the 21st century will witness even more rapid ageing than did the century just past and governments , private sector as well as civil society should work together to give answers to the social and economic challenges we will all be facing .
edad&vida ( age and life ) ( http://www.edad-vida.org ) is from 2001 the meeting point of private companies , elderly associations and academic institutions , who work together to give an answer to the needs of elderly people and to promote initiatives to improve their quality of life in a responsible and sustainable way .
our  raison dtre is promoting the joint responsibility and balance between the public sector and the private initiative , with the aim of responding to the economic and social challenges of an ageing population . in this sense ,
some of the recommendations of edad&vida to the public administrations are : a stable and clear legal frame - work for the private initiative to make the necessary investment efforts ; the health and social care integration ; an offer of quality services to the elderly people and the accreditation system to guarantee this quality ; a fair correlation between costs and prices paid ; the long - term care system sustainability through co - payment etc .
edad&vida foundation is a reference and pioneer institution in spain and in europe and fosters the dialogue and co - operation among public and private sector as well as elderly associations and academic institutions with the aim of improving the quality of life of elderly people .
 introductiondemographic change and population ageing are global processes without precedent . 
 the 21st century will witness even more rapid ageing than did the century just past and governments , private sector as well as civil society should work together to give answers to the social and economic challenges we will all be facing.descriptionedad&vida ( age and life ) ( http://www.edad-vida.org ) is from 2001 the meeting point of private companies , elderly associations and academic institutions , who work together to give an answer to the needs of elderly people and to promote initiatives to improve their quality of life in a responsible and sustainable way . our  raison dtre is promoting the joint responsibility and balance between the public sector and the private initiative , with the aim of responding to the economic and social challenges of an ageing population . in this sense , 
 some of the recommendations of edad&vida to the public administrations are : a stable and clear legal frame - work for the private initiative to make the necessary investment efforts ; the health and social care integration ; an offer of quality services to the elderly people and the accreditation system to guarantee this quality ; a fair correlation between costs and prices paid ; the long - term care system sustainability through co - payment etc.conclusionsedad&vida foundation is a reference and pioneer institution in spain and in europe and fosters the dialogue and co - operation among public and private sector as well as elderly associations and academic institutions with the aim of improving the quality of life of elderly people . 
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