Kosovo is a small country: It is also one of the youngest in\nEurope. The average age of its 1.78m people is 30 and only\n6.2% are 65 and older.1 With limited voting clout the elderly\nhave long been neglected by our politicians. Unlike\namongst some of our neighbours we do not have a\npowerful pensioners\u2019 party. But the nature of Kosovar society does not help either. Because\nthe elderly are almost always cared for by their families, their interests are neglected by society\nat large. They are ignored by civil society and there is little incentive for government or the\nprivate sector to establish specialised care facilities for the elderly, help those who have lost\ntheir independence or ensure access to proper social services which are today either nonexistent or ill-adapted to the nature of our society. This is the context of this study into the\nliving conditions of Kosovo\u2019s elderly who are here defined as anyone aged 65 or over.<\/p>\n
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