Report on health and care of older people

AGE UK has produced a Briefing on Health and Care of Older People in England 2017

This is a very comprehensive review of demographics, social care and health services in relation to older people. There is also a useful summary of these facts and figures including:

• The numbers of people aged 85+ in England increased by almost a third over the last decade and will more than double over the next two decades 
• By their late 80s, more than one in three people have difficulties undertaking five or more tasks of daily living unaided and between a quarter and a half of the 85+ age group are frail, which explains why it is people in this oldest cohort who are most likely to need health services and care support
• Age UK’s analysis shows there are now nearly 1.2 million people (1,183,900) aged 65+ who don’t receive the help they need with essential daily living activities. This represents a 17.9 per cent increase on last year and a 48 per cent increase since 2010. Nearly 1 in 8 older people now live with some level of unmet need

The complete report can be read at: http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/For-professionals/Research/The_Health_and_Care_of_Older_People_in_England_2016.pdf?dtrk=true