Time spent frail in old age 'doubles' The amount of time spent needing daily care at the end of life has doubled in England over the past two decades, a study suggests.
The Newcastle University study found men spent 2.4 years on average needing regular care and women three years.
This includes everything from help with washing and dressing each day to round-the-clock care.
Researchers said it suggested there needed to be a sharp increase in the number of care home places to cope.
It comes as ministers consider a new way to fund the system.
The government has promised major reform amid reports that councils are struggling to provide enough support to cope with the ageing population. BBC News
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The Newcastle University study found men spent 2.4 years on average needing regular care and women three years.
This includes everything from help with washing and dressing each day to round-the-clock care.
Researchers said it suggested there needed to be a sharp increase in the number of care home places to cope.
It comes as ministers consider a new way to fund the system.
The government has promised major reform amid reports that councils are struggling to provide enough support to cope with the ageing population. BBC News
See also:
- Is late-life dependency increasing or not? A comparison of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) (open access) The Lancet
- Britain needs another 190k extra care home places by 2035 The Daily Mail
- Lancet: more than 70,000 extra care home places needed by 2025 The Daily Telegraph
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