A common concern with increasing lifespan is that higher levels of disease will translate into a decline in capability and independence, with increased demands for health and social care services.
Two articles that deal with forecasting demand and how this may translate into meeting increased financing needs.
Both articles from the Lancet Vol.390 | Number 10103 | Oct 07, 2017
Is late-life dependency increasing or not? A comparison of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS)
Andrew Kingston, Pia Wohland, Raphael Wittenberg, Louise Robinson, Carol Brayne, Fiona E Matthews, Carol Jagger, on behalf of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies collaboration.
The burden of triumph: meeting health and social care needs
Andrew Dilnot
