Delivery included to the United States

The Future Demand for Long-Term Care in the UK

The Future Demand for Long-Term Care in the UK A Summary of Projections of Long-Term Care Finance for Older People to 2051

Paperback (10 May 2004)

Not available for sale

Out of stock

This service is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Publisher's Synopsis

This paper summarises updated projections of future expenditure on long-term care services for older people in Britain to 2051. Drawing on the latest population estimates and projections, the authors examine projected long-term care expenditure under a set of central base case assumptions about future trends in life expectancy, dependency rates and real unit costs. They also consider the potential effect on projected expenditure of possible changes in patterns of care and changes in the funding system and the implications for the balance between public and private expenditure, and the distributional impact, of making personal care free to users. The analysis shows that, even under current patterns of care and funding arrangements, there is much uncertainty about whether and how far the proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) devoted to long-term care will need to rise over the next decades to meet demographic pressures and rises in the real unit costs of care. These findings suggest that policy-makers need to plan for uncertainty in future demand for long-term care when considering the system for its funding.

Book information

ISBN: 9781859352038
Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Imprint: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.610681
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 24
Weight: 250g
Height: 297mm
Width: 210mm