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What is life like for an older person today?
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- Newport
This infographic pulls together statistics on life, work, health, care and population to build a picture of life for an older person in the UK. (Edited publisher abstract)
Towards a new age: the future of the UK welfare state
- Author:
- BRANCATI Cesira Urzi
- Editors:
- FRANKLIN Ben, HOCHLAF Dean
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 172
- Place of publication:
- London
Brings together a collection of essays from over 20 experts from different fields to consider how the welfare state should respond to the challenge of population ageing in order to ensure long term sustainability and maximise wellbeing. The report begins with a provocation which argues that population ageing, the welfare state and democracy might be incompatible. It then looks at challenges posed by ageing for the welfare state, including how ageing might affect economic growth and intergenerational fairness and the extent to which benefits and entitlements might need to change in order to support future sustainability. The main section of the report focuses on possible solutions to cope with demographic change. Essays explore: options for pensions reform; labour market challenges and reform options; reforming education; the future of health and care, focusing on better integration of health, social and community care and the importance of prevention for future sustainability; and recommendations for housing reform, including the importance of increasing the supply of houses for older people. The final two contributions explore the conditions that are most conducive to enabling reform and outline some general principles for a national debate on ageing and the welfare state. (Edited publisher abstract)
Tomorrow's world: the future of ageing in the UK: planning tomorrow today
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- London
Using data featured in the expert testimony delivered at the 2015 Future of Ageing conference, this report describes the future challenges and opportunities posed by an ageing population. It sets out some of the key themes which emerged from the conference, namely: the future population profile; the future of health and care in an ageing society; individual and societal wealth in an ageing society; work in an ageing society; and housing in an ageing society. The report argues that society is not adequately responding to ageing today. Instead, the social care system appears to be crumbling and health care is failing to incentivise the prevention of ill health; the housing and planning system is failing to respond to ageing, resulting in people living in housing which does not meet their needs; and individuals are currently underestimating their life expectancy and risking running out of money in retirement. The report proposes ten long-term indicators of progress, which include: health must find a way to be more responsive and preventative; Government must make progress in delivering a long term settlement to pay for social care; savings levels for working age adults must increase; average age of exit from the workforce should rise; the number and type of homes built should be increasingly appropriate for an ageing society; Government should make progress in facilitating greater risk sharing in accumulation and decumulation of retirement income; older consumers must become more informed; aspirations for retirement must be about much more than just spending more hours watching television; businesses should better respond to ageing; and the social contract between young and old must be strengthened. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health and social care for older people: progress, problems and priorities
- Author:
- HUMPHRIES Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 16(1), 2015, pp.27-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the principal challenges facing the health and care system in England arising from an ageing population, assess the track record of the coalition government in addressing these and offer a perspective on the priorities likely to be faced by the next incoming government in relation to health and social care for older people. Design/methodology/approach: Assessment of key policy documents and legislation and interpretation of published data on trends in health and social care activity and expenditure. Findings: An ageing population requires a fundamental shift towards a new model of care that offers better coordinated care and promotes independence and healthy ageing. The Care Act 2014 is a significant achievement and NHS spending has been protected, but resulting cuts to local government budgets have since sharp reductions in social care for older people. The next incoming government will need to address a deepening financial crisis in health and care system; the increasingly unsustainability of means tested and rationed social care alongside universal free health care; and the need to make faster progress in developing a new models of integrated care closer to home. Originality/value: The issues raised in this paper affect older people as voters, tax payers and as existing or potential users of health and social care services. As a group they will attract significant attention from political parties in the next election campaign. (Publisher abstract)
Never had it so good? Boom time for older people
- Authors:
- HANTON Angus, EMERSON Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 16(1), 2015, pp.18-21.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Increasing longevity, while welcome, has far-reaching implications for the social contract between generations. These include eye-watering costs for health and social care, intense pressure on the old-age dependency ratio, changing power relations in politics and voting, and increasing pressure on in-work families. In a period of austerity, policy makers have chosen to protect older generations’ benefits and paid for this by slashing benefits for the young, in spite of growing evidence that wealth distribution has changed with older generations becoming wealthier than once thought. The paper concludes that age alone can no longer be used as a proxy for need. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach: This discussion paper uses original quantitative research and analysis undertaken by the Intergenerational Foundation (IF) (www.if.org.uk) which includes Freedom of Information requests to government departments. It brings together the think tank's research into demographics, ageing, policy, government debt and liabilities, benefit reform and spending patterns in order to investigate the changing distribution of wealth across the generations. Findings: It is clear that with changing distributions of wealth that age alone can no longer be used as a proxy for need. While older generations are becoming wealthier younger generations are becoming increasingly burdened by debt, with poorer prospects and being asked to maintain the current status quo. Originality/value: The paper contains original research conducted by the IF (www.if.org.uk) into spending patterns across the generations and annual public sector pensions. (Publisher abstract)
