Age UK - Care in crisis: causes and solutions - Out of 2 million older people in England with care-related needs, 800,000 receive no formal support from public or private sector agencies.
http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Campaigns/Care%20in%20Crisis%20-%20FINAL.pdf?dtrk=true Care in crisis: causes and solutions 1. Summary Care and support in later life has reached financial breaking point. • Out of 2 million older people in England with care-related needs, 800,000 receive no formal support from public or private sector agencies. With spending cuts underway the figure is likely to pass one million between 2012 and 2014. • Since 2004, net spending on older people’s social care has risen by just 0.1 per cent per year in real terms, a total of £43 million, while real spending on the NHS has risen by £25 billion. • Spending cuts are projected to reduce spending on older peoples’ care by £300 million over 4 years (using optimistic assumptions). Real spending on older people’s care will be £250 million lower in 2014 than in 2004. Over the same period the number of p...