2010

Population aging coupled with changes in the delivery of health and continuing care services means that more attention must be paid to the role of the voluntary sector (formal and informal) in providing needed services in rural and small town places. This project undertook a critical review of the available literature in the topics of volunteerism, population aging, rural health and social care, and rural and small town community development. The purpose of the project was to provide a better understanding of the pressures facing small communities in supporting older residents via voluntary services.

• Voluntarism, Ageing and Place: A Critical Review Final Report