INFORMATION SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR SOCIAL SUPPORT
The article raises the important issue of realizing the potential of a separate social category of the population - the population of over working age. This is evidenced by modern gerontological research, which the authors argue that older people feel full members of society, and their social activity often exceeds the young citizens. Integrated approach to the management of social support of this category of citizens also helps to change perceptions of their ability to older persons themselves and public opinion about the older generation. Social security of elderly people by bodies of a social security creates quite favorable conditions for their life, namely: old people’s homes, preferential services, social and medical care at home and in hospital, cultural services. And pensioners themselves want and can almost solve social and political problems, find an adequate field for implementations of their forces. In most regions elderly people organize choirs of veterans, participate in sports competitions on checkers, chess, darts, billiards, attend school of gardeners, conduct an active lifestyle.