Long Term Care

The number of years people will live with their health in a 'not good' state has decreased for newborns and increased for over 65s, research has found.

Some 3.6 million over-50s are unpaid carers, research by Saga Personal finance has found.

The Better Care Fund's (BCF) early preparation and planning did not match the scale of the plan's ambitions, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

The Health Select Committee has launched its latest inquiry into End of Life Care.

Nurses are concerned about their ability to deliver care to dying patients with 10.5% feeling able to always deliver the right level of care to patients.

The first five years of retirement is a time of worsening health for 32% of retirees with 9% contracting a serious illness; according to research.

The latest data released from the 2011 census has revealed the disparities in health levels in coastal communities.

Long-term care services for the elderly and disabled face a £4.3bn shortfall in funding by the end of the decade, influential groups have warned.

Housing across England is ill-equipped to meet the needs of the rapidly growing proportion of the population who are elderly, a new report has said.

The number of over-65s will increase by 80% to nearly 1 billion over the next 15 years making elderly care needs one of the biggest global challenges for insurers and stakeholders, a report has warned.