Elderly people: thousands 'left struggling' at home
Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 09:25Thousands of older people in England are struggling in their own home with little or no help, research suggests.
The analysis by the Independent Age charity and Strategic Society Centre think tank indicates more than two million have difficulty with washing, dressing, cooking or eating.
And of the 560,000 of these with severe needs, 160,000 receive inadequate help while another 70,000 have none at all.
Some 850,000 older people have help paid for by themselves or the council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30209059
The analysis by the Independent Age charity and Strategic Society Centre think tank indicates more than two million have difficulty with washing, dressing, cooking or eating.
And of the 560,000 of these with severe needs, 160,000 receive inadequate help while another 70,000 have none at all.
Some 850,000 older people have help paid for by themselves or the council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30209059