People may be living longer - but they face up to 13 years of living in poor health, charity warns

People may be living longer - but they face up to 13 years of living in poor health, charity warns People may be living longer - but they face up to 13 years of living in poor health, an elderly care charity has warned.

Last month the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released data which predicted that the number of over 85s in the UK was set to double in 25 years amid fears of an escalating social care crisis.

Now an analysis of ONS local authority data by the charity, Independent Age, shows that although people are living longer, the ageing population are spending longer in ill health. The Daily Telegraph