Elderly people having to 'fend for themselves' as 40,000 fewer pensioners receive care despite rising demand

Elderly people having to 'fend for themselves' as 40,000 fewer pensioners receive care despite rising demand Elderly people are being left to “fend for themselves”, a charity has warned, as 40,000 fewer pensioners are receiving council care despite rising demand.

Figures released by NHS Digital yesterday [TUES] reveal that the number of people receiving long-term care has fallen each year - from from 872,520 in 2015-16 to 841,850 in 2018-19.

Statisticians say that this has mainly been driven by a fall in care for those aged 65 and over, down 39,060 to 548,435. The Daily Telegraph