[Medical and social problems of seniors at the present stage.].

The article presents the results of the analysis of the needs of long-lived people with disabilities in medical and social care, reflects the problems that arise in this contingent of persons when it is necessary to address the issues of medical and social rehabilitation. A medical and social examination of 238 long-lived patients undergoing inpatient treatment in a geriatric medical organization was carried out. The most frequent deviations from the norm in laboratory and instrumental methods of research are revealed. Screening of «Age is no obstacle», which revealed the presence of cognitive disorders and depression in a significant number of investigated and their dependence on others. Emphasized the importance of participation of bodies of social protection of the population in solving the problems of the aged.