Future research agenda: Making the economic case for investing in support for growing older with disabilities

David McDaid (2012)

Please note: this is a legacy publication from CPEC (formely PSSRU at LSE).

International Journal of Integrated Care 12 9

Available online: 8 November 2012

Abstract
The presentation explores the economic case for investing in supports for persons growing older with disabilities. It considers the moving beyond the question of economic effectiveness of a program (i.e. “Doesn’t this intervention work?” to assessing the economic question of “Is it worth it?” It argues the need for generating more knowledge about the positive