Number of very elderly needing round-the-clock care set to double by 2035 in England
The number of adults aged 85 years and older needing round-the-clock care will almost double to 446,000 in England over the next 20 years, according a new modelling study published in The Lancet Public Health. Meanwhile, the overall numbers of over-65s requiring 24-hour care will rise by more than third to over 1 million in 2035. […]