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A new report from Age UK examines how the health of older people and the strength of the social care system have changed in the past 10 years. This is the tenth edition of the report. Key findings include:
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Male and female health life expectancy has declined, reducing from 19.9 to 19.4 years in men aged 50-54, and from 21.1 years to 20.6 years for women of the same age.
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68% of people aged over 80 are living with two or more long-term health conditions.
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The total number of older people receiving care from their local council has slowly increased in the last two years.
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Since the NHS published its Five-Year Forward View, the number of district nurses has decreased by 19%..
Overall, the report reveals that while more of us are living longer, on many other measures we have gone backwards. Fewer people are getting long-term social care support, fewer key health staff are working in the community, and perhaps worst of all, we are living fewer years in good health.
The report highlighted issues with the sustainability of adult social care provision by using both our Minimum Price for Homecare in England 2025-2026 and our media release following the Government’s immigration restrictions.
