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Demand for long term care for older people in England to 2031
- Authors:
- WITTENBERG Raphael, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health Statistics Quarterly, 12, Winter 2001, pp.5-17.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
How best to finance long-term care has been the subject of considerable recent debate. One reason is that the numbers of people in England aged 65 and over are projected to increase by 60 percent over the next 35 years. The Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) has developed a model to make projections of demand for long-term care for older people, to 2031. This article outlines the methodology and results of the model. PSSRU projections suggest that, under central assumptions, long term care expenditure will need to rise by around 150 percent in real terms over the next 30 years to meet demand.
Demand for long-term care: projections of long-term care finance for elderly people
- Authors:
- WITTENBERG Raphael, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 132p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Report of a study aiming to make projections of likely demand for long-term care for older people around the year 2030 under different scenarios and to assess the likely impact of different policies and approaches to funding long-term care for older people on the balance of expenditure between sectors.