Medical and Social Expert Evaluation and RehabilitationMedical and Social Expert Evaluation and Rehabilitation1560-95372412-2092Eco-Vector3595410.18821/1560-9537-2017-20-4-172-175Research ArticleUNRESOLVED ISSUES IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL-SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DISABLED ELDERLY PERSONSHorkovaO. V-KarasaevaLyudmila A.MD, PhD, DSc, Professor of the Department of Health Organization, Medical and Social Expertise and Rehabilitation; Saint-Petersburg, 194044, Russian Federationludkaras@yandex.ruSaint-Petersburg Institute for Advanced Medical Experts1512201720417217521072020Copyright © 2017, Eco-Vector2017The legislative provision of social services and rehabilitation of the disabled elderly was studied. There were determined special legislative, methodological and technical problems lying in the imperfection of the model of medical-social and rehabilitation services. Organizational problems of interagency cooperation authorities and institutions in the implementation of rehabilitation and social services to disabled elderly persons were revealed. Main directions of the improvement of the system of medical-social assistance and rehabilitation are proposed.medico-social assistanceinteragency cooperationsocial servicesrehabilitationdisabled elderlyмедико-социальная помощьмежведомственное взаимодействиесоциальные услугиреабилитацияинвалиды пожилого возраста