Dementia crisis 'will leave 100,000 victims with no beds by 2035' Tens of thousands of vulnerable elderly people with dementia will end their lives 'isolated and alone' due to a rapidly growing shortage of care home places, a leading charity has warned.
The Alzheimer's Society predicts the gulf between demand and supply for care home beds in England will reach 30,000 by 2022.
By 2035, it estimates the gap will be 100,000 — equivalent to the population of a city the size of Lincoln.
Society chief Jeremy Hughes accused Ministers of ignoring a looming disaster. The Daily Mail
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