DH Care Networks. A better way to care. Care needs will rise steeply over the next 25 years as the number of people over 85 doubles.
Photograph: Poppy Berry/Corbis Our care and support system is in crisis and without fundamental reform it faces meltdown. In England alone more than 400,000 older people don't get the help they need at home with everyday tasks such as getting out bed, using the toilet, bathing, getting dressed and preparing meals. Other older people and their families struggle to meet the cost of paying for care in residential homes with stringent means testing and a funding regime that often forces private residents to pay over the odds.
Those who do get care at home or in care homes too often find it inadequate or indifferent – stripping them of their dignity and independence. Ippr - Institute for Public Policy Research. Northwest roadmap.