Care beyond 2020
- Author:
- MARVEL Ruth
- Publishers:
- Future Foundation, SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- London
In this analysis, Future Foundation makes its predictions for the future of care and care-giving, building upon informed assumptions for the evolution of relevant consumer trends and movements within the regulatory environment. It looks at emerging trends and the wider changing landscape, characterised by an ageing population; the personalisation of care; the emergence self-monitoring of health; the advent of smarter homes and the automation of many domestic tasks; and the ever tightening limits to the range and quality of services that are to be provided by the state. The author draws a picture of possible future directions, including the rise of self-care, the emergence of the care tourist and the ‘game-ification’ of care, with digital devices and soft robots replacing or at least minimising a supportive human presence for those in a frail or isolated condition. The ageing population, the report predicts, will intensify the demand for care, including informal care, causing serious intergenerational strains and giving rise to the demand for a new politics of care and caring. (Edited publisher abstract)
Measuring unmet need for social care amongst older people
- Authors:
- VLACHANTONI Athina, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Population Trends, 145, Autumn 2011, pp.60-76.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
Recent spending cuts in the area of adult social care raise policy concerns about the proportion of older people whose need for social care is not being met. This article explores the concept of ‘unmet need’ for support in relation to specific Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), using data on the receipt of support (informal, formal state or formal paid) from the General Household Survey, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and the British Household Panel Survey. The results show that different kinds of need tend to be supported by particular sources of care, and that there is a significant level of ‘unmet need’ for certain activities.
Are health and social care services ready for a surge in Alzheimer's cases?
- Author:
- SALARI Natasha
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.8.03, 2003, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
As the population ages, the number of cases of Alzheimer's is expected to grow. Discusses the implications for care and research.
Living in the future: the implications for a longer life
- Author:
- KHAMBHAITA Priya
- Publisher:
- Pensions Policy Institute
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 47
- Place of publication:
- London
Increasing life expectancy means that the possibility of living a 100-year life is becoming a reality for an increasing number of people. This report focuses on four different areas of life, how they relate to wellbeing, and looks at the changes people need to make to their thinking and life choices to respond to this increase in longevity. It is the first of two reports produced as part of project to explore what pensions and retirement might look like in the future in terms of wellbeing and wider social, economic and demographic trends and projections. It looks at four broad areas: work and skills; health and social care; the family and social networks; and housing. Areas discussed include: extending working lives and self-employment in later life; family support and gaps in provision of care; flexibility, choice, and personalisation in care; multi-stakeholder approaches to improve access to information and advice around the costs of health and social care; maintaining personal and professional connections; increasing importance of digital inclusion as technology provides new way to connect with friends and family; growing population of people ageing without children; incorporating knowledge on the way people use their homes to connect with others to inform their design; and the integration of health and social care with housing policy. The report suggests there will be a major shift from a traditional, three stage life (education, employment and retirement) to a multi-stage life. It also highlights five key components to living a productive and fulfilling life up to the age of 100 and beyond – resilience – in relation to employment and personal finance; agility – the ability to move into new roles; health; financial capability; and flexibility- an openenness connect and interact with people new ways. (Edited publisher abstract)
Securing the future: planning health and care for every generation
- Author:
- JONES Emily
- Editor:
- NAYLOR Annemarie
- Publisher:
- Future Care Capital
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- London
This report brings together contributions from representatives the public, private and third sectors to explore how policies and spending decisions across Government that will impact health and care outcomes could better reflect the challenges and opportunities of the next five, ten and fifteen years. It includes contributions from Skills for Care, Carers UK, and the Centre for Better Ageing, and Alzheimer’s Research. Areas covered include intergenerational fairness and the economics of ageing, workforce development, the role of unpaid carers, and technological innovation. The concluding chapter sets out eight Future Care Guarantees or goals to develop a transformative approach to planning and designing health and care for the future. They include championing independent living, tackling loneliness and social isolation, co-designing future care services, and enabling a work-life-care balance. (Edited publisher abstract)