'Borrowed time' to save social care system from collapse A new report from Age UK has concluded that we are living on borrowed time to save the social care system for older people.
Statistics in the report highlight the immense challenges facing older people needing support, with 1 in 8 over 65s now living with unmet care needs
Failing care system has created a major burden for hospitals and family members
Age UK demands that the Government commits funds in the Spring Budget to avoid ‘imminent danger’
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Statistics in the report highlight the immense challenges facing older people needing support, with 1 in 8 over 65s now living with unmet care needs
Failing care system has created a major burden for hospitals and family members
Age UK demands that the Government commits funds in the Spring Budget to avoid ‘imminent danger’
See also:
- The Health and Care of Older People in England 2017 Age UK
- Frail, elderly people 'left to struggle alone' BBC News
- 140,000 elderly patients left bedbound due to lack of help The Daily Mail
- Elderly left 'trapped in beds' amid fears care sector will collapse The Daily Telegraph
- English social care system for elderly facing 'complete collapse' The Guardian
- 2017 State of Local Government Finance survey Local Government Information Unit
- Adult social care is the biggest pressure on councils Unison
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