The new old age

One in three of us is now aged over 50. For the first time in our history, there are more people over 65 in the UK than there are young people.

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We have known for some time that falling birth rates and increasing life expectancy are creating an ageing society. But we are only gradually realising the extent of this challenge.

By the 2020s the number of older people relying on community care services will rise by nearly 40 per cent to more than two million. At the same time, the ratio of the working-age population to retired people will halve over the next 40 years.

An ageing society will - and should - challenge everything. This collection of essays provides both personal and professional perspectives on this challenge and the new thinking we need in response.

Published
April 2009

Author
Edited by Geraldine Bedell and Rowena Young