. This chapter considers the extent to which local health and welfare departments were aware of unmet needs, the ways in which some authorities were trying to find old people in need of services, and how awareness of unmet needs affected plans for the services. Much of the discussion relates to the more firmly established services such as home nursing, home help, chiropody and meals-on-wheels. However, except for home nursing, even these are not always available, 1 especially in the more isolated rural areas. Thus an awareness of the need for extension of services to areas not yet covered, and for new kinds of services is also important.
