New report highlights major rise in expected care home needs

A new report has highlighted a major expected increase in the number of care home places needed in England over the coming years.

Led by experts at Newcastle University, the study has highlighted the fact that life expectancy increases are leading to a rise in the number of years older adults spend with substantial care needs.

By 2025, there will be an additional 353,000 older people with substantial care needs. Although many will live in the community, at current rates of provision it is expected that a shortfall of more than 71,000 care home places will arise by 2025.

Additionally, Age UK projections to 2021 of the service costs to maintain the current level of social care in England suggest an additional 940 million pounds will be required to ensure sustainability.

Professor Carol Jagger, from Newcastle University's Institute for Ageing, said: "Our findings have considerable implications for relatives as older people will have complex needs, requiring sustained input from family carers or social care teams to support independent living."

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