Posted 16.02.17
Age UK: Article and report link
A new report from Age UK has concluded that we are living on borrowed time to save the social care system for older people.
The report - 'The Health and Care of Older People in England 2017' - draws on new statistics as well as new Age UK analysis.
It demonstrates the immense challenges facing older people who need care, the numbers of whom increase every day, and the impact of the failure to provide it on their health and wellbeing, as well as the NHS.
The social care crisis described in the report is also creating a significant burden for other forms of support.
People are waiting longer to be discharged from hospital, putting more pressure on hospital resources and capacity and leading to increased spending. Waits for residential care have also increased.