Long Term Care Facts and Figures

• Average life expectancy at current age 60 is 78 for men and 82 for women.
• Average life expectancy has risen 50% over the last 100 years.
• Between 2001 and 2031, there is a predicted 50% increase in the number of people over retirement age.
• 1 in 6 of the UK population already cares for an elderly relative.
• 1 in 5 men and 1 in 3 women currently aged 60 will need full time nursing care before they die (OPCS, Disability Study of Great Britain & English Life)
• 75% of people over 80 suffer from some form of disability (OPCS Survey)
• 48% of people over 80 are unable to get up and down stairs unaided (PPP Lifetime Care)
• 100,000 people a year suffer from a stroke in the UK (Scottish Widows)
• Frequent causes of the need for care are arthritis, strokes and senile dementia. More than 500,000 people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or from senile dementia (Scottish Widows)
• Every year 40,000 homes in the UK are sold to pay for the cost of Long Term Care (Prof. Chris Hamnett, London 1995)

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