Long term care: Some facts and figures

Number of people in care

• 1.2 million.

• Most are elderly but some are younger with physical and /or mental difficulties.

By age

• One in five of those over 85 live in a care home or long stay hospital.

• Just under one in ten of those aged 64 to 75 do.

Self payment of long term care

• One in three people in care pays for the care.

Number of care home places

• 486,000.

• Numbers are reducing.

• Numbers will continue to reduce.

• Stricter regulations means older and smaller homes are closing.

• Many local authorities are closing homes.

• More people are being cared for in their own home.

Cost of long term care

• Weekly cost of private nursing home : £455

• Weekly cost of private residential home : £329

• Costs rise every year above inflation.

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