Heading into the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030), health practitioners
must respond to the quest to help older people maintain functional ability
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as they age. Functional ability is defined as the capability to be and do what older
people have reason to value, including
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(1) meeting their basic needs; (2) learning, growing, and making decisions; (3) being
mobile; (4) building and maintaining relationships; and (5) contributing to society.World Health Organization
Ageing: healthy ageing and functional ability.
Ageing: healthy ageing and functional ability.
https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news/q-a-detail/ageing-healthy-ageing-and-functional-ability
Date accessed: December 26, 2020
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