Long Term Care
DO THESE STATISTICS BOTHER YOU?
You have expressed concern at what would happen if, due to a deterioration in your mental or physical health, you eventually reach a stage where either or both of you need assistance to cope with the normal activities of everyday life.
Most of us believe it won’t happen to us. Alas, statistics paint a different picture:
People are living longer but not necessarily in better health. One in six of the UK population already cares for an elderly relative.
One in four of the elderly can expect to spend their last years in a nursing home.
Almost 50% of those over 65 have a disabling condition.
Between 10% and 15% of people aged 65 and over cannot leave home or go for a walk.
One in four men will need full time nursing care before they die. The same picture applies to women – except that the figures become one in three.
By the age of 80, seven out of ten will need some form of Long Term Care.
100,000 people suffer from a stroke each year and 635,000 over 65 year olds have some form of dementia.
Around 70,000 homes are sold each year by their owners to meet the costs of Long Term care.
N O T E
You have virtually no control over the first seven statistics – you do have control over the last statistic. Don’t let yours be the 70,001st . . .
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