A survey of services needed for seniors is in its final stages.

Over the past six months, Age Concern has been conducting a 90-minute poll at homes across the Island into trends, needs and services. Assisted by the Department of Statistics, more than 80 researchers have been conducting door-to-door surveys to collect information on areas such as health care, transportation, housing, recreation, insurance and personal finance.

The Age Concern Seniors Test for Ageing Trends and Services (STATS) has identified up to 1,000 homes of residents over-60 as a sample, and will now focus its efforts on the remaining areas in the East and West End.

Claudette Fleming, executive director, said: "We are trying to wrap up the survey this month to give us the numbers we need. Seniors who are visited can be assured that interviewers are still officially in the field.

"We would like to thank the seniors, volunteers, Government agencies and all who have been part of this ground-breaking effort."

The survey was funded by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Social Rehabilitation. A spokesman for Age Concern said: "Age Concern needs to ensure that there is a broad distribution of seniors so that the data collected will give a reliable picture of current needs and future projections."